UNIT 4: LESSONS 19-24

Lesson Aims: To plan your final piece referring to your research and sampling work where appropriate 

Lesson Objectives (during these lessons you will):

1. Use existing samples to explore design ideas for your final piece 

2. Create sketches/visualisations to explain your final piece intention 

3. Present your final design board to showcase your design idea(s)

4. FASHION: Create a paper or fabric toile to design the pattern for your garment 

INTERIOR/ART: As appropriate... Continued sampling/scaled sample/repeat patterning/toile (if creating pillow, lampshade etc.) 

TASKS/TIMINGS 

WHAT TO YOU INTEND TO MAKE?

STUDENT EXAMPLES - FINAL PIECES 

YOU CAN SEE MORE EXAMPLES HERE

STUDENT EXAMPLES - DESIGN BOARDS

WHAT TO INCLUDE what you must have on your final design board

FASHION

What should be on your board FASHION

- Fashion Illustration/visualisation 

- Yarn wrap/sellotape trapping to show colourway 

- Examples of relevant artist/designer work 

- Photographs of your toile 

- Small sample 

INTERIOR 

What should be on your board INTERIOR

- Design sketch/visualisation 

- Yarn wrap/sellotape trapping to show colourway 

- Examples of relevant artist/designer work 

- Photographs of your toile 

- Small sample 

ART

What should be on your board ART

- Design sketch/visualisation 

- Yarn wrap/sellotape trapping to show colourway 

- Examples of relevant artist/designer work 

- Small sample/scale sample

- If 3D paper maquette and photographs of it

HOMEWORK

1. Ensure final design board is complete - see above for what needs to be included
2. Act on all areas for improvement given during one to one 

3. Gather your materials and ensure you are fully prepared with everything you need for your exam! 

DEADLINE: THURSDAY 21ST APRIL

UNIT 4: LESSONS 13-18

STARTER: SELF ASSESSMENT ACTIVITY 

Lesson Aims: Continue development of ideas through reviewing current work and then create a series of refined samples using your strongest techniques 

Lesson Objectives (during these lesson you will):

1. Have a one to one to discuss progress 

2. Highlight your strengths in order to determine what to refine during further sampling

3. Create a series of refined samples using the techniques you intend to develop for final piece

4. Review work in order to determine areas for improvement 

TASKS

Begin creating content for your 4th board 'Develop'. You need to select the strongest techniques from your experimentation to take forward and further develop and refine. In class you should produce: 

• 6 samples  (show clear development from your experimentations, initial response & artist research and make sure you take forward the strongest elements)
• Record swatches to suggest your interests / refinement of media  (yarn wraps, sellotape trappings, dye swatches etc.) 

Example work

HOMEWORK 

FOR W/C 14TH MARCH

1. Complete areas highlighted for improvement

2. Continue with refinement of techniques - the samples for Board 4 'develop' should be complete by your last lesson before 

DEADLINE FIRST LESSON W/C 21ST MARCH 

OVER EASTER

1. Present board 4 'Develop'

2. Create a large scale sample using the techniques you intend to use within your final piece - speak to your teacher individually to discuss your techniques and determine an appropriate size for your sample 

DEADLINE FIRST LESSON W/C 11TH APRIL

UNIT 4: Lessons 7-12

Lesson Aims: Explore and continue developing ideas by experimenting with appropriate techniques in response to your existing work & artist research 

Lesson Objectives (during these lessons you will):

1. Have a one to one to discuss work completed so far 
2. Learn a minimum of 1 new technique 

3. Learn how to create experimental images and produce a fresh set of experimental work

4. Reflect on your artist research and initial responses to inform your experimentation 

TASKS

Begin creating content for your 3rd board 'Experimentation'. There needs to be a clear link between techniques you choose to explore and your artist research & initial response. In class you should produce: 

• 6 samples  (show clear development from your initial response & artist research and make sure you take forward the strongest elements)
• Record swatches to suggest your interests / refinement of media  (yarn wraps, sellotape trappings, dye swatches etc.) 

TECHNIQUES 

The following are suggestions of new techniques you may wish to explore - please refer to instructions/demonstrations in class- you could also explore our tutorials and instructions board on pinterest for further ideas! 

• Shibori
• Felting
• Sublimation printing 
• Lino printing
• Transfer Printing
• Macrame 
• Coiling 
• Weaving 
• Knitting 
• Rust Dyeing
• Batik
• Fabric Manipulation 
• Paper Manipulation 
• Cut work with soldering iron 
• heat fusing
• Photo embroidery 

EXAMPLE BOARDS: 

HOMEWORK

1. Complete any areas from improvement given for boards 1 and 2 

2. Create 3 further experimentations using successful processes and new imagery 
3. Present board 3 'experimentation'

DEADLINE: FIRST LESSON NEXT WEEK 

UNIT 4: Lessons 4-6

Lesson Aims: To create a board which sets a clear 'mood' for your project by creating a series of initial responses using drawn and textile approaches 

Lesson Objectives (during these lessons you will): 

1. Have a one to one to discuss work completed so far

2. create a series of samples & studies in responses to your reading week research 

TASKS

Create your 2nd board for the project! Board 2 is all about your initial response to your chosen theme and your board must include the following: 

- 6 fabric samples (utilise skills learnt from your artist research)

- 3 photographs (selected from the images collected over reading week)

- 3 drawings - explore a range of media (ink, bleach, pencil, pen, posca pen, paint, etc - you can trace from photographs if needed) 

- Sellotape trappings & yarn wraps to suggest your interests for colour ways 

PREVIOUS STUDENT EXAMPLE BOARDS:

HOMEWORK:

1. Complete 3 further fabric samples (you will then have 6 in total) carefully review and select the strongest of your 6 samples to present on your board - if it isn't strong enough do not present it! You should have a minimum of 3 strong samples on the board

2. Complete the presentation of board 2 

DEADLINE: FIRST LESSON NEXT WEEK 

UNIT 4 LESSON 3: Artist response & reading week homework

Starter: Peer review 

Get out the words you set for your artist yesterday and your planner. In pairs switch and comment on if they have met them! Rate them out of 10 for effort with regard to quantity and quality from yesterday's lesson

Lesson Aims: To begin working towards AO1 (artist research) and AO3 (secondary research: recording) by creating your own paintings/drawings of your researched artists work.

Lesson Objectives (During this lesson we will): 
1. Set yourself clear targets and a checklist for the upcoming weeks of work to be completed
2. Select keywords to inform your response to your artists
3. Start/continue responding to an artist's work through a variety of chosen techniques and media.
Extension Combine artworks/artist techniques together and create a new and unique image!

TASKS/TIMINGS

ONE TO ONE 
One to one to discuss ideas & suggestions for observational study

ARTIST RESPONSE 

Example Boards:

PLENARY The next two weeks-   

Use your planner to make ensure you are clear about what needs to be completed & when you can complete it! Set yourself clear deadlines for work independently next week and during reading week

WORK TO BE COMPLETED 
1. Artist research board - per artist
- 3 samples
- written review (500 words)  if you need it please follow the 'How to analyse work in Textiles' sheet for guidance - you can access it HERE
- Images of artists work

2. Observational/secondary photographs 40 minimum

3. Responses to photographs - 3 minimum  e.g. drawing, painting, collage, etc. 

4. Primary visit - gallery, exhibition or location. Document fully with both sketches & photographs

SUGGESTED MUSEUMS/GALLERIES 

Unravel, Farnham Maltings 
Fashion and Textile Museum, London
The V&A, London 
London Fashion Week
Bath Fashion Museum 
The Natural History Museum, London 
The Old Operating Theatre, London 
Pitt Rivers, Oxford  
Painting the modern garden: Monet to Matisse at the Royal Academy - you will need to book, it will be busy! Watch the video below to find out more...

DEADLINE FIRST LESSON BACK AFTER READING WEEK

UNIT 4, LESSON 2: Artist Response

Starter: Numeracy in Textiles
- initial response: How do we use numeracy in Textiles?
- How have I used numeracy in my own artwork? PPT (Claire)
- Recap: How we use numeracy in Textiles
- what do we need to use numeracy for today?

Lesson Aims: To begin working towards AO1 (artist research) and AO3 (secondary research: recording) by creating your own paintings/drawings of your researched artists work.

Lesson Objectives (During this lesson we will): 
1. Set yourself clear targets and a checklist for the upcoming weeks of work to be completed
2. Select keywords to inform your response to your artists
3. Start/continue responding to an artist's work through a variety of chosen techniques and media.
Extension Combine artworks/artist techniques together and create a new and unique image!

TASKS/TIMINGS 

15 MINUTES Starter
Numeracy discussion

15 MINUTES Setting deadlines 
Set yourself a target for today's lesson
Using the literacy sheets select key focus words for your artist response

25 MINUTES responding to your artist
Look through the exemplar work in class +

Your artist research contributes to TWO of the four assessment criteria which you are graded against so it is vital that it is completed to the best of your ability. 

HOW TO RESPOND TO THE WORK OF AN ARTIST?

5 MINUTES reflect 
Refer to the words you selected for your artist - is the work you've made so far in line with the words you've chosen?

25 MINUTES continued response
continue responding to your artist making sure your work clearly reflects the style of the artist!

5 MINUTES PLENARY 
Reflect on your plan...
What did you set out to do today?
Have you achieved it?
Set yourself a target for next lesson

UNIT 4, LESSON 1: THE EXAM

Your Exam Unit starts now!

Starter: What is the exam unit?

As a group we will discuss what the exam unit is. Here is the link to the exam PPT 

Lesson Aims:  To begin working towards AO1 (developing ideas) and AO3 (recording) by understanding the requirements of the exam unit and developing ideas for each of the exam titles on offer.

Lesson Objectives (during this lesson you will):

1. Discuss what the exam unit is

2. Receive your exam paper and understand how the exam works

3. Analysis the exam topics using the 'word frame' sheet

4. Have a group discussion 

5. Select the exam theme you will use as a starting point 

Extension: Find visual imagery to create an A3 mood board by hand. Make sure you include images of artists work, your chosen exam title. Note: Make sure you use Pinterest as a start for your research.

TASKS/TIMINGS 

10 MINUTES Starter 

15 MINUTES initial response

Using the word frame sheets provided make notes for each of the exam themes... remember if you get stuck on your 'starter for 10' it may not be the theme best suited to you! Use Pinterest & books in class to enhance your ideas 

30 MINUTES Discussion & annotation 

Group discussion of ideas for the topics - annotate the exam paper, mind map, add to word frames, notebook - whatever way suits you for making notes 

10 MINUTES Reflect 

Come back to you word frame sheet, reflect on the class discussion and select your theme 

10 MINUTES Homework setting 

Research artists - you need to bring in 3 images for each of your chosen artists for next lesson (you must look at a minimum of 2 artists) - use pinterest as a starting point! 

DEADLINE: NEXT LESSON

PLENARY 

State your theme to the group - group together in themes and exchange and discuss ideas to add to your word frames