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**Feedback - Studio Work 3: Metamorphosis and self portrait -** February 23, 2012 - Mrs M. Lee. You have shown good understanding of M.C Escher in your Investigation Workbook and you are beginning to apply his tessellations to your own work. This piece has potential but needs to be reworked, this should be considered a trial and you should develop this into a more finished piece in the future. You need to spend time refining your skills. You have a lot going on in this image - break your work down in smaller chunks and focus on these before combining. Focus first on self portraits and mastery of your medium, then focus on tessellations and finally add metamorphosis into your tessellations. Only once you have mastered these three things should you bring them together in one work.You mention this as a weakness in your analysis and it is good to see you breaking your work down to more manageable chunks in your printmaking project. Have you considered looking into cats and their importance in Egypt, both historically and today? You say they are practically worshiped in Ancient Egypt but this comment seems offhand and not based in solid research - there seems to be a lot of potential for further investigation here. It is interesting that there is a link to cats (from your first studio piece) that continues into this piece and its seems this may have more potential. Have you considered looking into Ancient Egyptian art and symbols - perhaps there are other animals that are important in Ancient Egypt, possibly a reference to Ancient Egyptian gods? Perhaps you could use a cat and another significant animal in a tessellation (or metamorphosis) piece like Escher's horse and fish combinations. It is good to see connections to your previous pieces - continue to do so in future studio work. Feedback on //Installation// Sw 15 - Feb. 28 Nourhan, I think you really have an idea here that will change the mood of your exhibition. I agree the // She // will fit nicely in this setting. Start building it up with the carpet, tea, shisha, incense and let's pick a time to get together and "age" your furniture.