The above image is a copy of my brainstorm I was required to undertake for Research Design.
I have created a more specific methodology with corresponding methods. I think prior to this brainstorm, I had a con-fuffled my methods and methodologies because I was extending ideas that were too broad, or plainly too big for the time the degree allowed me to tease out ideas.
Here is the update:
Methodology Old- Permaculture/ Biodynamic Gardening
Revised- Compost(ing) as a methodology
Reasoning- I would have to use the 12 Principles of Permaculture and I would have to research more into biodynamic gardening. I am a rookie gardener, and I need to read more into this methodology to fully undertake the task and incorporate its systems/ ways of thinking as a metmethodologyhodlogy without watering down its principles for my practice. I'm not sure if I have enough time/ knowledge to do this beautiful theory justice.
Composting is an ongoing method I have personally undertaken for the past 2 years. I think it encompasses beautiful principles of relationship, interaction, collaboration, and networks that I can naturally employ into my practice. It is small enough for me to understand and tease out ideas, and large enough for me to extend it over the next year. Moreover, I will continue to research into permaculture and support my practice with its values, principles.
My methods:
Watercolours, Oil Painting and Gardening
These methods will employ a Compost Methodology.
I am still figuring out if the materiality of oil painting is the best method in my practice that could explore ideas surrounding circular systems; one that calls for 'closing the loop', repurposing, regeneration, one that can be degradable into the compost. As opposed to an object that is bound in a linear growth paradigm due to its un-compostable materials.
Perhaps experimenting with alternative 'ethical' pigments, gesso and cotton canvas could be a solution.
This could include repurposing old material as opposed to newly bought canvas, researching ethical pigments, and making my own gesso/ primer with lime, cow-dung or/ and rabbit skin glue.
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