Wishing…
Wishing coincides with the last step of the I-Search Method which is to analyze your project. Overall, I really like my project. I picked something to me that was a lot of fun and did the best I could with limited resources. There are a lot of different materials out there on tattoos, but not a lot of it covers women or goes into details. I think that was my biggest frustration. Not being able to find as many resources as I wished.
I wish I would have narrowed in on my focus a little sooner. If I had, I may have had time to get my hands on out of print books through ILL or by buying them. I also wish I would have had more time to track down experts and talk to them. I didn’t really stumble about anyone that had knowledge until it was too late. I could have still emailed them, but I didn’t want to put any pressure on them and I didn’t think I would get any responses back. Over this past weekend, I also was told about a couple of female tattoo artists in the area. Once again, this weekend was already jammed full and there was just no time left. Also, I didn’t want to intrude upon what I’m sure is a busy life for them.
The other thing I thought I could do differently is focus more on modern women than on the past. Talking with friends and co-workers who have tattoos, I was fascinated by their stories and decisions to get their tattoo(s). I think if I wanted to take a different approach, it would have been fun to focus the topic on more on interviews and stories. It certainly would have put a different spin on things.
In many ways, I think my experiences are like those of a child/young adult. Looking through the ISP model I had many of the same feelings that they would. I could easily see where throughout the process they could get frustrated or overwhelmed by the project. When lacking in resources that are needed, sometimes you just want to through everything out the window. However, I think I had enough patient and skills, to rework my searching and find additional resources I hadn’t before. Some child/young adults may not have enough experience or knowledge to do that. Of course, many may just rush to get the project done. I know in many instances I wanted to do that myself, but I forced myself to stop and work slowly through each step. If they’re feeling the pressure of a due date, getting done is their only concern and they loose the introspective feeling that the process can offer.
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