Personal Project Assignment Guidelines

 Introduction

The Personal Project is an opportunity for students to reflect on the processes and concepts gained during the semester. Students will use this knowledge to develop a concept for a textile based art work that reflects content and meaning. The concept will originate from the book The Golden Thread. This is a long term project that will demonstrate time, effort, content, meaning and innovation.

Select a category below:

• Political Activism
• In the form of a banner(s) or garment. 
• Installation 
• Indoors or outside. If outside consider the landscape. 
• Site-Specific
• The piece is made in response to a specific site and installed in the site. 
• Body Adornment
• Must reach beyond the basics of jewelry. Think exaggerated hats, collars.
• Research how different cultures represent body adornment.
• Product Design
• Produce a series of prototype(s) of a product that utilizes textiles.
• Sustainability
• A visual work that addresses sustainability, a 30-minute presentation or an event. 
• Includes "mending". 
• Performance
• Documented in a video or series of video.
• Wall Hanging
• Large scale or collection
• Soft Sculpture
• Large scale or collection
• Applique 
• Large scale or collection
• Book
• Utilizing fabric and textiles processes. 
• Garment
• Everyday wear, costume design, avant-garde
• Textile Tools
• Construct a tool(s) and use to make a sample. 

Examples of Student Work

Search right column index for "Personal Project Student Work". If on your phone and right column does not appear, scroll to bottom and click "web version". Make sure to click "Older Posts" in bottom right area to see all examples of student work. 

Or click on this link:

https://textilesatflaglercollege.blogspot.com/search/label/Personal%20Project%20Student%20Work

Examples of artists working with textiles/fibers. 

Search right column index for "Artists". If on your phone and right column does not appear, scroll to bottom and click "web version". 

Or click on this link:

https://textilesatflaglercollege.blogspot.com/search/label/Artists

In the right column you can also search specific categories such as "soft sculpture", "applique", "sustainability". 

Due Date

• Announced in class and on the course calendar. 
• This assignment includes a presentation of ideas and progress check in dates. Points deducted from final assignment grade for missed presentation and/or missed progress check-in. Progress must be tangible.

Step 1 - Research and Sketches. Place on your blog to present to the class. 

• Need three (3) different pieces of research. 
• 1. -A textile artist from this class blog. Include link with the image of the artist's artwork. 
• 2. - Another textile artist of your choice (from this class blog or another source). 
• 3. - Your choice. 
• Another textile artist or other sources such as a poem, short story, artist, song, TED talk, movie, an article, book or place. 
• I collected several online databases for research. I suggest you begin your research with an online database. Link here to see the many posts with links to textile databases and blogs. https://textilesatflaglercollege.blogspot.com/search/label/Research


• **Important - Must include a source link for all research. Always give credit to the source when posting on your blog, a public platform. 

• Two (2) different ideas in the form of rough sketches. 
• For each idea state the category you are interested in. See list above.  

Step 2 - Present Ideas To The Class

• Date announced in class and on the course calendar. 

Step 3 - Begin Working

• Progress check in dates announced in class and on the course calendar. 
• 3-points deducted from final course grade for not presenting progress on scheduled dates. Progress must be tangible.