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Undergraduate Course: The Whole Cloth (LLLA07107)

Course Outline
SchoolEdinburgh College of Art CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) Credits10
Home subject areaLifelong Learning (ECA) Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionTHIS IS A FOR-CREDIT ONLY COURSE OFFERED BY THE OFFICE OF LIFELONG LEARNING (OLL); ONLY STUDENTS REGISTERED WITH OLL SHOULD BE ENROLLED

Traditionally artist and painters used cloth as a surface or support for colour and pigment, but around 1912 cloth came from behind the picture plane and became the chosen medium for many painters and sculptors. A versatile and expressive medium it can be planar or pliable. This course will explore the creative potential of cloth and fabrics as an expressive medium. Students will have the opportunity to explore the creative potential of mixing a range of fabrics, materials and found objects with textile techniques. Students will be expected to research contemporary art using textiles and textile techniques and create body of personal research to support their creative development.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Lifelong Learning - Session 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Learn enabled:  No Quota:  8
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Course Start Date 14/01/2014
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 27, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 71 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. By the end of the course, through attending classes and engaging in directed and independent study, students should be able to:
RESEARCH
develop a personal language through research using sketchbook or visual journal which demonstrates an understanding and contextual awareness of the creative potential of cloth as a means of expression.


2. PRACTICE
design and realise a range of experimental samples and more ambitious visual artworks using textiles, fabrics and complementary materials to explore and evolve distinct and personal outcomes

3. PRESENT
select, edit and present a coherent a range of samples and finished works which demonstrate a creative an informed use of fabrics and cloth and combining it with textiles techniques
Assessment Information
This course will be assessed by the submission of a portfolio of visual design works within the discipline studied. This will include a selection of resolved design works, preparatory studies, visual research and evidence of a contextual awareness through a completed sketchbook and/or visual journal. The work must be presented in a clear and professional manner appropriate to the discipline. The submission should include work undertaken within the class as well as directed and independent study out with the class.

The combined submission will be assessed against the three learning outcomes for this course. These are equally weighted and each will be given a percentage grade. To pass, students must achieve a minimum of 30% in each learning outcome and an overall combined mark of 40% minimum.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills A developed understanding of a range of materials
Ability to use a range of textile techniques effectively
Developing research, design ideas and sketchbooks
Ability to undertake research and reflective practice and apply these in developing a personal project.
Reading list RECOMMENDED
Scott, J., 2003, Textile Perspectives in Mixed-Media, Marlborough: Crowood Publishing
Harris, J., 1999, Art Textiles of the World, Brighton: Telos Art Publishing
Miller, L., 2001, Textural Space; Contemporary Japanese Textile Art, Epsom: Surrey Institute of Art and Design
Miller.L 2008. Cloth and Culture Now. University College for creative Arts. Farnum.
MacGregor. J 1999.Metamorphas, fiber art of Judith Scott. Creative Growth At Centre.
Oei, L., 2002, The Elements of Design, discovering colours, textures, form and shapes, London: Thames and Hudson
Telos. Textiles of the World
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Typically, the course is delivered in weekly taught sessions of between 2.5 and 3 hours for 9-11 weeks or for 5-6 hour for 5 weeks.
Class Contact hours: 27.5 (work undertaken during the class)
Directed hours: 27.5 (work the tutor has set students to each week in their own time)
Independent Study Hours: 45 (work students set themselves to do, relevant to the discipline studied)
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserMr Robbie Bushe
Tel:
Email: r.bushe@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Sherrey Landles
Tel: (0131 6)50 4400
Email: s.landles@ed.ac.uk
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