For our first week, we were able to spend time getting to know the people on the course and beginning to understand the diverse backgrounds of the group.
On Tuesday, we were able to get our hands on clay! The instructions were to make a piece titled “Where in the world”, with the idea that it portrays a part of where you have come from or what makes you, you. This was an amazing exercise and it was great to be able to listen to everyone talk about their work and where they are from, there was a lot of passion and emotion behind the descriptions and it was amazing to see and hear.
We were lucky enough to have a field trip day on Wednesday! As a group we had a mudlarking adventure on the Thames foreshore, picking up and analyzing the thousands of years worth of ‘rubbish’ that lies there. This day also helped pull the group together better by having us out of the workshop and in a more relaxed setting.
On Fridays, we have tutorials and speak with Elizabeth about the work were creating and how we should look at work from the V&A. This first Friday was the perfect dive into looking at art in a different way, in a less practical sense and more analytical. Even though I find this style of learning much harder, especially online I think it worked well with the interactive style.