Unfortunately for this tutorial, Fiona was ill, so the university provided a substitute tutor to help us out this time. I found her input really useful. She suggested combining my machine embroidery work with the 3D nests, and to create lots of samples for next week. She also reminded me to contextualize my work more, and at the moment I'm torn between creating a piece of work that reflects the homes of animals, or actually making something with a function. If I make something that looks good whilst being functional then I suppose I'd have the best of both worlds. The idea that's on my mind at the moment is creating something that can be used as for storing things in, but I'm not too sure if my project could be that simple. I got this idea from reading the brief over and over, and because I've ended up focusing on the part that says '...cultural and political changes challenging us to reconsider the ways that we live, how we occupy space and the impact that we have on the world around us' it's got me thinking how I occupy my own space. I am constantly needing more storage. I literally have so much stuff, it's everywhere. My belongings cover most of the surfaces in my flat, and are placed under everything that has a space between itself and the floor. I noticed when I went back home this weekend that my parent's house isn't cluttered at all, and they have a lot of furniture that's sole purpose is storage.
