I hope everyone had a great Mother's Day.
For next class:
Those of you that want to use solvey and want to machine quilt, please bring a machine, even if it's borrowed. It's important that you get used to your own, and if something happens to mine, I'm ultimately responsible. :)
Also: bring solvey, hoops, some batting and cotton/muslin so that you can quilt. Don't forget a darning foot...if you have one, bring an even-feed quilting foot...but it's not necessary for now...
Lori and Jessica: Look into getting a plate to make your machines able to do free motion. If you have had success finding one, let us know.
Here are a couple of pages from a reference that shows you how to begin to free motion embroidery.
Lori and Jenn: Just some comments on your work and concepts that you are addressing.
Lori: Self-portraits. Are you trying to depict life transitions? Are they smooth or rough? What do you want to reveal/veil to the viewer? A combination of personal imagery with universal symbols?
Keep going with the collage/assemblage. Some compositional devices you may want to think about: Breaking the frame, varying the checkboard squares' sizes, overlapping the squares, larger scale. The concepts/ideas you address in each piece will dictate such decisions. You have a lot in your personal skill set and toolbox...GO FOR IT!
Jenn: Family history vs. respect for 'women's work', history of handmade vs. scientific/technology...but the connundrum with technology is that we still need the 'hand' or the human 'brain' to make it happen....how you choose to address these ideas in your work is up to you...but you have a wealth of skills and background to make it happen. Knitting/stitching/antique textiles/printmaking....think about an installation piece...
As you develop your work, you may want to write an artist statement. Click here for a guide. Click here for a sheet on concepts to think about while developing your work.
Looking forward to your images and comments!!!! Laura
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