Project theme and where they come from?

At this time, my project theme is the cocoon and the transform. Cause when I think about “Transform”, the first idea is the metamorphosis of insects. Cocoon, filament and silk visualize in my mind. That related to some traditional culture of China. By access to information, I realize that people usually choose silk as a funeral in ancient China cause people really want their self like a silkworm could rebirth from the cocoon at a suitable time. It probably sounds terror, but it really interesting, and this an immense promise at that time.

What I will focus on?

The focus of my project is drawing and a sense of story. I am interested in using a picture book, animation, stop animation, or dynamic painting for the form. For the media, I probably will use watercolour or electronic drawing.

Who is my intended audience?

My intended audience is adults who are interested in rebirth, spring and insects. The cause of my outcome probably will close to these words. I hope to show a feel to the audience, which is people’s transform like the metamorphosis of insects.

What will my towards producing?

I toward producing a stop animation or dynamic painting. This will help me to show this project. In other words, these are the most suitable form that I think. But I still consider using the picture book. Cause of it is the most familiar form that I know.

What subject areas are my intend to research? and the likely sources of information?

I intend to research some artwork from practitioners like Shingo Tamagawa，the ancient Chinese traditional culture, and the ancient Chinese tomb history field. I have found some academic papers and news reports about it. However, the challenge is that many academic essays and news resource related to this theme are in Chinese. I need to find some English resource in the essay citations. This may take much time.

What Facilities at LCC I will use?

I prefer to use the Intaglio workshop. Cause I’ve already tried it once on the location project as a primary research project. It works very well last time, and if I use it again, I think I will be more skilled and have a prettier outcome. I want to use it to make some cards like postcards for the outcome.

What have I learned from past projects?

In the past projects, I have been more clear about what a project needs to prepare in the primary and secondary research, and how to specify a clear plan. And how important it is to pay attention to project deadlines. Where can I find academic resources, refer to the works of practitioners will bring me more inspiration and the reflection after each step will bring me greater progress.

What problem may arise?

First, it may difficult to find relevant English resources in secondary research and spend a lot of time reading academic resources. Second, that my outcome may not be able to express my meaning clearly.
In my recent research, I also realized that I might need to revise my research from silkworms to cicadas. Because the pronunciation of the two is very similar in Chinese, many academic sources on Han Dynasty burial culture show that the cicada is more closely related to rebirth and transformation.