Professional Arts Practice

It seems a big shift has happened in the last week to 10 days... I finally feel like I have a sense of what's happening and what I'm meant to be doing!  It's very strange doing this course, having had such minimal interaction with my classmates and teachers and not really knowing if I'm on the right track. I'm looking forward to being able to join the classes (if everything goes to plan) in the next two or so weeks and I'm very much looking forward to handing in my draft essay and receiving feedback. I have spent the last week writing and researching and I'm really hoping it's all been going in the right direction. Submitting the draft essay and then receiving feedback will (hopefully) give me much more of a sense of what I'm doing and if it's alright.  I feel so much more on top of it now, I've become more focused and prioritised the learning, researching, and writing more than I was before (which is entirely my own fault). I've also bee...

I've had a very busy 2 weeks and therefore missed last week's blog post. I did watch the classes on time but didn't have much opportunity to further develop any ideas that came up whilst watching it.  Having finally caught up on everything, I felt very overwhelmed (again!) by the workload. I felt behind, especially after hearing that quite a few of my classmates had already started working on their essay. I still felt quite lost and unsure of where to start.  The last class with Pedro helped me a lot. Hearing what other people were doing and creating a timeline has helped me immensely. I created multiple lists (because that is how I function best) and organised and reorganised the different things I had to do within the time frame. I set myself goals and have already been able to accomplish more than I was expecting. I still feel like there is a lot to do and I'm still very worried that there isn't enough time to do it all, but I feel much more on top of it now. I f...

So I have finally caught up with this week's classes, and there was quite a lot to unpack...  I was able to join Peter Thomas' class for about half an hour and it was the first class I've been able to attend in person. It was a shame to have to leave halfway through, but I was grateful to at least be able to attend for a little while. I struggled a little bit with the freewriting but did get into the flow of it during the second exercise. I like to consider what I write before I write it so taking that filter out definitely felt hard.  I watched the rest of that class yesterday and today I was able to watch the Zoom recording for Week 3. I wish I could have participated in the class because it all seemed so interesting (as it does every week), but in a way I was also grateful to be watching it from afar as I didn't really have a good understanding of the task that was set and it helped me a lot to watch how others did it.  So, after revising my solar system a lot based ...

Hello everyone,  I know that I posted yesterday and this may seem a bit excessive but I've just had my first tutorial and feel really excited.  As I mentioned in my previous blog post, I was feeling a bit lost and overwhelmed prior to finding the correct materials to get started. I now have a much better grasp of the dashboard and finally feel as though I can really get started.  I've just finished my first tutorial and feel very ready to tackle this course. Going in I was quite nervous, not really knowing how to define my practice nor what my focus and reflection was going to be on. I spoke a little bit about what I'm currently doing (working on a river cruise) and then mentioned something that I am particularly keen to explore over the next year - my religion (Judaism) and its relationship with my career. We spoke about this in depth, brainstorming different ideas and approaches and how I could use it for this module. I feel like I'm now in a really good place to star...

Hi Everyone,  My name is Raquel and I am on the BA Professional Arts Practice Course. The course started its induction 2 weeks ago and yet, until today, I have felt as though I hadn't done anything yet.  I am currently working on a ship with very strange hours and have therefore been unable to attend any Zoom classes live. I have been waiting patiently for the recordings, scrolling through the various tabs on my UniHub, only to get frustrated by the layout of the site.  As you can probably tell, I have now finally figured it out. I'm still working out exactly what is where but I have at least already found the recordings and feel as though I can make a start on the work.  It's rather frustrating not being able to attend the classes in-person, but that is my own doing. I've really enjoyed watching my classmates interact and talk about their various practices and it has helped me think about my own through a wider, more interesting lens.  I'm hopeful that I will b...