This essay comprised of two components, which I chose to write as one document with no distinction being made between them.  Component one comprised of choosing the work of a theorist through which to investigate social theory.  By reflecting on my own art practice, I was drawn to the theories of Jerome Bruner (1976) in relation to play.  Component two was an autoenthnographic investigation into application of the theories of Bruner to further understand educational practice.  The methodology employed was a qualitative semi-structured interview asking the participants to reflect on their time on a G.C.S.E art and design course in England to establish whether play had occurred during the process of making.  My essay concluded by asserting that although play had occurred on some level it was as a by-product of the creative process due to curriculum constraints inhibiting the classroom environment.

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