Undergraduate Course: Developing Tapestry (LLLA07115)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Lifelong Learning (ECA) |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | THIS IS A FOR-CREDIT ONLY COURSE OFFERED BY THE OFFICE OF LIFELONG LEARNING (OLL); ONLY STUDENTS REGISTERED WITH OLL SHOULD BE ENROLLED
This course will enable students to learn, explore and practice from a range of creative tapestry techniques which encourage an ambitious approach to the potential of the woven structure. Students will be shown how to experiment with the manipulation of warp and weft to create exciting and intriguing surfaces, shapes and structures in woven tapestry. Students will be expected to develop a body or research to support their creative practice through developing sketchbook. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Lifelong Learning - Session 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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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
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Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 27,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
71 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| 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 sketchbook or visual journal which demonstrate an understanding and contextual awareness of the creative potential of tapestry
2. PRACTICE
Realise the creative potential of the structure of woven tapestry through samples and experimentation, evolving an ambitious personal creative outcome.
3. PRESENT
Select, edit and present a coherent a range of samples and finished works which demonstrate a creative an informed use of tapestry techniques
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Assessment Information
This course will be assessed by the submission of a portfolio of visual art and/or design works within the discipline studied. This will include a selection of resolved art and/or 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, you must achieve a minimum of 30% in each learning outcome and an overall combined mark of 40% minimum.
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Developing a personal language through sketchbook
Ability to planning and develop a project
Develop an understanding of textile construction
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| Reading list |
Recommended Books
Soroka J. 2011 Tapestry Weaving, design and technique. The Crowood Press. Wiltshire
Beutlich, T., 1967, Technique of Woven Tapestry, London: Batsford
Tapestry, a woven narrative. 2011. Black Dog publishing, London
Walker, S.2002. Victorian Tapestry Workshop, Modern Australian Tapestry, Victoria: Victorian Tapestry Workshop
Telos. Textiles of the world
Catalogues
Wassef W. 1985. Egyptian Landscapes, 50 Years of Tapestry at Ramses Wissa Wassef Art Centre, London: Ramses (UK) Exhibition Foundation
Magazines
Crafts Magazine,
Textile Forum
Embroidery
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| 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)
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Robbie Bushe
Tel:
Email: r.bushe@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Sherrey Landles
Tel: (0131 6)50 3003
Email: s.landles@ed.ac.uk |
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