Hi! Welcome to my DPS blog. Below you can find my weekly debrief blog posts and my core delivery tasks. Happy reading 🙂
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Reflecting on my placement at Orto
From October to December, I interned at specialist screen printing studio- Orto Print Studio. I had followed Orto on Instagram for a while and really admired their work, so this was a placement I really wanted prior to the DPS. I reached out via email and Instagram over the summer, had a phone interview with…
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Report planning
Notes so far: NOTES FOR EACH PLACEMENT O’Dell’s Studios SUCCESSES : Coordinating test shoots, freedom because there wasn’t a workplace structure, hands on CHALLENGES: issues with boundaries and difficult relationship with placement provider , non-professional environment, Orto Print Studio SUCCESSES: Development of my hard skills within textile printing, learning new techniques and applying my knowledge…
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Common Good Event: Showcase
Above: images of the common good event showcase. Designed and executed by me. Co-curated with Becky Earley.
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w/c 29th March-it’s been a while….
After saying last term that I wanted to decrease the amount on my plate, I am actually working more than I was before 🙂 which is mainly the reason I have not updated this blog since January. Since last time I have started two new placements : DESIS Lab at UAL and Product Design and…
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Post Christmas and 2026 reflections : 3rd January
As the Christmas break comes to a close, I am taking some time to reflect on the past term on my DPS and my goals for the future. I am dreading going back to routine after a lovely restful and festive few weeks. I start back at Christopher Farr cloth tomorrow and I have a…
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My First Pecha Kucha
I was surprisingly not too nervous to present my pecha kucha to the cohort. I think it went very well and I only went over by 20 seconds. It was really nice to be back at uni and see my peers, it made me miss being on campus seeing friendly faces everyday. I enjoy the…
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wc 17th November
This week I begun my placement at Christopher Farr cloth and was at Orto .I wanted to do a placement at C Farr to gain an insight into the interior textiles industry. The team at C Farr have been very welcoming and I am enjoying working in an office with other employees which is a…
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W/c 3rd November
This week I had a 1st of the month meet-up with Lisa and the textiles girls. Some of Lisa’s feedback was that in our blogs we are describing more than reflecting so I put more time into reflecting on a situation that was causing me stress this week. I decided to write my reflection in…
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