Sunday, September 25, 2011

Welcome to Second Year Professional Practice

You are all very welcome to your second year on the Fiber Arts Higher National Diploma course.  Take a few minutes to orient yourself to the blog: you will notice that posts from last years' class can be viewed below, and a list of links can be seen to the right of the posts, along with a 'Follow Me' gadget.  Click on this gadget and this blog will be added to your dashboard for you.  Tip: if you bookmark your dashboard, it will be easier for you to find.  Please feel free to leave comments in the comment box below.  Once you do, I will receive an e mail notice, and will respond within a day or so. 

Last week, I asked you to write a list of ideas in your course notebook for the Christmas Fund Raiser, along with a list of what you would need to accomplish your ideas.  If you know the costs involved, make a note of this, too, and you'll be slightly ahead of the curve.

Enjoy your visit to the Botanical Gardens this week!  Be sure to collect brochures, literature, and make notes on specific artists (with contact details if available) whose work you admire.  You may use these details for a future assignment (informational interviews) where you will approach an artist/designer to find out about their professional experience.  Right now, you are simply collecting information.  The more you gather on artists working in a direction you can see yourself going, the better this process will go for you.  Put all of this information in your notebook, or a folder you use for this class.

Next week, our focus will be on progression aims.  On the links sidebar to your right, you will see a number of sites dedicated to furthering your professional or educational goals.  Select at least five sites from the list below, which apply to your specific goals.  Make notes in your course notebook, and bring it in next week so we can discuss your findings. 

  • Keirsey.com (personality assessments)
  • Scholarships.com
  • Qualifax (course database)
  • Enterprise Ireland (small business support)
  • Craft Council of Ireland/England
  • Creative Ireland 
  • Creative Careers Ireland
  • Visual Artists Ireland (support for visual artists - a must-see)
  • Crafts Council of Ireland
  • Career Path Online

Take care, and see you next week!

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