The Moon Cycle

The Cycle of Emotion and Change

Emotion

We Humans and most likely animals all feel all different emotions, one minute we feel happy, and the next we could feel depressed and hopeless. Emotions are a sensitive subject and can change so suddenly. I think that to focus on emotion's in this project would be a also very interesting and i could cover so many different aspects of the feelings. 

• EVERYTHING WE DO, SAY, SEE, WEAR AND HEAR EFFECTS OUT EMOTIONS!

I feel that the cycle of change is also linked to your emotions, some changes make you happy, some make you uncomfortable and unhappy or even depressed. 

The Cycle of Recycling

Reuse: Use again

Reduce: Make smaller or less in amount, degree, or size

Recycle: Convert (waste) into reusable materials 

Recycling this a cycle that everyone has heard of, a majority of people actually recycle but others don't. The colour for recycling logo's are mainly green because it is a extremely eco friendly and environmentally friendly.  I find recycling very interesting and it would make an interesting video.

The Cycle of doing Laundry

Both images i have collected off the internet, they clearly show the cycle of laundry but one more detailed than the other, i feel that this is an important cycle, as everyone uses this in their everyday life. Although everyone uses this cycle, it is also uses up electricity and money, both vital things we need on this planet today.                                             

    I could make a video of the process of washing machines, and sorting an putting away the clothes, but to make it less boring to watch, add speed to the video or view more than one person/ washing machine on the screen at once. If i choose to focus on the cycle i will research more and develop into my idea or even change it completely.

-video of the cycle

-flip book of the cycle

-images of the cycle

-maybee video can be really fast? 

-project more than one video on the screen, play them all at the same time or sequence them to start one after another so there is a time difference. 

-i could take a differnt aproach my screen printing the differnt strages of cycle onto peices of laundry? 

-i could use a different process to print images onto something such as an old washing machine or something that represents the cycle. 

-i could also make a washing machine out of clay or something, and make a smaller scale and it will be hard carrying a real life washing machine into the college and would be expensive.

Meaning Of Idea's+Concept And A Cycle Mind Map

My Meaning of Idea's

An idea is a thought or a process that you or someone has designed or is thinking, An idea can be non existent or can be influenced my a existing idea, that you re-design it in a differnt way. 

My Meaning of Concept: 

-How you approach something/someone

-How you build or go around something

-what reaction you have

-how you communicate or feel

Online dictionary meaning of idea

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/idea

online dictionary meaning of concept

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/concept

A few different ways to generate ideas:

1- LIST

Here is have created a list, of the different artists that may relate to my work later, or that could inspire my work. I have then described briefly what i feel their work is about and what it looks like. i feel this was very useful and helped me start off this project. 



2- FISHBONE

To gerate my ideas, i could use the fishbone technique, it is called this as it looks a small amount like a fish. in the box i would change this too "CYCLE" and on each scale i would put a different cycle,such as life; then in the smaller lines attached i would go in to depth, human life, plants, animals etc. I have never used this technique as such but i can see myself using this in other projects as i find it very useful and looks organised.

3- MIND MAP

I have chosen to use a mind map, and this is the technique i felt it would work better with me, but once looking at the fishbone technique i feel i would see the ideas clearer if i used that technique as it is more organised and neat.




I then read a book which my tutor gave out, it contains many different problem solving techniques, some of the techniques i have used are also displayed in this book: 

This image above is the from the front page of the book.

 Here is the fishbone and mind-mapping above.

 I have used the brainstorming, but i came across the NEEDS technique. below i will try and use this as it sounds helpful. 

NEEDS:
(a) what research do we need to make:

i need to research artists that are connected with my work, research on different cycles.

(b) who else will we need to involve: 

I will need to involve anyone who i bring into my work, e.g friends if i do the cycle of friends, and i also need to involve other artists techniques or relate my work to artists? 

(c) what materials and facilities do we need? 
I will need a scanner, computer/laptop or mac, books, internet, photoshop, camera, photocopier, ideas, artist and a concept.

(d) how much time do we need?

I have five weeks to do this project but i feel that i would need more to actually complete my idea, and make it.

(e) how much money do we need and where will it come from?

I have shop credit so can buy paper ect from there, also have a full time job so could save up for objects, materials i need.

(f) what else do we need to carry out this project?

i need to come out with a clearly understood, organised, have a clear theme. i need to have clear ideas and a clear concept.



I feel that this technique would help me more if i used it at the end or near the end of my project.