Narrative: Memory Cloth and Projection

Last night was the final weaving crit for the semester, and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. I guess I had been looking at the cloth for so long with frustration, that I just assumed everyone else would be as frustrated as I was, and that was not the case. It just reminded [...]

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Revisions

The fun part about weaving pickup- you’re drawing, but you can’t go back and erase. Well, I suppose you could, but it might take you eons, and I don’t have that kind of time. Not to mention, I was having serious problems with my sheds not raising enough to pass the shuttle through, so I [...]

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Projecting Woven Narrative

I haven’t been talking a lot about weaving lately, mostly because I’ve been sorta stuck. My latest weaving assignment is a doublecloth pick-up project which describes a specific date and place through the use of imagery and choice of color. Essentially, this project is perfect for me. It’s narrative by nature and has few limitations, [...]

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A Lesson in the Creative Process

As an artist, I am not usually fond of collaborating, but this week I find myself working with a good friend on a project for our Puppets and Prosthetics class. So far it’s been a hilarious adventure of things just not working out. The assignment: Giants and Miniatures The idea: To use a microscope with [...]

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Now on Flickr

Just a quick update as I’m between projects. You can now view my full portfolio, including non-fiber work, on my Flickr account. Click and rejoice!

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Fiber Arts, Weaving, and Art Identity

Okay, folks. I think there might be something wrong with me here. I cannot stop thinking about projections. I’ve been thinking about them all day, and it’s getting to the point of obsession. To clarify: for someone who isn’t a big fan of technology, who would rather do stop motion with a 35mm but realizes [...]

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The Rabbit Wanderers

These are some stills from my latest Puppets and Prosthetics project, a stop motion shadow puppet show based on Carl Sandburg’s story, The Dollar Watch and the Five Jack Rabbits. Thematically, it follows my interest in lyrical or poetic storytelling and folktales. While I am usually accustomed to creating my own narratives, I thought this [...]

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Being a Weaver on a Budget

I am relatively new to weaving. About two months new. To be truthful, I am new to fiber arts, having only declared my major last spring after really discovering the medium in the fall. There is no doubt in my mind that I need to be making fiber art right now, but I have to [...]

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Playing Catch-Up

I had fully intended on updating Monday night, thereby starting a pattern of consistent, day by day posting…and then I was in the fiber department after class till 12:40. By the time I got home, close to one in the morning, I didn’t feel like looking at a computer, or anything else for that matter. [...]

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