Project Evaluation

Overall I have really enjoyed this unit and I am very pleased that I chose it as my option for this year.  I feel that the project has been very well organized, and that I have always had a clear idea of the direction that I was heading in next.  I feel that I have learnt a lot of new useful techniques and skills during this project, and ones that I knew nothing about before beginning the unit, for example; knotting and steaming a wig.

At the beginning of the project, I found the research to start me off was very interesting and I enjoyed learning about the different cultures and era’s of hairstyles and which ones were best known for wearing wigs themselves.  I liked learning about what hair means to different people around the world, and how it can have such significance in some religions in India.  For example, in Hinduism your hair is seen as a polluted substance of your body that can let spirits in if you do not shave your head when someone you know has died.

I also found it interesting to see how various cultures have had an influence on hair, make-up and fashion today.  Oppositely, I found it equally as interesting as the fact that the Maasai tribe have kept their traditions strong, despite the Western influences that have been creeping up on them and trying to create an impact on their culture.

The final photo shoots I was happy with as well, and the turned out a lot better than I could have hoped actually.  I found it really useful to use the idea of a story with the character I was creating, and I felt that this helped me a lot to think more about why I was designing each look the way I was, rather than just because I liked it.

On a whole I have really enjoyed the project and am a little upset that it is coming to an end.  I will definitely be taking forward the new skills and techniques that I have learnt within this unit, and I look forward to actually completing a knotted hairline, which is what I set out to do at the beginning, but unfortunately ran out of time to finish it before the photo shoots began to take place.