Variety skills and practices are what I lack in studying design. There are not be major mainstream professional presentations, but practicality is high, and you will be pleasantly surprised when you learn and make what you want, because different materials will give you different visual effects, with clay, wires and Wood and more. I learned different artistic and design ideas to use in different tools or equipment, it is interesting and attractive, allowing me to have more fun with a variety of skill training. Of course, I learned a lot of material usage, even many things I did not touch and let me learn different areas of knowledge. These are different from the graphic design, photography and space design and so on … should be more real training, how to weld each wire, let them be more sturdier in series. How much moisture is suitable for fixing the clay or how exactly and exactly cut the wood to meet your desired standards. These need to use both mind and hand at the same time, which further enhanced my practical ability. As I learned different practical skills, I started making some gadgets myself and I was proud because I had more personal pieces that I could stock them up, take pictures of them or hang in my own room, which is benign cycle. I love to do them after I will delve into them. I’ve done some welding work and I think I developed a new skill because it is easy to understand and accepted by me and I really enjoy the whole production process whether I’m doing homework or doing extracurricular self practice. I will extend it, I will study it deeply. Actually, my parents’ work is related to welding and wires. Although it works more on architectural design and engineering, this is not a problem because I already know some basic knowledge and I will have many opportunities to study in depth.
As each course progresses, I find that I can bring them together. Digital and tactile Ideation is where I use the most welding, and I got EBB this verb it is difficult, in the initial research and exploration, I can not be satisfied with any 3D materials it can be associated …. But when I learn After welding, I got a lot of ideas, I made some wavy frames, watery embellishment. After that I found that I was very satisfied with it, because my proficiency in welding is what I did not think of. I also have a great interest in wood making. I can do small boxes or small bookshelves to increase their availability, but they are not as strong as I expected. It’s a risk that I do not fix them well, which affects whether it’s used by an individual or mass-produced by them, and selling them …. Also, in my first week’s work, we were asked to do some paperwork Models, rectangles, squares, cones and more. I think they are very suitable for re-made on the wood, cutting each piece and then stick them together or use nails to fix them, the effect is surprising. Visually, let me have a more intuitive perception of different shapes, and even I can apply them to my other comprehensive projects.
In the process of learning these practical skills, I also encountered obstacles, nothing is perfect, is easy. Therefore, during this period, I feel tired, working in a dusty workshop, I hate it. Even afraid to try new tools (because of some tools, equipment is dangerous), instead of graphic design or painting. But when I actually tried them and asked the teacher many times, how to use some tools, how to get the work done quickly and so on, I was even more confident and successfully completing different projects. And I slowly understand how important the artistic environment is, and the dust and sawdust are full of art. Like you think this pattern, photo or some works of art you do not like, hate them, but this can not judge the right and wrong, you do not like does not mean that others do not like. This is the art of the wonderful place, which I learned in these five weeks.
Very grateful to the teachers in the workshop that gave us those knowledge, those truth, happy, sad, sweat, smile. Bit by bit，still come to my eyes, in the future of learning life I will try different tools, equipment and fight with different challenges. Practice more, exercise myself and get more skills.
Jason (Yihang, Li) 