Just wanted to add context. I was using my high contrast lights... so the light is a little intense. My apologies.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Body Shots....ya know.
Just wanted to add context. I was using my high contrast lights... so the light is a little intense. My apologies.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Some inspiration: Look and love.
http://www.joettamaue.com/index.html
I love the intimacy of the imagery and the way she embroiders as if she is drawing.
http://www.joychristiansen.com/index.html
I'm fascinated by the way Christiansen combines image with text and object. It's pretty much the epitome of what I'm working towards.
http://historically-inaccurate.blogspot.com/
I love the way Saja stitches and the canvas he chooses to use. I'm looking at a lot of embroidery and textile art lately. I'm finding that the more tactile oriented arts are driving my ideas towards an increasingly focused point.
http://www.calebcolephoto.com/pages/one/one.html
I love the humor and compassion that Cole embodies by wearing other people's clothes.
http://www.feelingstitchy.com/
Simply fun.
http://www.donaldyoung.com/mcelheny/josiah_mcelheny_index.html
I get lost in McElheny's pieces. They are beyond beautiful. Beyond sensual. Just beyond....
I love the intimacy of the imagery and the way she embroiders as if she is drawing.
http://www.joychristiansen.com/index.html
I'm fascinated by the way Christiansen combines image with text and object. It's pretty much the epitome of what I'm working towards.
http://historically-inaccurate.blogspot.com/
I love the way Saja stitches and the canvas he chooses to use. I'm looking at a lot of embroidery and textile art lately. I'm finding that the more tactile oriented arts are driving my ideas towards an increasingly focused point.
http://www.calebcolephoto.com/pages/one/one.html
I love the humor and compassion that Cole embodies by wearing other people's clothes.
http://www.feelingstitchy.com/
Simply fun.
http://www.donaldyoung.com/mcelheny/josiah_mcelheny_index.html
I get lost in McElheny's pieces. They are beyond beautiful. Beyond sensual. Just beyond....
Monday, November 16, 2009
Sewing My Own
Hello all. I am posting detail shots from my work this quarter. The time went fast and I feel like I just got started on this project, but I very excited about the possibilities. I haven't figured out how I'm going to present that actual clothing items... but I'm working on that. I don't have shots of the shirts in their entirety as of yet, but that's coming.
Working Artist Statement
The act of sewing simultaneously mass-produces and individually stitches the threads that bind our exterior identities. Utilizing photography, embroidery, and feminine postures, I hope to explore the modern female’s agency over exterior representation. These pieces carry my residue through application of personal text, image, and labor, creating an explorative and conscious construction of self. If social identity is constructed through the presentation of clothing decisions, then I strive to take representation one step further, adding real bits of my inner identity to the mass produced, making each piece one-of-a-kind and one-like-any-other.
The Work
This was the first piece I did where I felt like I got my point across. The images from here on out are not the work itself, but detail shots of the work. I stitched the names of all the people in my life who had a hand in making me who I am. I wanted to add real bits of my identity to the clothing conveying more of a truth through what I wear.
Black, long sleeved turtle neck
This piece is called the boyfriend t-shirt. I've scripted my relationship history around the collar of the shirt. I plan for this piece to continue as my love life evolves. It's really important for my pieces to weather and change as I do, that was one of the reasons for using clothing initially. The immediacy in connection to the body presented the best canvas for a truly interactive piece.
Blue, v-neck t-shirt
This piece focuses on the image and the character's relationship to clothing. I wanted to convey a skepticism and an irony, commenting about clothing, on clothing.
Blue draw string skirt, knee length
With this shirt called the Little Black Dress, I was playing with the idea of the shifting identity and how the body changes shape based on what it's wearing.
Black t-shirt
Detail shot.
Detail shot #2
Size 14 juniors baseball t-shirt
I think that photography and sewing have some interesting parallels. Both processes create collectible objects. And both, at their fundamental level, are seen as things that anybody can do.
And both photography and sewing, in combination and separately, are ways we convey character and self image.
Printed on inkjet fabric
And here I am playing with labels, both literally and physically. I used the available language presented on our clothing to create a new, playful dialogue.
So that is what I accomplished this quarter... along with adjusting to a new city and a new school. I would love to hear feedback.
Working Artist Statement
The act of sewing simultaneously mass-produces and individually stitches the threads that bind our exterior identities. Utilizing photography, embroidery, and feminine postures, I hope to explore the modern female’s agency over exterior representation. These pieces carry my residue through application of personal text, image, and labor, creating an explorative and conscious construction of self. If social identity is constructed through the presentation of clothing decisions, then I strive to take representation one step further, adding real bits of my inner identity to the mass produced, making each piece one-of-a-kind and one-like-any-other.
The Work
This was the first piece I did where I felt like I got my point across. The images from here on out are not the work itself, but detail shots of the work. I stitched the names of all the people in my life who had a hand in making me who I am. I wanted to add real bits of my identity to the clothing conveying more of a truth through what I wear.
Black, long sleeved turtle neck
This piece is called the boyfriend t-shirt. I've scripted my relationship history around the collar of the shirt. I plan for this piece to continue as my love life evolves. It's really important for my pieces to weather and change as I do, that was one of the reasons for using clothing initially. The immediacy in connection to the body presented the best canvas for a truly interactive piece.
Blue, v-neck t-shirt
This piece focuses on the image and the character's relationship to clothing. I wanted to convey a skepticism and an irony, commenting about clothing, on clothing.
Blue draw string skirt, knee length
With this shirt called the Little Black Dress, I was playing with the idea of the shifting identity and how the body changes shape based on what it's wearing.
Black t-shirt
Detail shot.
Detail shot #2
In this piece, I was working with the possibilities in layering meaning that happens when I combine the clothing, embroidery and photography into one work.
Size 14 juniors baseball t-shirt
I think that photography and sewing have some interesting parallels. Both processes create collectible objects. And both, at their fundamental level, are seen as things that anybody can do.
And both photography and sewing, in combination and separately, are ways we convey character and self image.
Printed on inkjet fabric
And here I am playing with labels, both literally and physically. I used the available language presented on our clothing to create a new, playful dialogue.
So that is what I accomplished this quarter... along with adjusting to a new city and a new school. I would love to hear feedback.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
First visit to Turk's
These photos were taken just outside Bath, NY at a cluttered thrift store on top of a lake called Turk's. I only had 50 mins before closing so I'm just beginning. This place is full of happy accidents and I can't wait to explore all of them.
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Post for Core Review
These are the images I made over the summer. They have no theme other then portraits. But I've enjoyed making them and and getting a lot of ideas while working with my friends and family.
Honors Project
Illusional Landscapes
This group of images is my attempt to visually represent my split home life. My dad lives on a farmhouse in Southwest, Ia and my mom lives in a contemporary home in downtown Des Moines, Ia. I have combined the most beautiful aspects of each living style into one image, creating balance and harmony between my two worlds that have always remained so separate.
I’ve stitched together outdoor panoramas of mainly rural scenes, taking my time on beautiful fall days to make multiple exposures in the quiet serenity of country roads. I was welcomed into many homes in my mom’s neighborhood, enjoying the distinct glamour of each family’s decorating style. And then the process of selection begins. I combined images based on color temperature and my ability to maximize the more interesting parts of each landscape. With each new creation, I strive to maintain the integrity of both landscapes while also discovering how they fit together.
Anything but Yourself
“When you look in a mirror, it’s hard to see anything but yourself.”
The mirror simultaneously creates and defines my exterior presentation. I rely on my reflection and my critical judgment as a consistent barometer of my attractiveness. I know how my body looks in every position. I know what expressions my face conveys. I know every unpleasant feature I possess. Above all, I know how to best present myself. Because of this lifelong study, I am fully aware of the person I exhibit in everyday life.
I am fascinated with the idea of “mirror as truth” and how we, namely women, use our studied reflection to determine physical behavior. The young women reflected in my mirror had no idea what they looked like at the moment my shutter clicked. The image reflected back to them was one of me, taking their picture.
The idea of not knowing what you’re presenting to the world is uncomfortable, especially when confronted with a camera. To compensate my models used practiced poses extracted from studied and perfected daily behaviors, using their past mirror experiences to the influence their current mirror situation.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Rena's scenic home/ a preview
I'm posting this for Rena to look at and comment on, but other's feel free to chime in.
This landscape is a little different from my traditional works. Rena wanted to incorporate both the inside and outside of the home in the print so I created a scene where she could look out at her home from her livingroom. But I will continue to fiddle around.
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