- What did you learn?
- During the entire project, I learned more about history than ever. Taxidermy has changed from something “spiritual” to an “art” form. And seeing the changes in history was eye-opening.
- What feedback did you receive? Any reflections on the critique itself?
- The feedback I received was great! While presenting I was told that I could change the colors and the font to match the cover, as well as that I could have also added additional pages that feed off the taxidermy page.
- What might you do differently in terms of process or content?
- I would change the layout of the cookbook and add more pages to it.
- What was inspiring? What parts?
- While I was adding the ingredients and the instructions part, I had to think of myself as an animal instead of a human. I was thinking about if “I were an animal how would I perceive this?”.
- Revisit the assignment prompts: how did your project relate to the original prompts, in terms of critical lens, audience, tone, etc…
- The project related to the original prompts by adding a humor metaphor the to cooking book.
- How did you balance research and experimentation? Which is easier for you? How can you focus more on the areas that you shy away from
- I balanced research and experimentation to the project by making sure that I add enough detail from researching the ways ancient Egyptians used taxidermy and today’s methods. The research was easier for me to do because it was a great amount of information. I can focus more on the areas I shy away from by diving deeper into research in that subcategory.