Task 2 - Reflective Writing

For this task we where asked to write for 6 minuets undisturbed and just to let our answers to the following questions flow. I shall put my answers down below. I found this be very difficult as I felt I was being asked to bare my soul almost and talk about my greatest fears. I have not really done any reflective writing so far during all of my years of studying so I was very unsure if I was even writing anything that made sense or was relevant but I thing that was the actual purpose of this task. To slowly introduces us to reflective writing and how it can make us look out ourselves and what we have learned and what we have yet to learn.

1. Reflection - Discuss any issues or concerns you may have about your practice?

My biggest concern when it come to my Makeup Artistry is that I'm not going to get where I want to go. The makeup industry is just so big its first off hard to choose what to specialise in but then on the other hand some area such as bridal makeup are already so saturated with so many amazing artists its scary to find ones place and then also stand out. Another thing is actually setting up a business and finding the money to fund it as it is sooooo expensive to start a something such as a salon. Its also not something you can do over night it takes time and I find myself stretched for time as it with being a full time student and then working everyday. Honestly it just seems scary and hard to start a business and I don't even have a brand yet either.

2. Analysis

What is happening? - I am currently starting as new course doing a BA Creative Enterprises and have just finished doing my HND Makeup Artistry for TV, Film and Theatre. I'm hoping that by doing this BA I will learn how to brand, market and create my own business.

What am I assuming? - The WORST! If its one thing that I am good at its assuming the worst always. In this case that I am going to fail the entire course.

What does this show about my beliefs? - I do love my industry and I love makeup and being creative but I really need to work on my confidence within myself and with my skill set.

What are alternative ways to look at this and? - Clients have always given me great reviews and are always happy with the service that I have provided for them. Tutors have also told me that I have grown developed my skills to an excellent standard.

3. Action

• Build confidence

• Practise more looks to develop my skills even further

• Start posting on social media again

• Save money

• Create a brand

• Smash this course!

Task 3

I found this task to be rather odd and a bit uncomfortable. It asked us to take a tape measure and measure out our age and then to draw it onto the page. Then we had to do a small section put the ages in which family members had passed. We had to then write down when we planned to retire and then come up with how many years we think we would then have left to spend time doing thing we loved. Though we had to subtract 1/3 of the number as that would be how long we would spend sleeping. Im not too sure if I have explained this properly at all but I did in face take a photo so I could add it to hear to show you what i came up with. I thing the point of this task was to such us that life should be fun and filled with doing thing that you love. For me it told me I had 24 years to have fun which I actually thong is rather good.