babies

So one week til thesis installation. I'm so excited! I haven't been working in my studio for about a month - my ladies can't be in such a dusty environment or they'll ruin their evening wear. This one's a little blurry - I'm not going to give away the good photographs! (It's funny as I just wrote that, I thought about how I get so mad when museums or galleries don't use good images to promote their shows - obviously to not give the work away but entice people enough to come.) My work has gotten really hilarious, and to me, each object has become like my child - doesn't help that they are actually child size and I carry each around, propped on my hip like a baby. I have to remember that they aren't my children, but women with their own identities. This is something I really have to consider when I photograph. It's been fun, setting them up in different situations with eachother and other objects.

Yesterday I was photographing the nailpolish and the perfume bottle at the kitchen table in my house when I noticed that a stool was pushed underneath, making the table cloth look all weird. Right as I go to move it, the perfume bottle threw herself off of the chair and summersaulted to the ground. I swear she hurled itself. The only damage was the loss of 5 jewels, all which can be glued back on. I almost died. These ladies are pretty solid!

celine dion is crazy

second ad - i couldn't decide which was the best

slideshow of my life

banner

line drawing

omg shoes

work in progress

My thesis work is coming along slowly but surely. I've never taken so much time and care with my work before (that may not be totally true but that's how I feel!). The objects I'm making are basically going to be playing people in movies I'm making, which makes me more attached to them. And the fact that they are giant! They're like my babies or something.

For my show I'm making large scale objects related to how women adorn themselves - ie make-up products and jewelry. The photos show my giant powder compact and lipstick and I'm currently working on a large diamond engagement ring - I'm really excited, but I'm going to keep the movie plots a secret for now.

shop!

capture & grab

2D vase

wooden dolls

toilet

hysterical

Giuseppe Zanotti

photos

back in the studio

I'm finally in my final semester, and have just stepped into my studio for the first time this semester. I had been seriously lacking in the inspiration department and didn't go to the studio once over break. Then I took the first week of school to plan and brainstorm. And today I worked. My show will consist of large scale objects typically associated with females that will play parts in movies. The first object I've started is a giant tube of lipstick that'll be about 3 feet tall.

I also had my day of lecture in history of fashion today, and it went by so fast! We're talking about principles of fashion, different reasons for dress and categories that different types of dress fit into. Having discussions and listening to Andrea (Varga - my teacher) talk is totally fueling my ideas and expanding my concepts. At the end of class we started talking abotu the third principle of fashion - seduction. I'm super excited to finish talking about that because a large part of my concept deals with the lure of these feminine objects and the roles that they play.

I'm really looking forward to this semester and seeing the evolution and project of my work. I'm curious to see how and if my work changes alongside this class and how learning about fashion throughout history will inform my subject matter.

back to school

On Tuesday, Aretha Franklin sung "My Country Tis of Thee," at the Inauguration. I was totally inspired by her epic hat. I have recently developed a love for fashion and accessorizing and their sculptural nature. This hat on its own is a beautiful object, so elegant and bold. I'm fascinated by fashions ability to change peoples personalities, attitudes and motions.

This semester I'm taking a history of fashion class - I've been waiting about 2 years to take, but has happened to come at the perfect time. My thesis work has taken me to concepts of adornment, ornamentation and why objects of beauty make people feel the way they do. Being in this class will teach me various aspects of life that affect fashion, such as politics, culture, the economy, religion, etc.

Graduation is coming at a perfect time when I'm having new ideas and discovering new interests and am ready to see whats out there. It's funny how random things can inspire you. I was totally inspired watching ricotta cheese being made from scratch on Iron Chef (I HATE cheese!), Aretha's hat inspired me to make a sculpture; Nancy Sinatra's "These Boots Are Made for Walking" inspired an idea for a video.