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I have got stuck in a bit of a rut so I want to try and make a game plan that can help me to break out of it. I feel like I have made some big steps forward at the beginning of this year and now I'm just going through the motions. I feel like I am rushing parts of my process and following a set routine of how to make images instead of experimenting and researching. I think this is partially due to putting pressure on myself to be up to date on all my work even when my work suffers because of it. It has started to make me feel down about my work even though I feel I have made progress. I want to get back to concentrating on improvement and experimentation without worrying about every image I make being 'good'.

I want to illustrate children's books, it has become more and more clear to me recently that that is the avenue I want to go down. I think the 505 module will give me the opportunity to have some freedom to experiment with my image making and with my own choice of subject matter. Because recently I have been tying up the 504 module, working on my essay for COP and researching I feel I have been blogging way more than actually producing work, and when I have made work for responsive I feel I have played it safe to an extent. It is the cycle of making some changes in my practice that I like then I stop experimenting rather then continue to develop. I seem to come to this point every so often, I think it is inevitable I will feel like this from time to time and I need to improve how quickly I recognise and overcome it.

I need to

-Research children's book authors and illustrators

-Experiment with different media

-Remake my books from 504 and show it to publishers and book shops

-Print out my book covers for responsive to see how they will look

-Not worry so much about being up to date

-Not worry about everything looking good

-Research the publishing industry