A new project I'm working on this summer, taking a break from fabric and getting into drawing again. The text reads as follows: Crusade for Crust by Samco Comics and musings in relation and praise to all things concerning the channeling and unearthing of crust: the shell, the skin, the scab, in order to reveal veracity and empathy magnanimously.

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Washburn Exhibit

Hey all, It's been a pretty long time since I've posted some new work. Here is an installation I did this week. I named the title "Meteor, Make Me Young." Lyrics to a Hop Along song that had really resonated with me upon hearing it. I usually use my own text/words in titles but this one fit too perfectly for the meaning behind the work. The materials consist of: Astro-turf, contact paper, spray paint, fabric, thread, fishing poles, glow sticks,bedsheets, light bulbs, and glow in the dark silkscreening ink. I am beginning to experiment with new materials in my work (but don't worry, fabric is still my one and only love). This installation was the first step into a new realm of working and I'm looking forward to the summer to experiment for next year's body of work. Happy summer everyone, I'm sweating my pits off already!

Paper

I'm continuing with the loose leaf paper, eventually will move onto yellow (once I figure out dyeing), and other sorts of paper. These are some shots of an installation I did in the LaVerne Krause gallery at the University of Oregon. All machine sewn.

Piano

I made this piano as an homage to 14 Mulberry St., New Paltz, NY. A house I lived in for a little over a year, but had friends living there consistently for ten years or so. I wanted to create this homage to not only the house itself but the creative people that infiltrate it through and through. It's an iconic object in the house that's an important source or connection to this abundance of creativity. Mulberries if your reading this, I miss each and every one of you daily.

The piano is made from fabric (store bought and found), thread, wire, and poly-fill. It is machine and hand sewn.

Sewing Rebellion Workshop

Sewing Rebellion with Frau Fiber (aka Carol Frances Lung)

Yesterday I had the splendid opportunity of attending Frau Fiber’s “Sewing Rebellion” workshop at University of Oregon. We were given instructions on how to create bags from t-shirts, and how to make aprons from button down shirts. Some of us had brought in our own clothing that needed mending or fixing up.

Carole Frances Lung is a performance artist and activist whose work deals with social issues within the production and manufacturing of the textiles industry. She’s done several projects in which she’s worked with the community she is present in, being that the clothing couldn’t be made from used or discarded fabric without the help of the community. One of her projects consisted of a bicycle powered sewing machine in the streets of Portland. Her garment design was based off of a Columbian sportswear jacket (a popular article of clothing in the Pacific Northwest) for rain gear, and sewing five sets, with the use of plastic bags, amongst other rain proof discarded material.

In other words: SHE’S FREAKIN INCREDIBLE

Indigo Ikat Weaving

My first indigo ikat weave! I picked a super simple design to understand the mechanics of weaving more so than the technicalities of design. I start my next one next week, this time I will be using bamboo instead of cotton! Super stoked!