It was finally time to install our outcomes from the final skills workshop. I had really lost a lot of interest with the etching process by this point because of the difficult and wasteful method used. When we enterred the library and I was glad I gone in to check out the space ahead of time, as many others in the group were having to rething their designs and layouts to deal with the shallower space.It took me a little while to position the butterfly in a way which looked natural, and even longer to carefully arrange the crystals around the edge. However when it was finally set up the piece was very indepth and detailed, and definitely emphasised a lot of potential and unique ways in which 2D prints could be transformed into 3D outcomes. Even though I had not really been able to engage with the process throughout due to repeated technically difficulties, I had really put a lot of consideration into how I could get into the spirit of the activity, and the way it was trying to get us to rethink the possibilities of printmaking, as much as possible.
EDIT: When I then later went to collect this outcome the library attendant said that mine specifically was one which attracted particular attention amongst users of the library. This was really great feedback for me, as one of the key interests in my work is to engage audiences and make them feel stewardship, pride and accountability for the organisms which we share the planet with. So to hear that my piece in particular was one of the most notably engaging works in the exhibition was nice feedback. I wonder whether it might have been due to my extra planning for the space we were given, and the specialist glass terrarium I brought which made my peice stand out differently amongst the outcomes on show. 
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