Group crit and feedback

In order to help clarify which idea to follow, we had a group crit today where we all put forward our proposals, drawings and ideas for our projects. 

I found this immensely valuable, as although I had gathered a lot of drawings, photographs, recordings etc. I was unsure of which aspects of the project to explore in more detail. Two members of my group were actually from Sheffield, which meant they were able to give me new avenues to explore, such as the recent protests about felling in the city, and how this impacts on the residents of the greenest city in Europe. In addition, they felt that my strongest theme was how green Sheffield was, and the fact that there are four trees for every person in the city. Members of my group also felt that I needed to loosen up my drawings a little and observe the whole scene rather than just focus on individual items. Because of this feedback, I will continue to explore the relationship between the urban city and the natural green world, whilst drawing around my subject to really get the feeling of the city into my project. In order to make the most of this project I feel like I will need to take another trip to Sheffield sometime next week with more of a plan of what/where to photograph and draw. I also need to do more research into the timeline of buildings in the centre and how this has impacted on the natural environment.

What I will do to progress my project:
- Visit Sheffield again
- Develop drawings into a format usable in books
- Incorporate quotes/facts into my visual work
- Begin to develop narratives responding to some of the aspects of Sheffield e.g. felling, the greenest city in Europe