Posted in Adventures, Embroidery on July 17, 2009 | 2 Comments »
For all the months (years) of preparation, my thesis show went up and came down very quickly. I feel equal parts relieved that it is done and sad that it is over. Thank you to everyone who came out to see the show! The opening was a great celebration!
Here are a few photos:
The TruSpace Gallery [...]
Posted in Adventures, Embroidery, tagged Embroidery, show on June 12, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The journey towards my thesis began almost 4 years ago, in September 2005, when I packed everything that could fit into my car and drove to Savannah. It is hard to believe that I am now just a couple weeks away from hanging my show. The cards are at the printers, the work is (almost) [...]
Posted in Embroidery on May 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One great thing about being in school: guest artists! Last week SCAD welcomed Natalie Chanin of Alabama Chanin to give a lecture, present her work and visit with students. It is always inspiring to hear someone speak with passion and truly believe in the work they do!
With a focus on slow design and sustainability, all [...]
Posted in Embroidery, tagged connection, place, Stitching on December 31, 2008 | 5 Comments »
This is the other part to my beginnings in context and connection. When I was 16 years old my family moved 1,000 miles from the coast of California out to the front range of Colorado. The first piece, Context 1, is California and this piece, Context 2, is Colorado.
In Context 2 (Niwot)
In Context 2 Detail
In [...]
Posted in Embroidery, tagged connection, context, maps, Stitching on December 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
These have become my “key” words these days. . . and the answer to why I use maps in my work. A map is a way to find one’s context and also a way to connect one place to another (think roadtrip, get out the map or look on google maps, and the line that [...]
Posted in Embroidery, Thoughts, tagged Stitching on December 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This happens to me quite frequently: I get overwhelmed and take (unintentional) breaks from blogging. I am aghast to see that my last post was *gasp* in October. Lest any reader think I have been sitting and twiddling my thumbs, the following things have happened in these 2 months:
Entries for the Stitch Spectacular were received, [...]
Posted in Embroidery, Quilts and Pieces, tagged Kantha, path, Stitching on October 16, 2008 | 3 Comments »
my newest piece: feels smack dab in the middle of a miracle
I’ve made progress on this piece this week (beyond what is in the photos) but I am struggling to make this feel whole and “right”. Something about it seems so severe and forced.
Posted in Embroidery, Quilts and Pieces, tagged collage, facebook, Kantha, Stitching on October 14, 2008 | 4 Comments »
This is the newest piece in my facebook mapping series.
. . . . is preparing to go “all in”
detail of the path
I love the raggedy bits in this piece and love the way they looked when I tacked them down. In one of the samples I did last week I really responded to the density [...]
Posted in Embroidery, tagged pairs, repeat, study on October 7, 2008 | 3 Comments »
After working together in our groups to create the body of images, we swapped and responded to the other group’s presentation. Whereas our group had a very somber, neutral and mystical mood to our photos, the other group was rhythmic, up-beat and repetitive. I responded to the way they grouped their images together and the [...]
Posted in Embroidery, Thoughts, tagged facebook, Kantha, maps, summer on September 14, 2008 | 8 Comments »
Here I am again after several weeks of blog silence. It feels good to be back! In real life I have been busy finishing the Summer quarter, trying to get all the summer projects done at work, enjoying the end of the summer warmth (heat index. . . .), and having my wisdom teeth out.
I’m [...]
