i think this is what i've been looking for

WHAT I DID: This week I started off being really confused from the december review. It's one thing to receive comments, but it's a completely different thing to decide which feedback is important to you and should be applied to your work. I found thinking about this to be a daunting task though very important. I hate the feeling of knowing there needs to be a change but not knowing what that change actually is. It was time to forget about the whole tattoo thing and move on so that I can stay productive and come back to it later. I didn't know exactly what I wanted to use as far as materials for my next topic but I'm sure about the topic- so at least I have one variable figured out! I know I want to convey an experience and feelings about that experience so that my audience gets at least a vague idea of why the experience has affected me. Hannah and I talked about keywords and tried to figure out the right language to focus on for this topic. I played with paper and shapes and i don't have a clear answer yet but i have to say that i enjoyed the process. i agree that adding a third dimension defintely adds something to the experience of my art but i have no experience with this! I've been looking at artists that make sculptures with fabric and it looks so simple and beautiful but i am so impressed by it. I also began looking at polaroid emulsion transfer work and other similar processes. this process brings something to the art that i can't explain- it just feels more personal and intimate to me than pulling a photograph out of the printer and pinning it to the wall. i think i'm in love with it. seriously. I do not have a polaroid camera but i did order polaroid 669 film which should arrive next week.

here are some images i liked:





jane linders


kathleen carr


michal macku


heather oeklaus


teresita fernandez


john toth


cynthia treen


esther solondz


WHAT I DISCOVERED: That i can't wait to try emulsion transfers- i am so excited!!! i think i would like to definitely experiment with putting transfers on wood, metal, plastic and glass with some of them involving light sources and some of them not. I feel that making an installation or an object that is 360 degrees isn't really my thing but to have an object that has thickness, that you can touch, that has holes or wrinkled fabric or some kind of texture is so attractive to me. we have entered a new realm people. my fear though is that since this is such a new process for me that i won't have time to make good work by april. i wish i would've gone in this direction last term.

WHAT'S NEXT: Printing on fabric and playing with it is an important step while i wait for my polaroid film to arrive. maybe i should gather materials i'm interested in transfering images onto?