Major progress with headdress #1, now with a working title of 'Pharaoh of the Reef' (I began incorporating shibori dyed wool alongside the silk printing). It may turn out to be the submission for the show I want to apply for... though I will have to let the other three evolve first before I decide.

The goal here is to attempt to fit into the theme of a show without having to make a new piece, though I that is what I have to do then no complaints here. It's a good challenge I think, to either fit a piece into a theme or to make a piece based on that theme.

Tonight, I aim to finish a second book of text, and maybe decide on what I want to do for the set of three I have left. I also would like to start hand stitching the shibori felt pieces together for 'Pharaoh of the Reef', though I will have to just let this time be what it will. Learning to slow down sometimes is hard to do.

Bookbinding: stitch and glue

-for the miniatures project-

time for a tease

Some finished and in progress projects/ enjoy!

Shibori dying

updates:
 -final project (shirt and lace overlay) for deconstruction/reconstruction is complete

-this coming week are photoshoots of completed work by a professional photographer

-next weekend working for the Capitol theatre with a second ballet that's coming to town

-ongoing progress with BOW headdresses There is a miniature project for one of my classes

- I am going to make some artist books. Now, here is a project where I can place some of my other interests into (politics, gender, feminism, etc). As practice, I did a book made from the pages of Xtra, an LGBT newspaper. I am considering taking it apart to partially use in one of the minatures (we need 3 in the series). Another project is one of combined media yardage... and I already have some ideas for that. Some are about enclosing objects and other surfaces in felt, some are about using found objects and what some would call junk or garbage (examples of this: the tabs on cans).

-Finally, there are a couple of commissions to be worked on: one is in progress, and the second is in the talking stages: a Vincent Valentine cosplay. Depending on how that goes, I'll be able to start searching out materials for it. Being in a larger province certainly will help with that.

Photo Log: January

-the gold fabric: experimenting with layers.  the grey fabric: making a hat to use as a base prototype for the headdresses.

-there was a lot of deconstruction/ reconstruction happening this month: here's a winter jacket I have been slowly altering outside of school work.

-my final project for deconstruction/ reconstruction (or, decon): two shirts layered, along with added lace trim and other fancy assortments.  in progress!

-our paper making workshop last sunday: fantastic!!!

-a clean work space for Feb. (memo to self: you must tidy more often!)
 

-and more play!