the surround

Since working in the studio… I’ve changed my concept and have been working pretty steadily on my queen. I forgot how fragile clay can be… i’ve been working really hard to fully understand and concur traditional materials(clay and steel), and its a lot harder than I ever thought possible. Been running into some technical issues, throwing/drying/cracking, that have been good learning experiences.

After reading the eight by Katherine Neville I’ve been thinking a lot about chess and the rules of a ‘game’. I love the order and intensity of chess but also it is curious how a game (fun?) has so many rules and is so serious. Specifically the queen, which doesn’t have any power in real life/mid-evil times because shes a woman, but in chess the queen has the most power because she can move anywhere. Also in thinking about what’s next for my 2^nd project, I was thinking about making more chess pieces and how the two could relate, which has prompted thinking about relationships and how I relate to others and how I view other’s relationships.

One of my favorite visual memories is from a day my ceramics class spent in Wilmington scouting out places for a gorilla art project. We came across this park by the Wilmington petting zoo and these old train tracks that have become over grown by nature. It really struck me because i love the idea of nature taking back what is her’s also I find old forgotten places really fascinating because they have so much history, and I love to make up stories about how the place was before it looks how I found it.

queenie

so after some crazy dreams and random inspiration i'm moving in a different direction... i plan to make a large lap-dog size chess piece... the infamous white queen.

"what is it"

yay senior studio!

well this summer i've been working on knitted chains, i feel like

i hold myself back a lot in social situations and after struggling to get along with my parents i feel chains are the perfect analogy/process to help work it

out. it feels pretty perfect knitting to help relieve anxiety while creating things that could and do tie me up in life. also this summer i helped drive my friend's car back from AZ and it was a great experience to see different landscapes and imagine art in different locations. i came across this

awesome website that anyone can contribute to about knitting in nature: http://www.knittedlandscape.com/index.html.

also i found this great little french artist who makes toys and food out of yarn, so adorable:

and as always i have been thinking about the beach... and the water. i'm very intrigued by the fleeting moment and then the repetition that seems the same but always slightly different about the ocean. so that lead me to thinking about coral and natural forms that live with this motion. so this semester i plan to use the wheel as a tool and create an organic form that is like feathers/spikes.. a form that supports the idea of many small points holdi

ng up something heavier.

and this is some sweet knitted sushi... no big

eat on!