Work Experience

For my work experience I went to work at B*Boy Enterprises "never trust a stylist!" This is a leading clothes designers founded by William Baker. They design clothes for sets and tours for people as famous and Kylie Minogue, Britney Spears, Ciara and many more. For two weeks I went to go work as a fashion assistant at their company base in old street.


It was very interesting. I got to work with all of their clothes that they wore on tour. I liked it but it was very repetitive. Because all of the clothes were being shipped off to America we had to take pictures of every piece of clothing we packed in case something got lost on the way. It was interesting to see how much pressure everybody is under behind the celebrity. I think that those people don't get enough credit because it is just as hard for those people as it is for the celebrity if not harder. It was odd though because when I think of celebrities in a way you kind of forget that they are actually just people. I think my favourite bit was working with Kylie Minogue's shoes. There were so many brand labels like Gucci, Prada, D&G, Jimmy Choo and so many more. It was so exiting to get a glimpse of what it's like on the other side. I think it was very enchanting seeing what happens to an outfit before it is worn. It was a very interesting experience and I would love to do it again. However, I don't think I would like to work there for good. Too much Stress!
Kitty

Andy Warhol

We have been learning about Andy Warhol's work. Andy Warhol was born on August 6th 1928 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He creates a type of art called: POP ART! I think his work is vibrant and interesting. He started off painting basic everyday objects for example his world famous painting of a Campbell's soup can.
Later on in his career he went on to paint celebrities including Marilyn Monroe:

Debbie Harry:

John Lennon:

And quite a few others. In Art we have been trying to create our own pieces in the style of Andy Warhol. I think that it is a very interesting process. The problem is I find photoshop quite difficult to use so therefore it was more difficult for me to create mine as I feel I need constant guidance. I also think that if Andy Warhol started making these pictures now it wouldn't be as popular because with technology nowadays it is so simple to set your camera to a setting and take pictures that way. I think I need to learn how to use photoshop and then maybe I will be able to explain the process in a later post.

Teachers TV

Teachers TV filming crew came to our school and observed and filmed us. They asked us questions about the course. They asked us things like what our favourite part of the course was and would we recommend it to people. I said my favourite part of the course was the fact that we went on a lot of trips. I think this is a good because it's not just sitting in a classroom, which I find helps me loose concentration a lot quicker, but it is getting outside of the normal school environment. It was really interesting watching the professionals do what we've been doing all this time and to see how it really works. In the lesson we were doing prints of Barack Obama and ourselves. They filmed us working from many different angles before asking us questions. I found it difficult not to look into the camera when we were supposed to be working. I found it off putting trying to act normal when they were so closely observing us. If we said something in a way they disliked they would ask us to repeat is again and just change things. It was interesting to see how they operate behind the scenes because on the TV you only see it once through you don't see all the "bloopers" so it was fascinating to see how it operates.