Literally. Maybe.
There are details on the stools that I find appalling (smudges of filler, cracks, etc) that I resolved to fix today, the day that work is due into the gallery. I started off sanding down the wax to get to these details when Roland came around. He started pointing to all these other problems that I hadn't had time to fix, which threw me deeper and deeper into despair. Once he left I realized that no matter how much work I do today, the stools will never look as good as I want them to (even though they're only prototypes and don't have to look good, I feel). Therefore, I stopped sanding and put my work in the gallery (which will get locked up throughout the week until Friday when we can come in and rearrange our work until the following Thursday).
John came by to check on me and I told him the logic behind submitting work now and Roland's nitpicking. John said that because this is Roland's first time teaching IP, he doesn't quite get that students do not want feedback after a certain point, even if the feedback is accurate. I agree. The whole reason my project is at where it is (instead of, say, more complete), is because I've spent so long responding to critique when I should have just been finding my own way.
After eating lunch I decided I would use my extra little bit of time to sew up some stretchy coverings for the stools just to try them out and see if that would solve the ugliness issue. Pictures to come of how they look on the stools (they just look like floppy cloth bags when they are not on the stools, and I can't get to the stools until Friday).
In the meantime, I've been working on a better website for after college as well as for the thesis exhibition. Take a look here (note that it's still under construction).
There are details on the stools that I find appalling (smudges of filler, cracks, etc) that I resolved to fix today, the day that work is due into the gallery. I started off sanding down the wax to get to these details when Roland came around. He started pointing to all these other problems that I hadn't had time to fix, which threw me deeper and deeper into despair. Once he left I realized that no matter how much work I do today, the stools will never look as good as I want them to (even though they're only prototypes and don't have to look good, I feel). Therefore, I stopped sanding and put my work in the gallery (which will get locked up throughout the week until Friday when we can come in and rearrange our work until the following Thursday).
John came by to check on me and I told him the logic behind submitting work now and Roland's nitpicking. John said that because this is Roland's first time teaching IP, he doesn't quite get that students do not want feedback after a certain point, even if the feedback is accurate. I agree. The whole reason my project is at where it is (instead of, say, more complete), is because I've spent so long responding to critique when I should have just been finding my own way.
After eating lunch I decided I would use my extra little bit of time to sew up some stretchy coverings for the stools just to try them out and see if that would solve the ugliness issue. Pictures to come of how they look on the stools (they just look like floppy cloth bags when they are not on the stools, and I can't get to the stools until Friday).
In the meantime, I've been working on a better website for after college as well as for the thesis exhibition. Take a look here (note that it's still under construction).
Checklist
Days until work is due in the gallery: 0
Days until the exhibition (actual concrete deadline): 11 days
Accomplished:
Stools and Goo turned in to the gallery
Stool coverings sewn
Working on:
Brand new website
To do:
Final draft of thesis,
Documentation of work for website & professional packet (what is turned in at the very end)
Days until the exhibition (actual concrete deadline): 11 days
Accomplished:
Stools and Goo turned in to the gallery
Stool coverings sewn
Working on:
Brand new website
To do:
Final draft of thesis,
Documentation of work for website & professional packet (what is turned in at the very end)