Textiles 3: Your Own Portfolio

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Level:: 3
Credits:: 60
Length:: 15 months approx.
8hrs per week
Cost:: £595
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Course Overview

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This course helps you to develop your personal practice either as a textile artist or as a designer maker through a series of projects which may ultimately lead to a creative and cohesive collection of practical work. At the same time it aims to make you more aware of contemporary art markets and give you an understanding of the diverse ways in which textile practitioners’ network and find suitable outlets for their work.
At a personal level, communication skills such as presentation of ideas and finished work, an artist’s statement and a collection of images of your own work will form part of the major project.

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The importance of sketchbook work and visual research
Major Influences and developments in Twentieth Century Textiles
Planning a collection of Textiles (your major project)
Colour
Materials
Telling the tale
A question of scale
Analysing process

To view a sample of this course online, click HERE or to download a PDF of the sample, click HERE.

The course aims to improve abilities in research, analysis and communication of visual experiences; demonstrate confidence, critical awareness and technical skills to develop ideas into professional quality textiles.

Distance Tuition

You are allocated a tutor and receive their details in your course pack. You work from the course materials and send regular assignments to your tutor. These are returned to you with comment and advice. The course fee includes tutor feedback on your set assignments, but you can purchase feedback and comment on additional pieces of work if you wish.

Face to Face Tuition

You choose a tutor within travelling distance (call OCA on 0800 731 2116 to find your nearest tutor) and you meet them at mutually agreeable times and dates. You are entitled to an agreed number of hours tuition, typically five hours. Tutors work from their own studios or other suitable teaching space. You can find out where your nearest tutor is by contacting Academic Services on 0800 731 2116.

Nine projects and five assignments including a written critical review. Students also maintain a learning log.

For more information on assessment, click here - Assessment and how to get qualified booklet - to download the booklet PDF.