At first when FMP had started, initially I did not have a theme but I was focused more on the function of the building I was going to create. I had a clear idea of what I wanted to do, and that was to refurbish an abanded building, to redesign it and give it a purpose again, and there were initially two places I thought of. 1. Woolwich Public Cover Market, or An abandoned chapel located in Peckham.

I wanted my building to give juvenile kids hope to stand back on their feet, giving them the opportunities to learn new creative skills to better their lived, whiles also providing space to local professionals to as a studio space. The more I thought about it, because of the two areas that I had picked, I wanted to pick a theme which would’ve reflected the building and area most whilst having it be original yet not too complexed at the same time which is why I decided to pick “Geometrical shapes/origami” as I thought it was a theme that you could do a lot with.

After deciding this, I then went on to create a mindmap, brainstorming the ideas I had in mind including, where I was going to visit. What I planned on doing, which artist I was going to look at, what materials I was going to use etc.

I also created a mood board in hopes that it would not only inspire me but when people open up my book, they would understand the kind of theme im trying to direct them towards.