Make It show in Vancouver, April 19- 21, 2013

 (I had on display for sale my hoods, far right and centre, my face mask/scarves lower centre...)

(...and the pink patterned pants on the right)


http://makeitproductions.com/vancouver/welcome-to-make-it/

The Make It show in Vancouver was quite the experience: the graduating students (who were interested, minus the metal program) of KSA made the journey to the city to sell art.  We took our production lines and the school's elaborate booth (it was made of solid wood, metal frames, and was 10 feet long I believe).  We did a mock setup that took around 3 hours- good thing we did, for the actual setup time was much shorter because of it.  The drive to Vancouver was good, only a bit of rain at the end of it while entering the city.  I ended up staying with 3 different past classmates (their couches were comfortable and their homes inviting), and it was good to catch up with what they were doing in their lives.

For the actual show I brought my printed hoods, pants, and scarves/masks, as well as decorative wraps and arm bands.  I haven't been to a show as large as this one, and it was quite packed with vendors selling anything from photographic jewelry to engraved wood and metal to pillows to intricate printed clothing.  The quality of everything was quite high; I didn't see any 'shoddy workship' as my mother would say.

We split the weekend into shifts, I had sunday afternoon.  From the information given by the class and from the vendors around, I heard that the show was slow, but work still sold.  There were a lot of people who came to the event, and I got some great feedback that will be useful for future sales.      

 photo credit: Jeremy Addington

 photo credit: Jeremy Addington

 photo credit: Jeremy Addington
Love these (top to bottom: 'Lace.01', 'Shroud', 'Swashbuckler')

 -Today I submitted my body of work (headdresses) to the Touchstones Gallery.  It feels great to be finished, and I'm looking forward to helping set up the show this week.  I will be taking photos of my work in the gallery and posting them as soon as I am able.  The last few weeks I have been printing on clothing, dying more pieces of cloth and wool, and weaving (4 wraps of hemp/cotton).  I plan on dying those too, and maybe try to print on them... should be interesting, as handwoven cloth is very textured. 

-I have applied to some residencies and art exhibitions this past and current month, and I will continue this until I am out of school... I believe the last few studio days are April 15- 17.  You can imagine I am making the most of my time- or as much as I can- these last few weeks.

So far the list of things to do is this and counting:
-dye remaining wool
-dye and print on woven wraps
-production line: shirts: material needs to be dyed and printed
-continue the 'Elven Spade' print
-making a corseted jacket 
 
Wish me luck! 

-got another commission/ job: repair and alter a leather vest.  I ended up working on it a bit today, and had to take it to the industrial sewing machine.  It is a beast and quite trigger happy with the foot plate- and apparently known to break fingers.  But, I did get the major seams done.  All I have to do now is handsew a few inner parts of the lining. 

-used up the last of my leftover dyes in overdying clothing/ a purple striped shirt, a brown striped shirt, and a yellow one that may be dipped in indigo for a green.  And, I want to try and print over some as well, just to add more to them.

-tomorrow is body of work day, which I am done, so I am going to continue my side projects/ photos and lists to come! 

Busy in Printing

1. Bleached out black polka dot fabric made into pants
2. Myro nature dye print in progress (full size bedsheet)
3. Bleached out cotton shirt

-been slowing finishing the final headdress, Amazon; it should be complete this week with any luck

-I have spent the majority of my week job hunting, and handing out resumes- preparing for the end of school next month when I will have time for things other than art again ^__^ well, that may not be entirely true as I hope to continue making things for the market

-been doing a lot of extra side projects at school lately, trying to make the most of the studio space I have right now.  It's sad to think that soon it won't be available to use as I'll be graduated.  But this means I must devise an alternative space...

-speaking of which, I cleaned out a corner in the basement, and it could become the perfect summer haunt...

 

Above we have the aforementioned headdresses, grey is Mystic, blue is Pharaoh, and below we have my 2 production lines of hoods and face masks (8 pieces each) in progress. 

 And then there is headdress #3, Amazon.   

Should have them all done this week, and then be able to do some performance pics/videos with them- making them is just the first step.  One of these will be submitted to the Talking Heads show in Vancouver, which shall it be?

Or mayhaps I will make a fifth one.

-Headdress update: almost finished 3 of 4.  The fourth one is nicknamed Amazon, and is slowly taking shape.  I am aiming to have the entire series done by the end of this week, so I can move forward with my other classes (namely, my commission work, side projects, and my graduation paper). 

-Tomorrow begins more bleach experiments, and perhaps I will be able to cut out some block prints...

keep it simple- update

-finished my book miniatures, making another book for a narrative project (art/craft schools love narrative projects, don't they?)

 -working on the third headdress

 -finished two production lines (8 pieces each)

-another commission~ altering a coat and bag.  the coat is done, the bag should be finished today

 -ideally, I would love to have all my courses finished this week so I can begin/continue all my side projects while I still have access to a full studio, but I think I'll have to wait and see what I can do- go time!