Professional Arts Practice

Once again, I am feeling overwhelmed.  I know there is a lot that needs to get done in the next few weeks and a lot I should be working on but I'm feeling a bit lost at the moment. Obviously, my current focus is mainly on Module 1 as that is due quite soon, but I am also aware that there are things due for the start of December and I don't have a clue where to begin with that.  Obviously, having missed this week's lesson adds to that pressure as it feels like we've all just been left on our own a little bit. I understand you can't help it when someone's unwell but I wish we'd been given a little bit more guidance on what to do and where to go. I had also really hoped that we'd have a WhatsApp group by now in order to communicate about these things and see what other people are doing.  I know I can't control any of these things and I just need to push through and things will sort themselves out, as they always do, but the pressure is definitely gettin...

Yesterday was probably the busiest Monday I've had so far with regards to the studies.  I went to the campus in the morning to have a tutorial which was very good and made me feel a lot better about my current position in and understanding of the course. Then I stayed on for a yoga and meditation class which was lovely and very relaxing. When I got home I tried to complete a lot of the edits we had spoken about in the tutorial and also spent a bit more time focusing on the artefact, which really needs to be my main focus for the next few weeks. And finally, I was actually able to join the online class in the evening! It felt so good to be a part of the lesson and watch it unfold in real time. It also felt like a really good class anyway, giving us a sense of what we needed to prepare for the Literature Review. I was very relieved to hear it only had to be about 3-4 minutes long... I wasn't feeling too confident about doing a 10-15 minute piece on it! That being said, I may feel...

So, we've started Module 2.  Originally I was very nervous about the overlapping modules and that I wouldn't be able to keep up, especially as I had felt so clueless at the start of Module 1. But now that I have submitted my draft essay and started thinking about my artefact more I think it will be very doable, as long as I keep focused.  I'm really looking forward to receiving feedback on my draft essay in order to move forward and perfect it (as best as I can). I've also started thinking about my topic for Module 2 and I think I've already settled on a general idea, I just need to refine it. I was a bit worried during Module 1 because it felt like I was stuck and there wasn't enough research on my given topic and I certainly didn't feel like there was a solution so I felt very relieved to hear that it's okay to just be another voice in the conversation rather than actually come up with concrete solutions.  We'll see what the next few weeks bring!