Undergraduate Course: Stitched Textiles 2 (LLLA07042)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | THIS IS A FOR-CREDIT COURSE OFFERED BY THE OFFICE OF LIFELONG LEARNING (OLL); ONLY STUDENTS REGISTERED WITH OLL SHOULD BE ENROLLED.
This course will focus on the creative potential of fabric manipulation. Experimenting with a range of traditional and contemporary techniques such as gathering, pleating, tucking, slashing, ripping and piercing to explore the versatility of fabric as a creative medium. Students will be encouraged to investigate the structure of fabrics through deconstruction and re construction. A range of samples will be worked before developing a personal project reflecting their own interests. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: 10 |
| Course Start |
Lifelong Learning - Session 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| 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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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
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. Typically, this will comprise:
- 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)
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.
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Learning Outcomes
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, building a sketchbook or visual journal which demonstrates an understanding and contextual awareness of the creative potential of textiles and stitch
PRACTICE
realise the creative potential of textiles and stitch through samples and experimentation, evolving an ambitious personal creative outcome.
PRESENT
select, edit and present a coherent a range of samples and finished works which demonstrate a creative an informed use of stitch and textiles techniques
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Reading List
Recommended
Oei, L. and De Kegel, C., 2002, The elements of design: rediscovering colors, textures, forms, and shapes Elements of Design., London: Thames and Hudson.
Monem, N., ed., 2008, Contemporary Textiles - fabric of fine art, London: Black Dog Publishing.
Various, Art Textiles of the World series, Telos Books.
Miller, L., ed., Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, 2007, Cloth and Culture Now, Canterbury : University College for the Creative Arts
Surrey Institute of Art & Design, 2001, Textural Space, Surrey: Surrey Institute of Art and Design University College.
Textile Forum(periodical), Hanover : Textil-Forum-Service
Embroidery(periodical), East Molesey : Embroiderers' Guild
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Making effective use of hand and machine stitch as a creative medium
an understanding of textile construction
knowledge and understanding of composition, design and sketch book development
ability to undertake research and reflective practice and apply these in the context of stitched textiles within visual culture
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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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