Group reflections of mark making

We were assigned to make a mood board in our own style, of our work to create a board filled with images, colour, shape and pattern to show an overall summary of what we have been inspired by for our mark making project. In our group 'crit' we went in partners around the room to look at each other's mood boards and specifically comment on the way they used process, colour, line and composition/pattern and found that everyone's style was completely different and unique which was inspiring and enabled me to be inspired by different styles and types of work that are being produced.

However, when focusing on my work and the feedback I received, it was interesting to see what people commented:

My use of colour, people commented that I have a continuous colour scheme, use of pastel colours and complimentary colours and the fact my colours linked to my sample on my mood board, these are all things I took into consideration before creating my mood board as I wanted to keep to a certain style and scheme of colour and design so my work looked ordered and thought about.

For my use of line, the main comment of feedback was my contrast of lines, changing from thick and thin and the fact the thin, delicate lines are again reflected in my embroidered sample. The main style throughout my sketchbook so far has been this contrast of delicate, thin lines compared with bold, thicker lines, I think that these two placed next to each other create an interesting combination.

For my use of composition, people commented that I used a graphic/ neat and ordered composition and style and that it is simple but also shows my ideas and thoughts clearly on the page, I agree with this feedback to some extent as I prefer this organised, neat structure of work as I feel it reflects my style of work, however, I could experiment more with layering shapes and patterns within my page to create a more free, messier style.

For my use of process/materials on my mood board, I used a mixture of embroidery, paint and colour swatches, the pattern on the left hand side of the board is part of my acetate design for my screen print which I cut up, my embroidered sample is inspired from my delicate lines and the textures of the cathedral shown throughout my sketchbook. I used a textured paper to create the grey oil pastel pattern and used the bottom of a paint sample for the yellow circles, I find this way of working using different objects to create marks more interesting and experimental; these circles aren't full circles, I like the sparse, unique marks they make.

Overall, this mood board presents my overall ideas and styles throughout the first section of my mark making project where I have experimented with different materials and styles, and have been inspired by cathedrals, churches and plants. The main reason I found the cathedral esepically inspiring to my project is not because of the building as a whole, but looking up close at the textures and details within it which created interesting marks within my drawing and work.