Unedited Personal SatementTo whom it may concern,
Please find this letter of introduction as a vindication as to why I should be considered a place on this course. Furthermore, why I wish to study within the world of arts. I am applying for a degree in Fashion Design and Fine Art. I have been extremely interested in the subject of art from a very young age. I was introduced to a creative way of living by my mother, she took me to festivals from the age of 6. I believe this is where my passion for art and creativity blossomed. Since then, 17 years have passed and my imagination and riveting ideas have still consistently been my motivation and incentive in life, art is involved in everything I do. Art controls my state of mind and disposition in countless situations in which I encounter. Art opens up a world of opportunities and freedom, as art is everywhere. In a funny way I am not choosing the subjects in which I have selected to study in my UCAS application, the subjects have chosen me, they are in my nature. I feel it a privilege and honor to have such a natural enthusiastic passion for these subjects, as they have helped me through many tough moments in my life thus far. Innovation and creativity relieves me entirely of any pressures or inhibitions life throws my way, the subjects fill me with an irrepressible positive feeling. I believe this is due to its endless pathways and guidance they give me in return for the commitment to my practises. These subjects make me a more determined and well rounded person. I live and breathe them, this is why I would love to study these courses. However, I know that the reason why I want to study these subjects are not the only important factor to the application process but the reason why I would make a great student and be an asset to the University. Reasons being; I am incredibly driven and committed to what I do, many people I surround myself with would agree with this and I am sure would comment that when an idea pops into my head that will be my main priority until the idea comes into fruition and imagination becomes a reality. I draw inspiration from myself, I draw inspiration from the most abstract of ideas but conversely the most mundane of ideas which some may fail to notice have the potential to be so much more than what it will at first hand appear. In saying all of this I want you to know that I feel I will produce new and exciting work, something subversive and unique. I know I will be a dedicated and sincere student. But not speaking so generally about being a student, but me as a person. I am understanding and always see the best in people, I trust people. I absorb and listen, I respect and considerate everyone. I am outgoing and always like to make the best out of all situations, I am probably annoyingly optimistic. Nevertheless, I like to make myself believe this is a good thing. I think lifestyle and what you surround yourself with builds you as a person for the better or for worse, in my case, colour and positivity is what I surround myself with, so that is what I give back to the world. Studying the subject of art has given me knowledge and depth into its history and of course learning the skills needed to produce notable works. I have also learnt a great deal on potential ways art can be created. There is no correct answer when it comes to art, I now know the extent of materials which are at my fingertips and are just waiting to be manipulated and broken, just to be made into something even more intriguing and beautiful in its own right. I have been growing my skills on my paintings and textile for some time now and I get so much joy when striving to create bold and spirited works. But as I just mentioned there are more materials to be working with, my mind is expanding during this Art Foundation course, and I know there is just so much more to learn in the courses I have applied for. I am so avidly excited to see what ideas I could produce in the time frame of the course. I hope, some truly alluring and insightful pieces of work. I also feel the same excitement for the other students, to see how each mind works and ticks so differently. I am committed to creating my own works of art and adapt my own style and I enjoy doing so in the process. It will help develop and flourish my work to become more captivating. I am fascinated by textiles and fibers in fabric. Aesthetically I find them so pleasing and satisfying to the eye. The ways in which movement and emotion can be conveyed through the substance of fabric are monumental. I feel there are even more possibilities when constructing work when using fabrics rather than when using paint or ink for example. Moreover, I love the world of Fashion, the excitement and buzz of it is something that interests me, I feel I never see the same concept shoots or the same clothing line twice. These designers are so talented, and seem to push and motivate each other. I draw so much inspiration from designers. On the other negative side of fashion however, is the terrible impact that is unfortunately making on the planet. This is something I feel very passionate about, and hope that after studying I can do my part to help fashion become more sustainable. I am also very interested in sustainability in fashion and the health of the planet. In November 2019 I organised a fundraising and awareness night called ‘Conscious Consuming’ where I collected local islanders 2nd hand clothes and upcycled many of the items for a pop-up shop. The items were sold and the money was donated to ‘The Clean Clothing Campaign’. I also did a speech informing everyone who attended the event about the damaging effects of fast fashion, I feel it was very insightful. Many of the attendees approached me after telling me I informed them of knowledge they were completely unaware of involving the planet and the people around the world working in the business. This warmed my heart to hear. I felt all the effort I put into the event was worth it, even if only one person walked away with a new perspective and mindset on shopping for cheap items. If you would like to read my speech I would be happy to send it over to you. Another aspect of the night was to promote local artists' work.I asked the artists to do a piece with the theme being the topic of climate change or fast fashion. The works were amazing and were successfully auctioned on the night. Since November last year clothes swaps have been held by me and other islanders. I think this reflects my willingness and commitment in everything I do. Other interests and experiences I have had, influence my work a huge amount. I have been extremely lucky to have experienced many places around the world and have witnessed beautiful peoples religions, cultures, and ways of life. I successfully climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in 2012 at the age of 14, to raise money for two charities, Jersey Hospice and another called MNDA (Motor Neurone Disease Association), which my Dad unfortunately died of 2002. I also completed other charity treks through the Inca Trail in Peru, and a trek on The Great Wall Of China; the Wadi Rum dessert, the O trek in Patagonia. In doing all of these amazing things I have met and lived with people who have helped me see and appreciate things differently. I have also been inspired by the ingenious and ancient creative ways of their cultures. I have also travelled to the United States of America and did a two month rock climbing trip. learning about the Navajos and camping under the stars or in a tent every night. A few months after returning from this trip in 2019, I went to India for 3 months to practice yoga. This was a humbling, grounding and compelling experience. To continue informing you of my many interests, I love music and have played the flute since I was 8 years old, I have completed up to Grade 6 where I received a Distinction. I love sea swimming, running, and film photography. Along with these hobbies I also appreciate being surrounded by like minded people. Other qualifications include a Bank Health Care assistant which I completed during lock down. I also completed an Outdoor First aid qualification, in Edinburgh in 2019, purely for the experience and importance of it. In conclusion, I hope you can see I am a worldy and well rounded person who has drive and inspiration to create amazing things. Like I have said before, I live and breathe art, colour and creativity and would be completely honored and humbled to be considered a place at your university. I can assure, I will not let anyone down and would hope I will be an asset to the university in the years to come. I wish I could express my enthusiasm more through words. I will not take advantage of any opportunities given to me, and will always try my hardest as I dislike the thought of letting myself or anyone else down. I appreciate very much you taking the time to read and consider my application. I look forward to the years to come, and hope we will be working together. Thank you, Jodie Bull
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liveEach year of my life will be a new life and so different from the last, i want to see so many different versions of myself. I want to experience everything there is to experience in the world. I dont want to live in repetition if I am not happy about it and live for the weekend and essentially only live 30% of my life, of which I barely will remember. I actively remind myself of wanting to be put in uncomfortable and scary situations to test myself and see how much I can handle. But also taking joy from the simplest and most mundane tasks to be fully content and free. I don't believe there is any point in letting anything get in the way if I want something enough, I dont want to live my life for someone else or just go through the motions. I never want to stop adapting with my surroundings. Happiness xxxxx
Thoughts on COVID-19 I have had a lot of time to think in this isolation, 🌈🌈🌈the media surrounding COVID-19 is completely suffocating and clearly impacting every person on the planet. The continuous consumption of the news makes me sad and anxious but I’m trying to avoid feeling right now. I’m trying focus on the fact that Community and unity have been constructed during a time of deconstruction.
Irrespective of the consequences the internet has thrust upon the world it has created intersectionality and unity. But in saying that, would covid even be a problem if there was so social media? That’s up for debate. Basically, my thoughts are that these unprecedented times are seriously problematic and shit, but I am willing to be optimistic that’s this is creating positive repercussions and we are on the way to laying new foundations for ourselves. thinking more about the perception of the current climate and witnessing the fundamental shifts that the world is experiencing has created acute/intense collective suffering within everyone.. but let’s lift each other up encourage and normalise vulnerability and stillness and shift myopic perceptions of the world. Surely this shitness isn’t sustainable forever xxxx 2021 🤍🤍🤍 I hope this offers some one some overdue optimism? British Vogue X BMW ScholarshipWitnessing the fundamental shifts in which British Vogues 'Forces For Change' celebrates, completely enthralled me along with the audiences perception of current issues. Subjects spoken resonate profoundly for matters of LGBTQ; mental health, women's rights, racism and climate change have forever been seen as taboo topics. Nevertheless, with great pride I say we are experiencing a change in emphasis and direction, and are normalising vulnerability and honesty amongst our society. To encounter this unprecedented time of existential dread, now is the time, more than ever to highlight this shift and truly become aware of intersectionality and the importance of unity. Woefully, I must say I have witnessed at first hand the poisonous effects social media and climate change have inflicted upon our humanity and the planet thus far. However, in spite the objective truth of our dire predicament, positive repercussions will come, and they are coming in waves, because of problematic matters stated. Enough is enough, the 21st century will no longer conform to discrimination, prejudice or judgement.
Community and unity have been constructed during a time of deconstruction. The platform that is the internet has given the people a voice, and that voice has so much power and so much influence to our present day. We are re-building and relaying our foundations. This is exactly what I wish to see more of in our future. I wish to see humanity becoming more conscious of our surroundings and conscious of our consumption. Whether this be consumption of fake news, consumption of materialistic goods. And finally consumption of our own self-importance, and turn that into self-love. We are all beautifully beautiful. We are equals, we will unite. Overall, I would love to see the world become a more simplistic, minimalistic cleaner planet. One in which we realise this will give us solitude, contentment, freedom and happiness. Our world will automatically become radically more sustainable. The word sustainability to me means simplicity. To live simplistically again, before the rise of mass consumerism the planet we call home suffered far less than today. The speed at which the world is expected to operate is simply unachievable and unethical. We can no longer keep up. During the past 30 years, technology had developed at an unfathomable rate, so much so that the human brain has not yet adapted to the constant imagery we unwillingly witness many hours of the day, our perception of the world has shifted in the process. Our inner stillness and physical bodies have been lost amongst our cultured devolution where society has become biochemically addicted to entrenched full speed or nothing myopic perceptions of life. We are not completely satisfied without rapid and constant dopamine and adrenaline hits. This clouds our experiences with others, and our world views.Irrespective of the beautiful convince of the western world current climate. Is the damage to ourselves and our planet truly sustainable, can we sustain this lifestyle forever? The answer, simply put, no. We are in a moment of acute collective suffering. Let it just be a moment. The human race needs to simplify our needs once again. Be conscious of our choices of food, quality and quantity of clothing along with our lifestyle choices. These stated, have devastating impacts on our planet and our people. green house gases are suffocating much more than just our environment. We all have the right to choose the ways we live. But I truly believe if each individual divulged into minor routine changes and slowed into a moderate rhythm, the world would rid that gloomy grey cloud we conflict with. No demand, no supply. Creation and imagination have consistently been my incentive and motivation in my life. Art is involved in everything I do, it controls my state of mind and disposition in countless situations in which I encounter. It relieves me of any inhibitions or pressure life throws my way. This is why I feel so lucky to have such a natural passion and enthusiasm for creativity. I feel and would imagine the people involved in creating such amazing and thoughtful brands like British Vogue and BMW, would potentially share the same natural flare in everything they do. I am so avidly excited to be a witness what is to come from both sides. Something innovative, pensive and relative even before the audience knows the relevance. And if I could be a part of this, and be able to share my thoughts and absorb knowledge of those around me, it would be a complete privilege. I would be captivated. In the past questions I have spoken about becoming more conscious. Both brands have implemented themselves to have a clear attentiveness towards the matter. They share the inclination to not be afraid of experimenting with revolutionary ideas before the rest. For example, British Vogue speaks in depth about systematically exacerbated political issues. Furthermore, it is always executed with such finesse and confidence. BMW innovates technology and are always striving to reduce CO2 emissions and have been pioneering decisions for over 104 years. These companies have so much history. They are wise and have earned respect at every milestone. Through determination and dedication to their trades, this encourages me to strive to perform at such levels. This unique opportunity of scholarship with British Vogue and BMW, will become my passion. As a 23 year old female I have been fortunate enough to have already lived a lifetime in my eyes. However, the most inherently moving part is that I still have my whole life ahead of me. I always naturally take so much from life experiences, and never take them for granted. I utilise these experiences to become a better informed, well rounded and grounded person. This scholarship will hopefully pave my path to future opportunities in the Fashion Industry. I will be studying Fashion Design in London commencing September 2021, as long as I am accepted. I feel as though this scholarship would be a perfect jump start in to the next chapter of my life, it will fill me with inspiration in preparation for my long awaited studies. I have always been fascinated by the fashion industry and all of its inner workings. When it comes to precisely what I wish my future job title to be, I am not entirely sure. I am aware of the many possibilities in the industry and never wish to limit myself. I truly believe I have the potential to excel in various roles. Where I will be malleable to my surroundings. Versatility is a key trait to success in any industry. I draw inspiration from myself, I draw inspiration from the most abstract of ideas but conversely from the most mundane of ideas which some may fail to notice have so much potential to be so much more than what it may appear at first hand. In saying all of this, I hope to further my inspiration and knowleged in the duration of this scholarship which I am certain I will when working along side some artistic, strong minded individuals. Ultimately this is what I hope to gain from this opportunity, to absorb, listen, and learn from my teachers. I am such a quick learner and always guide myself through initiative. I am such a curious person I find a keen interest in everything that is put in front of me and never wish to let myself or the team down. I hope to be a helping hand in some new and exciting work, something subversive and unique. I will of course be a dedicated and sincere candidate. I organised a fundraising and awareness night called Conscious Consuming where I collected local islanders 2nd hand clothes and upcycled many of the items for a pop-up shop. The items were sold and the money was donated to ‘The Clean Clothing Campaign’. I also did a speech informing everyone who attended the event about the damaging effects of fast fashion, I feel it was very insightful. Many of the attendees approached me after telling me I informed them of knowledge they were completely unaware of involving the planet and the people around the world working in the business. This warmed my heart to hear. I felt all the effort I put into the event was worth it, even if only one person walked away with a new perspective and mindset on shopping for cheap items. If you would like to read my speech I would be happy to send it over to you. Another aspect of the night was to promote local artists' work.I asked the artists to do a piece with the theme being the topic of climate change or fast fashion. The works were amazing and were successfully auctioned on the night. Since November last year clothes swaps have been held by me and other islanders. I think this reflects my willingness and commitment in everything I do. 80's Schoolgirl chic, display of tones, patterns and ever so cleverly amusing bold classics exclusively to Versace's runway this season. With Donatella's reminiscence of her brother Gianni last season; this undoubtedly brought incentive and challenge to create something which pushes boundaries of the brand. Never forgetting the ostentatious prints and Italian feeling thats is so quintessentially acknowledged with Versace. Combinations of this along with interesting matches of denim jackets tucked into a corset like kilt topped of with a berry. This certainly hurdles barriers; especially when done with such elegance and edge. Bringing a advanced idea for Versace, a present day effect of fashions endless limitations. A powerful representation of the brand which is still yet compatible with modish responses of current trends.
Donatella did certainly not stop to forget any slight detail in this collection. A beautiful studded, flowing and organised disarray of punk like tartan, oversized golden buckles, with layers on layers of draping silhouettes. Telling a tale of past and future collections, capable of a full description of the brand itself. Never consigning to oblivion, Donatella is fixed to the roots of the brand. A graceful commitment that holds no bounds. LONDON FASHION WEEKThe Grande Finale, of Christopher Bailey's last season with Burberry after 17 years; was a revitalised timeline of the past, present and future. Relevant connotations with the ideas of the LGBT futures broadening support with the vibrancy of rainbow valour and the disarray, yet well thought out patterns on clothing which I interpret to relate to the idea of mental health. Which seems relevant as donations were made to both LGBT and mental health support. Distinctiveness between past collections; comparable to Bailey's last collection with the brand is some what distinctive. Despite showing Burberry's classic checks, coats, shirts etc. Colour variation and palette modification, is very much a distinguishing concept better then ever before. A metamorphosis of Burberry fashion if you will. Flourishing. The mix match of patterns, fabrics, styles from various eras in fashion; 80's British Street wear, shell suits, shoulder pads, flares. With modern day aesthetics of puffer jackets, sweats, sheer fabrics and sneaks, all mashed into one to produce something quite evolutionary for Bailey and Burberry.
10 year old, self-described 'kinder drag queen 'desmond is amazing', walks the showGYPSY SPORTUribe's last show on the streets of paris, along with countless shows prior to Monday's show has always been filled with colour and a multitude of patterns and textures, an explosive metaphor for diversity. However, this years fall collection was all about Black and White. Yet not lacking touches of soft and raspy textures, from faux fur and Uribe's Grandmothers crochet to very uncomfortable looking dresses made from cans and spring bras with chain straps; so sharp it'd be worth it. Especially when model Jazelle, aka '@uglyworldwide' wears it. Who carried on the trend so confidently at the Gypsy Sport after-party. Uribe says the inspiration for this show was New York, hence the B&W. Regardless of the minimal colour involved in this collection, energy and vitality still made an apparent attendance; within the yet again diverse selection of models and designs, all so individual it livens the atmosphere. It is clear that the stand for change is some what of a positive one in this particular collection in fashion. Or the atmosphere and response relating would be a negative one.
Witnessing this through the internet is one thing, but being in the midst of this would be pretty inspiring. A room filled with creative and spurring; men, women and non-binaries, even 10 year old self-described 'kinder drag queen', presenting themselves in Uribe's artistic collection. Yet still being able to see through the art to their own individual markings personalities, and styles. It's quite significant, fashion does not have to be so inclusive, it can be an infinite manifestation where all aspects are equal. This is why I enjoy Uribe's shows so much, he knows where we are leading towards, he has got a flying head start. Large, small, old young, all shapes, sizes and colours pull together what I'm sure would be the most memorable show for many in New York this week. I mean a plant pot with a handbag in must be pretty memorable right? ALEXANDER WANGReturning to his roots, Wang's Fall 2018, notably his last time showing show was held at Condé Nast's old headquarters. Where Wang began his fashion career. The idea of a Female CEO, was achieved in this collection by wang, he states it is a lot more 'controlled and focused' then past seasons. Despite the change; classic wear always seem apparent to me when learning Wang's new collections. Clean and defined.
Sheer black tights reminiscing the thoughts of the 90's business women, powerful, convincing. Black leather dominance. Matrix slick, CEO sunnies. Hair back, walking with dominance. Feeling as though a ominous green digital data code would fill the room into a infinite inception. 'There's a difference between knowing the path and walking the path' - Morpheous Classic. With a futuristic theme of luminous colours, varied textures and patterns, Jeremy Scott has made no subtle remark of his intentions for this Fall Collection. His work differentiates other shows transparently, quite similarly to the PVC A-line skirt, which is a typical correlation to what a futuristic being would perhaps wear in years to come. All pieces paired with neon sharp cut wigs. Immediately bringing to mind both a Leeloo, and Stephanie vibes. Rebel relations. Leeloo more so, naturally.
It almost seems irrelevant, but 'Earth girls are easy', springs to mind the when the fluffy patchwork and leg warmers stride down the runway. Of course in a much more dignified manner. Keeping in mind trends of street wear, Scott alters denim and bomber jackets, hoodies and even the velour tracksuits, with out of this world item. The velour tracksuit seemingly making a bigger comeback from the noughties and simple life then imagined. Along with glow sticks, a bright, heavy reminder of the rave scene. Despite the obvious futuristic association, there was surely a space oddity, 80's quality, a sci-fi sensation, tickling our consciousness. A show provoking your imagination is doubtlessly one worth remembering. Well thought out, brainy and executed with genius. Thank You, Jeremy Scott. |