Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Saturday, February 16, 2013
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.
-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.
Friday, February 1, 2013
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!
Monday, January 21, 2013
A Body of Work and Artist Associations
Also known as BOW Jan- April: I am creating a series of headdresses. Very decorative, costume based combined media works. It has taken a couple of weeks to create and fine tune the idea, materials, and forms for this series, but I am extremely excited to start my prototype, and move onto the main structures. These will be exhibited in the Touchstones gallery of Nelson, BC, near the end of April. I am also hoping to enter one of these into a show in Vancouver called 'Talking Heads, a Contemporary Take on Headdresses'. It will run from July 25- Sept 7 2013.
I am also in the process of renewing my membership to VANL-CARFAC, and applying for membership to the Surface Design Association.
In the larger scheme of things, it's becoming more important to form a network of artists and groups that can help support you (at least mentally) when you cease to be a student. I have already experienced a bit of this after achieving my BFA: it was really hard to get back into art. I joined an artist collective based in NL called Stockpile, and I got back into the whole artistic process, but it was a struggle to balance my day job and my goals of a career. I am doubly determined to keep my focus upon the end of this final semester.
I leave now to read up on business contracts between artists and clients, and further my mental work on BOW.
I am also in the process of renewing my membership to VANL-CARFAC, and applying for membership to the Surface Design Association.
In the larger scheme of things, it's becoming more important to form a network of artists and groups that can help support you (at least mentally) when you cease to be a student. I have already experienced a bit of this after achieving my BFA: it was really hard to get back into art. I joined an artist collective based in NL called Stockpile, and I got back into the whole artistic process, but it was a struggle to balance my day job and my goals of a career. I am doubly determined to keep my focus upon the end of this final semester.
I leave now to read up on business contracts between artists and clients, and further my mental work on BOW.
Friday, January 4, 2013
The Dilemma
Today I set out with intention. I put on my 'shroud' costume, black pants, and picked up my camera. The video and general shots of the costume were to be done on a background of snow, which had fallen last night. So, I set up my camera, stood in place, and observed the ensuing silence- the batteries were enough to turn on the camera, but not take a photo.
So, back to the recharger they go. And another day awaits for the video and shots to take place.
With the new year, I am aiming to update this site more often. But there needs to be some commentary, along with the occasional photo logs~ I feel some of this commentary will stem from other interests in my life that certainly help inspire my art, and are becoming more prevalent as time passes. A deep interest in the Occupy movement gave rise to my final surface design on canvas and cotton fabric, dyed and printed with plant dyes. I pay more and more attention to that movement, and others such as the recent Idle No More. I am continually reading about politics, the environment, activism, grassroots organizations and gatherings.
I know that what I read, look at, and spend time with affects my art practice. The other day I went to volunteer at the SPCA where I help socialize the cats there. I find myself thinking about how going to school without a job has affected my work, how I want to be making a living in the world after graduation, and I find I still need to learn so much more. There is so much in the world to become immersed in. There is so much wealth outside of the dollar.
Yet, the dollar is what makes me able to buy materials- so the big dilemma awaits for this semester. I must decide if I can put aside the prejudices of my school against anything that is not a natural fibre, and simply reuse what has been already made (left over poly blend fibres, clothing, etc)- creating all my projects out of what I already have around me. Perhaps this would be the first step to achieving a freeform and experimental process of fibre art.
So, back to the recharger they go. And another day awaits for the video and shots to take place.
With the new year, I am aiming to update this site more often. But there needs to be some commentary, along with the occasional photo logs~ I feel some of this commentary will stem from other interests in my life that certainly help inspire my art, and are becoming more prevalent as time passes. A deep interest in the Occupy movement gave rise to my final surface design on canvas and cotton fabric, dyed and printed with plant dyes. I pay more and more attention to that movement, and others such as the recent Idle No More. I am continually reading about politics, the environment, activism, grassroots organizations and gatherings.
I know that what I read, look at, and spend time with affects my art practice. The other day I went to volunteer at the SPCA where I help socialize the cats there. I find myself thinking about how going to school without a job has affected my work, how I want to be making a living in the world after graduation, and I find I still need to learn so much more. There is so much in the world to become immersed in. There is so much wealth outside of the dollar.
Yet, the dollar is what makes me able to buy materials- so the big dilemma awaits for this semester. I must decide if I can put aside the prejudices of my school against anything that is not a natural fibre, and simply reuse what has been already made (left over poly blend fibres, clothing, etc)- creating all my projects out of what I already have around me. Perhaps this would be the first step to achieving a freeform and experimental process of fibre art.
Saturday, December 1, 2012
November Update- projects
^Indigo flower in the vat (close up)
November was a month of writing in nanowri (http://www.nanowrimo.org/). I now have another 50,000 word novel of pure unscripted fiction to add to my other writings. Very pleased,
School is in the final two weeks, projects will be finished at the end of this week and the middle of the next, so we are all busy doing that. The KSA show and sale is this Friday and Saturday (Dec.7 & 8) and that should be quite good. There are a lot of tiny shops in town that are full of great art and craft work right now, just in time for the holidays. I am about to begin making cards for mailing, and to start doing some personal projects and production lines in anticipation of graduation.
The class is going to be in a show called 'Make It' in Vancouver in April. So part of the above mentioned work will go to that, as well as what I'm making in school this year. We are pretty excited and in the process of fundraising for the trip.
I leave you with some my projects in progress:
I am more determined than ever to become a successful artist, be it art or craft or both ^__^ It is so exciting and rewarding to be in this program, and I can clearly see that my skill in sewing has risen to a much more professional level. And that is exactly what I aimed for.
See you at the show?
Sunday, November 11, 2012
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