Artist Reflective Statement

• A reflective statement is a written record of your artistic process for any individual artwork you’ve created.

• A good reflective statement describes step-by-step what you did, and more importantly, why you did it.

• It can touch on some of the challenges you faced and how you overcame them.

• It can even mention ideas you have for your next piece.

• Writing down your thoughts about your own creative process forces you to be aware of your decision making process while you are creating.

• This includes the conscious decisions you make, as well as the things you do intuitively. It can become a record of your thoughts while you’re working and is something to refer to later to remind yourself about issues you want to explore further.

• A reflective statement is also a good conclusion to an artwork. Rather than setting it aside as done, you get the chance to reflect on what you have learned.

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