Alternative Studio Subject Description Semester 1 2010  RMIT University

Small Object Ideation
This course introduces and develops four principle areas of ideation; Experimental drawing for small object,
introduction to technical drawing, rendering, pattern making and model making; Generating resource references;
visual, textual and other; Perception and Interpretation; articulating ideas via speech and paper, idea creation, and
Journal Keeping; artist books within the studio.

The handout from Natalia at first class states;

Excercises and projects will be introduced to encourage experimentation and conceptual development towards the thinking of small object based work.

Prior to coming to RMIT my most recent study was at NMIT Fairfield in the Advanced Diploma of Engineering Technology (Jewellery) part time. I completed the my study at NMIT in 2006 which was of enormous benefit to me.

This course is very much skills and technique based so on enrolling at RMIT I thought taking Small Object Ideation in the first semester would help with the transition into more conceptual based study. This has certainly proved to be true.