I love looking old houses and barns but I have never made any art with this love. Therefore I love these and they inspire me to have a second thought.
I also have been wanting do make something that does not involve meticulous cutting, drawing or painting. Since my studio is still drying out from a bit of flooding I decided to start sewing. I have been scrapping together, a bit like Gees Bends, and I hope it leads somewhere. Here is an old piece I did for an application at Anthropologie's visual department. The idea was to recycle and use low budget materials. It is very decorative but I miss making them. With all this sewing, maps, and folk artchitecture I hope a fusion is in the near future. Time is the challenge.
If you cannot tell from the picture, they are baskects I covered with old cable-knit sweaters and flannels. I weaved and french-braided some.
hi jess marie, i love your idea of archiving your inspirations. wow, that sounded cheesy. i hope you will keep doing this even though it's a lot of work. maybe i'll do some too. stop by and see my new stuff it you get a chance...it's pretty weird!
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