Reflective Journal
The one where I had a tutorial
Reflections on Mentor Meeting with Dominic ShepherdThe tangible reality of the studio and current circumstances.The immediate pressure is undeniable. Being made redundant just four days after surgery in January has...
the one where I was seduced by surface on a Lon...
The day began with a solo date with me! I took myself to the Tate to look at whatever led my excitement for the day; I was interested to see...
the one where I consider motherhood
The Architecture of Pressure & The Autopsy of the Cut. Here, I have questioned motherhood and information processing in the context of my psychology, focusing on the effects of motherhood. ...
the one where i I realised i needed a divorce
The Problem of the Yummy and the Necessity of the Divorce The session today was focused on work I had brought down from my studio. DS and SJ both said...
the one where i went to oxford
Creative Conspirators & Classificatory Worlds The Oxford visit, encompassing Suzanne Treister's Prophetic Dreaming (Modern Art Oxford, 2024–2026) and the Stanley Donwood/Thom Yorke exhibition, THIS IS WHAT YOU GET (Ashmolean Museum,...
the one where I found a gruesome old body
Remembering the body Today I thought of those that are dead. I thought of how my own body has limited time and how I can use those hours to paint...
the one where i had a day out with Ed Moses
Ed Moses' work has been with me since SJ suggested he was an interesting artist for me to look at. It has led me to the following observations: My studio...
the one where I watched The Witcher
The Witcher, Netflix 2025: ''Magic is the ability to organise chaos.'' That’s precisely what the studio day boiled down to—taking these disparate, timed challenges and forcing them into a legible...
the one where i repeated the draw and walk
The Workshop Taken Outdoors: A Familiar Walk, A gift of moment This latest attempt to redefine and repeat the 'preparatory/ previous' walk has been a critical thing for me to...
Reflective Journalling prompts
More information on Reflective Journaling is given below. Copied from this link https://mylibrary.uca.ac.uk/reflectivepractice
The reflective cycle begins with looking back. Applying Kolb’s reflective cycle (1984) to an example of practice, we start with the ‘experience’. This is the example of practice or experience we wish to reflect on. It could be a piece of work, an experiment, a day on work placement, a crit, group work or tutorial, a written draft or submission, or some feedback. In a piece of writing this might section might be an introduction, for example.
We then move to the next step which looks at the ‘reflective observation’ where we review or reflect on the event/observation. This is where you may wish to ask questions to help you reflect on the event, such as;
- What did I do? What happened?
- What were my reactions?
- What did I think or feel about what I was doing? Why?
- What was interesting about what I did / made? Why?
- What went well?
- And what didn’t go so well? Why?
Moving around the reflective cycle, we then begin looking forward. Embarking on the next stage ‘abstract conceptualisation’ we conclude the learning from the experience. Through our previous reflections we can see how we might adapt our practice, acknowledge what didn’t work and change the way we work to move forward.
Finally we reach the ‘active experimentation’ stage where we begin to try out what has been learnt, based on reflecting on previous knowledge. This is also where we begin to explain and critique what happened, what are we trying to resolve here and how would we move forwards. In a piece of writing this might section might be a conclusion, for example.
You may wish to answer questions such as what would I do differently in future? How could I develop my work from here? How can I apply what I have learned, which should conclude your reflective writing task?
Simply put, the reflective writing process is;
- What? (what is the experience you wish to reflect on)
- So what? (what is it about this experience that you are choosing to pinpoint)
- What now? (how have you learnt from your observations and how will this improve your practice moving forward)