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Fumes 3 ft Wool, wire hanger, tulle, muslin, dye, spray paint, duct tape, thread I loved this project. I feel like I really embraced my "Elaine-ness" with this project. I would love to do a huge piece of this that really encapsulates a space eventually. I think the decision to make it into a sculpture was a really good call. It just felt right when I was making it which I haven't felt in a long time.

Project in the making...who knows what's going on at this point. I definitely didn't.

inspiration for final project

Final Project Proposal

For this final project I will be doing my version of Pae White’s “Smoke Tapestry”. She created these by coming up with a design and sending them to a tapestry production company to have it made. Her idea behind these tapestries were to capture the beauty and impermanence of smoke on something that is very physical and permanent.

My response to this is to use muslin, dye, and embroidery to create a 4 1/2 foot wall piece that is my interpretation of of her tapestries. I will use shibori dyeing techniques and a deep blue dye to create interesting patterns that is free-flowing and accentuated by using colored embroidery to create another dimension. The thread I will use will be brightly colored as contrast against the dark blue I hope to achieve and also as am homage to Pae White and her use of bright colors throughout her entire body of work.

I will use: muslin, embroidery thread, indigo blue dye

Processes: embroidery, shibori dyeing

Last week I worked on dyeing and embroidery. so far these are my 2 favorite techniques that we have learned in class and will be using them for my final project.

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Homework #2: Greatest Hits

The 3 artists that stood out to me the most were Ernesto Neto, Andrea Zittel, and Shinique Smith.

Ernesto Neto is an amazing artist. I love his focus on human connection and wanting his pieces to be interactive. The works where he has the sacs filled with herbs so that they smell I think is really ingenious and creative.

Andrea Zittel is also amazing. I love that she took art to such a practical level and really made it an experience. I think the units that she created that though are small can work in any small space and are very practical and they are beautiful as well. I think it is so cool that she has the AZ West project so people can see what she is all about and really shows a different practicing artist lifestyle, more secluded and nature-based.

Shinique Smith is an amazing artist. I love that she merged street graffiti art with sculpture to create a unique colorful bold aesthetic that I would really like to bring into my own work. I love the refinement and whimsical qualities playing on each other that I feel create something very different and pleasing to the eye. She also has an amazing use of color.

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Wen to Hauser Wirth and Schimmel over spring break. Did not take a selfie but do plan on going back so will take one then. Really enjoyed the space and loved the Ruth Asawa collection they had.

Ruth Awasa’s large scale metal-crochet curvy forms were beautiful. They suspended from the ceiling and hung to just above the ground. They were about fifteen to twenty feet tall and there were about 10 of them on display. Though they looked seemingly simple and extremely refined. There were smaller forms within the larger forms creating an interesting layering affect that really gave the whole piece a whole other element and created a beautiful illusion. These forms casted beautiful shadows on the floor giving the forms a whole other dimension. Louise Bourgeois’ work also really caught my eye. My first impression of Louise Bourgeois’ pieces were that they were beautiful, large, industrious, and bold. There were 6 of them displayed on one long wall which really made the body of work very powerful. The materials used was canvas from military bags, iron rods and metal wire to stitch the fabric together. My impression was that they were about the war and it was to show the emotional damage caused from WWII. However once I read the artist statement which said (in a nutshell) the pieces were about the disconnect of the younger generation of the time with their understanding of “real life” I did not feel as captivated by them anymore. However, they were still very bold and beautiful. The last room I went into displayed many working contemporary artists who were commissioned to make pieces for the gallery. Jessica Stockholder, Sonia Gomez, Abigail DeVille, Karla Black, Phyllida Barlow, Rachel Khedoori were all on display in this vary industrious warehouse-like space. I feel as though the artwork that was displayed in this space was all very interesting and captivating but it was almost too much going on in one room. There was misshaped furniture to the right as you walk in and then you are greeted by a large installation piece with giant fabric pom poms suspended from a giant wooden support-type sculptural form. Then as you move into the space you are hit with an overwhelming amount of art by different artists all displayed very closely to each other. This, unfortunately, made it difficult for me to really enjoy and engage with each individual piece as much as I would have liked. Overall Hauser Wirth and Schimmel was a beautiful open gallery space.

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Neon Tidal Wave

Coiling final project

Raffia, cooling core, acrylic paint, plastic floral decorations

20 in x 14 in x 6 in

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I really enjoyed coiling though it was very time consuming. However, my final project I think I really struggled with the refinement and a well-rounded execution of my final product. Netting was extremely difficult as well. Too much going on at once. A bit of a sensory overload. Overall this was not my favorite set of techniques but good tools to have. Cannot wait for dyeing

Neon Tidal Wave Coiling final project Raffia, cooling core, acrylic paint, plastic floral decorations 20 in x 14 in x 6 in

love the colors and pattern

I love this glaze. So simple and beautiful

some more of my inspiration for the coiling project

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really interesting post

http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/drug-portrait-photographer?utm_source=tcpfbusads

Struggle

Im really struggling with being original with my ideas. I want what goes on in my mind to be executed more successfully and I'm struggling with how to accomplish this. I just feel lost a lot of the time while working on my projects like I don't know what exactly my end goals are. Just ranting

I feel as though she is really fearless in her convictions and the context of what she chooses to make her art about. always very quirky solutions so an interesting problem

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