Week 3: The progressive dinner
Current research question:
How can underutilised/wasted local New Zealand materials be explored in products for the home environment, to preserve and tell the rich story of culture and history of land and people in New Zealand?
Presenting my artefacts (week 2)
This week was more research and reflection heavy compared to week 1’s making. This resulted in a combination of collated research documents and physical artifacts. In saying this, when it came to presenting my artefacts, I put the physical making in the spotlight because the research was meant to inform my making, so the making
Group feedback (written)
was the main artefact, and this was what I wanted feedback on mostly. This week’s making felt more intentional, like using specific materials. This could be seen in the way I lay out the artifacts, as I categorised them so you could visually spot themes across my artefacts, for example, putting soft material explorations together.
Overall, I received positive feedback. My group could see in my clear presentation that my concept was clear, and they understood the topic's relevance. Some found particular artifacts, for example, the blueberry eco-dye swatch to stand out, which made me curious about what drew them to that colour or material. My peers could see that the artifacts took longer than the intended time constraint, so in my next making I should follow the rationale more closely. Two pieces of feedback stood out to me in particular. Firstly, to specify my target audience, I saw my scope as still too wide and in need of refinement. The second was that I could try combining techniques because my group could see that I have many individual material explorations and methods. They suggested bringing some together to see how they work together or perhaps don’t work together.
19 hour artefacts
Unfortunately, I was unable to meet the making criteria for this week due to health reasons.