Progression #18

I realized tonight how long it has been since I've updated my blog! In my defense, I haven't been very prolific lately. I have, however, completed a couple pieces. It started out a little like this: The tables outside my apartment are shaded by these giant, beautiful trees. Sitting out there is so peaceful. Time …

Book #1: Spring Cleaning

This semester I took a bookmaking class. We only have 2 deadlines, this post will cover the first book and a lot of the mistakes and victories I experienced over the course of that time. We were told to make an edition of 2, that it would need to include a colophon, 2 pages of …

Progression #17

I don't have any progress shots of this because I did most of the work in one sitting. I originally planned to make these little boxes out of clay, but as they are done in paper now, they take on a different meaning. They represent my lanterns. There are many festivals that focus around lanterns. …

Progression #16

I started work on this based on a sketch I had in mind. I was exploring themes of maternal bonds and childhood. I remembered when I was little how much of an emphasis was placed on the length of my hair. I was never allowed to cut more than a 1/4th of an inch at …

Progression #15

It's very sad to me that nobody really liked this one. I was the most fond of this one. I counted out 12 little clay pieces and carved little lines to count all of them. Again, "suspended time" was the idea. I used a gray gradient (gray-dient haha!) and green. Green has always represented hope …

Progression #14

I'm sorry to say I did not take progression shots of this. It began almost as quickly as it ended. My counsel had been to try and recreate the technique I used in Progression #2 but this time, not to add paint. Or if I did add paint, let it be minimal. I bleached the …

Progression #13

After the last critique, I was advised that I should try frames that were rectangular or square to produce more tension. After procrastinating a little too long to make it to woodshop, I decided I would just "wing" the frame. It came out terribly crooked. I think I leaned on it when I was attaching …

Progression #12

This is where I started. I started this piece with a "balance" idea. I had wanted to create a frame out of PVC and have these largely covered in yarn. You can see from the sketches I had some big plans that didn't exactly work out. As you can see here I sort of had …

Progression #11

I don't have any progress shots of this from the beginning because I was so "in the zone" and I knew which direction I was going, I sort of got caught up in all of it. This is two separate hoops glued at the top and connected with mint green yarn. Originally, I thought I …

Progression #9

So this is where I originally started. I found this wooden embroidery frame when I was hunting around for hoops. I had sketched this idea out beforehand and had the paper pieces prepped and ready with gray. I had anticipated that I would be building a wooden frame but in the interest of time, I …