For this project, I originally chose to make a twenty-sided die but I realized that it doesn’t have anything to do with visual communication and I would have a hard time making a connection so instead, I ended up making chopines.

After deciding my choice of artifact, I began to do some research about it and wrote down my paragraph separately in a Word document. I then used clay to make the shoe and it took a while to get the shape right although it still doesn’t look exactly like a real chopine (see photo reference down below). This was actually my first time working with clay which is probably why I struggled to make the artifact. I wrote the paragraph description on a ripped paper and included the velvet and lace fabric in the background to give the photo more texture.

This assignment honestly isn’t one of my favourites and I felt unmotivated to finish it but it was interesting to learn about the history. I definitely should have made better use of my time and planned the photo out more efficiently because I’m not very satisfied with the end product and it even took me way longer than it could have. Therefore, I would give myself a 5/10 on this project.