i saw tens of thousands of all ethic backgrounds and social classes rejoicing because they had gotten their dignity back.
neki desu
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Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Monday, January 19, 2009
before i get abducted...
by the inaugural ceremony here's the second installment of the lace series. There's a bit of beading on the left hand top, some machine stitching and lots of painted dots. And there are some punched out dots backed with tulle to give it a more airy feeling. All on a Tyvek substrate, the material i'm getting to love, straight up no distressing.
neki desu
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Friday, January 16, 2009
putting it all together
i'm working with an old lace mantilla that belonged to my mother in law's mother. i believe it is Chantilly lace beautifully hand embroidered on silk tulle. It is unfortunately disintegrating to the touch, that's why i have no regrets in cutting it up.
When i saw this lace i instantly knew i wanted to work with it in some way and started thinking in ways of putting the concept behind it and the actual material together. i also wanted to use the new materials i have lately come in contact with, but in a non dominant way.
Going further on this i'm using a Tyvek substrate, adding color and also heat treating some bits for texture, putting to use what i learned in the Fibre-in Form workshop that i took last month.
So far i think i've managed not to throw all into one piece. Comments anyone?
The work is is coming along as a new series and i'm enjoying it very much.
There is an interesting connection as some days ago a question was raised in Stitching Fingers about theme and motivation to which i answered that among other things textiles and cloth motivated me.
And keeping on with the motivation topic i started Japanese lessons again. Gosh can't start counting the ways i enjoy studying it, albeit the fact that it will take over my life. However, this term classes are once a week, an ideal scenario for an おばさん ( obasan ) like me :)
Meanwhile in planet weaving everything's on hold as i need to complete 80 cms.
neki desu
When i saw this lace i instantly knew i wanted to work with it in some way and started thinking in ways of putting the concept behind it and the actual material together. i also wanted to use the new materials i have lately come in contact with, but in a non dominant way.
Going further on this i'm using a Tyvek substrate, adding color and also heat treating some bits for texture, putting to use what i learned in the Fibre-in Form workshop that i took last month.
So far i think i've managed not to throw all into one piece. Comments anyone?
The work is is coming along as a new series and i'm enjoying it very much.
There is an interesting connection as some days ago a question was raised in Stitching Fingers about theme and motivation to which i answered that among other things textiles and cloth motivated me.
And keeping on with the motivation topic i started Japanese lessons again. Gosh can't start counting the ways i enjoy studying it, albeit the fact that it will take over my life. However, this term classes are once a week, an ideal scenario for an おばさん ( obasan ) like me :)
Meanwhile in planet weaving everything's on hold as i need to complete 80 cms.
neki desu
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