Reflective Journal
the one where post conceptualism won't leave me...
One, personal, central struggle in my practice is the tension between Post-Conceptualism (specifically the academic strain I encountered in the 1990s and the effect university had on questioning my practice)...
the one where i take Crowley for a Walk with mo...
Today has been about going on a walk and considering the experience of the walk. Being in the moment, listening and allowing happenings... alchemy. In parallel to this activity, I...
The one where i make paint salad
The conceptual lab/studio today has been about forcing a break in the patterns of mark making—a deliberate act of artistic sabotage. I've started calling it a 'paint salad,' this process...
the one where my garden is my world
I’m beginning to think that the entire structure of my art practice is best understood not as a production line, but as a complex, self-regulating ecosystem. This isn't just a...
the one where Af Klint and Peirce's semiotics q...
I went on a deep dive over Hilma Af Klint. I have seen her series 'the ten largest IV', exploring life stages, once in the Netherlands and once in London...
the one where i consider a printed mark more de...
Richard Tuttle said, "The actual artwork is a combination of the kinds of things that only happen once, and the kinds of things that happen always." This quote is really...
the one where i played with oil paint and colour
Colour, Alchemy, and Intent The colour workshop was a valuable space; a necessary return to the basic chemistry of paint. It felt good to spend time—the first time in ages—playing...
Painting Surgery
Date: Tuesday, 20th October Focus: Reflection on Rob's sculptural oil-painted panels, focusing on material construction, formal language, and thematic explorations of community and identity. What? (Experience and Observation) ...
the one where i spoke to Bethany and discovered...
I had a fascinating conversation with Bethany Khort, an artist with a CSM master's degree who is beginning her phd. She introduced me to the Core Concepts of Glissant's Archipelagic Thought. and...
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)