I signed up to an external workshop at the Norwich Castle Museum, Build your own: Tools for sharing. This was based on the special exhibition they have currently from the 3rd of October to 3rd of January. This workshop was for creative people to extend their employability skills and other creative skills and tools.
We had lectures/workshops from 3 makers; Pete Mosley, Rita Parniczky, Seb Butcher.
Personally I found Pete Mosley's the most helpful as he spoke a lot about building your own creative business in the future. He gave so many tips and smalls steps I can start making towards life after my degree. I am determined to make the most of the resources I have now at university and explore other resources like social media and e-books. I now understand how to advertise my self and connect with people. I intend to buy Pete's book, The Art of Shouting Quietly, where he explains how creative people are shy and introvert but must get their self known to be successful. To find out what your market prefers etc Pete suggested to use blogger and track popularity and see what the audience prefers. I feel like Pete touched on things that were close to home with me and I found myself agreeing to things he said and inspired by tips he mentioned.
I spoke to Pete one to one where we discussed my hometown, Northamptonshire. He visits there for workshops and I was unaware that there were any resources to explore.
Places to consider for inspiration and workshops:
-Corby Cube
-Art trails Northants
-Portfolio innovation centre at Northampton university
-Fermyn Woods
Below is a TED Talk from Pete Mosley which touches on many points he mentioned in our talk at the Castle Museum.
I also spoke to Rita Parniczky who is a textile artist who creates woven hangings with translucent yarn. She gave me lots of tips to stay motivated and go to London exhibitions and shops to gain inspiration. She advised me to experiment now I can as I won't always have the chance after my degree. She told us to look at other artists and their CVs to see what they did after their degree to become influenced by them. I realised that I should not miss out on opportunities and I should gain knowledge when I can to become certain on what I like and don't like! I must gain experience when I can and do not limit myself to textile design, look into architecture, fine art, psychology etc. Take risks and interview my self to find out things you didn't know before.
Because London is quite expensive to travel to I want to make the most of the resources here in Norwich and in my home town, Northamptonshire to gain the best experiences possible.