I know my inquiry will be much more focused if I can direct it with an essential question. However, I still feel like I am working through the parameters, so I will probably narrow it down as I go. Here is the question I will start off with:

“How can combining textiles and ceramics with an A/R/Tographical approach generate ideas, innovations and products that merit two semesters of exploration?”

That’s pretty broad. One of my teachers this summer spoke about enabling constraints. I should set some. An A/R/Tographical approach will require me to function as an Artist, a Researcher and a Teacher.

Artist: Creative Inquiry

• Processes                         concept-driven
• Form                                 considering principles and elements of design
• Tradition
• History

Researcher

• Find relevant resources like articles, books, blogs, and tutorials
• Are there any articles about the purposes of fibre And/or ceramic art or maybe about the tension created by combining them?
• Observe artists and their work

Teacher

• I want to develop independence in a studio setting
• I want to consider safety
• I want to question, research and reflect upon values that would be shared in arts education environments

I am not sure if those are good enough constraints, but it is helping me organize.