Overall, I found the Final Major Project to be an overwhelming but rewarding experience. Due to my circumstances, I had a rough start to the project, but was able to pick it up later down the line once I was feeling better, as I was in withdrawal from my adhd medication due to a national shortage at the time.
While I am satisfied with my final outcome, I do have some regrets about it- I wish that I had been able to make the switch to working with more traditional mediums like lino sooner so I could have developed those skills better. I also wanted to be able to include more 3d objects into my final installation piece, had there been more space available for me to use. I do also regret not being able to incorporate any crochet work in my final outcome, as that had been a very big source of inspiration for me, encouraging me to switch from my original idea of working only digitally to trying more analogue techniques.
That being said, I am extremely grateful that I was able to experiment with a new skill like carving lino in a project setting like this, since it helped me better understand myself as a creative practitioner as well. While it was definitely overwhelming, the FMP granted me a space to create art about something very close to me and my identity in a way that I do not think I would have ever considered without being given this opportunity.
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