Art and Design (Textiles)

Course summary

Students will explore a range of textile media, processes and techniques being aware of both traditional and new media. Each is assessed using four objectives. 1. Develop ideas through sustained and focused investigations informed by contextual and other sources, demonstrating analytical and critical understanding. 2. Experiment with and select appropriate resources, materials, techniques and processes, reviewing and refining ideas as work develops. 3. Record in visual and/or other forms, ideas, observations and insights relevant to their intentions, demonstrating ability to reflect on work and progress. 4. Present a personal, informed and meaningful response demonstrating critical understanding, realising intentions and, where appropriate, making connections between visual, written, oral or other elements. Students will explore the use of drawing for different purposes, using a variety of methods on a variety of scales. Work from one or more areas listed below will be required, these may be overlapped/combined to suit student’s particular strengths: - Fashion design - Fashion textiles - Costume design - Installed textiles - Digital textiles - Printed and/or dyed fabric and materials - Domestic textiles and wallpaper - Interior design - Constructed textiles - Art textiles - Installed textiles