Wednesday, November 17, 2010

ACERVUS__ weaving final

I don't know if I've ever been so excited with a final as I am with the outcome of my weaving final. I guess since I literally spent SO much TIME and resources on it...ahhhh all so very worth it.

I just took some pictures of it, though I need to get it professionally photographed..actually I have other pieces I need to get photographed too..hmmm Gabby hurry and get home.

Artist Statement:

"Acervus" is about accumulation. In Latin, the word acervus means a heap or a mass; these things exist because of a build-up of various smaller parts; humans are essentially the same. As humans living each moment, we are constantly coming in contact with different sensory experiences. All of these experiences; the people, places, and information that enter into our lives, no matter the longevity or the positivity/negativity of the thing, each of these experiences will affect us and contribute to our lives in some way, at some point. We come across very significant events, like the forming of a lifelong friendship or a new spiritual belief, and insignificant events, like stepping on a piece of bubble gum barefoot or overhearing a random conversation about bananas. Both the significant and insignificant instances carry with them an impact that adds a layer to the structure of your life. Even if the experience or information is denied, the seed has been planted and it will contribute. We are all accumulations.
I have woven a 15 inch by 180 inch piece of cloth that has two nine inch holes evenly spaced in the center, out of hand spun raw tassar silk, fuzzy white mohair, and beige wool to represent this thought. It is a wearable piece that is made to be comfortable in both warm climates (as a vest around the arms), or in cold climates (as a scarf or a wrap). The cloth is made long so that it will always drag the ground. I plan to wear the piece to many places that I travel; it will eventually accumulate the things that follow my path. In a sense, the cloth will never be completely finished, but always morphing and building, just as we do as humans.

Now, first I will show the process images I took with my phonnnne:


The skein of mohair/wool that I had to make into a ball.
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THE BALL: I actually like making yarn balls..
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Geoffry the tumor.
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Geoffry the tumor at the end...
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BAHHHHh the BIRTH!
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now...to share the love:

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BAHHHHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhh I'm happy.

The only thing is that I think the bottom is a little too square and thick, but I think once it's been worn and drug around it will get looser and possibly taper more? hm we shall see. I'm going to post updates on where and when I wear it and what happens. I'm excited.

:D

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

readyyyyy GO:

songs about home. what is home? where is home? people on bikes. leaves. berries that I picked yesterday. painting my toenails pink. hair. makeup. dressing up. dressing down. naked. lichen. bugs. ants. lateralus. bears. fur. wool. yarn. silk. worms. caterpillars. slugs. snails. Paintbrush Canyon. Jake's Shadow Mountain Nipples. Heather, wave to yourself. fallen trees. hiking fast. sweat. smelly. body. skin. moist. feathers. owl. sound. who cooks for you, who cooks for you two, little tiny vases, paint, hair hair hair.

train of thought.
you are.

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

black coffee

I've discovered that black coffee is better than coffee with cream.

Even though its clearing up outside now, and the blue sky is starting to peak through the grey clouds; it was dreary this morning. The light is cool and clean feeling. I makes colors look very separate and bold. i think. So to procrastinate I decided to take really close up pictures of my face.

Nose bumps and nose fuzzies:

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Mouths are interesting. Especially lips. ESPECIALLY tongues. There's this artist who does these mouth/tongue/spit bubble drawings using colored pencils. She puts these mouths on things like chicken bodies and...other random things. AND THEY ARE AMAZING. But, I can't remember her name or find her anywhere on the internet. So...if you see something like this. LET ME KNOW!!?

Also, have you ever sat in front of a mirror and just moved and rolled your tongue around? Do it...its interesting.

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Lip wrinkles and a string of spit:

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Monday, November 1, 2010

It's crunch time, like carrots.

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I realized my entire dinner was orange. How day-after-festive.

I wanted to post two of my weaving samples I did last Tuesday.

The weave structure of this one is Rose Path, but you can't tell because my wefts are too large. But that's not the exciting part. The exciting part is that I wove it with newspaper and microwaved-POTATO skin- cubes on a string. :)

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They got really wrinkly and leathery. ...they also taste like burnt flavorless potato chips, and smell of potato. But the even cooler thing is, is that there was no waste! The byproduct was tasty mashed potatoes and broccoli!

Continuing on that path of not wasting is my Double Weave structure. I used grey thread and raw wool/Jamie hair blend yarn, and stuffed the pockets with loose Jamie hair! And, this is a side note, but I really LOVE the smell of my old hair. I hadn't washed it in about 3 days and I think I had been swimming in some Wyoming body of water before I cut it. So it smells of dirty sweaty Wyoming amazingness. It's not stinky I promise. It's great! mmm nostalgia.

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also,
This picture:

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Now to crunch. Repeat Pattern sketches of CAPPADOCIA, Turkey!!!!!!!