Water Feature
Completed February, 23, 2012
Size: approximately 35" tall, 18" wide, 24" deep
Available for sale through March 31, 2012 at Business of Arts Center, Manitou Springs, CO
The impetus for this piece is a show the BAC is hosting about chairs: The Big Chair Project Art Show
So I got a chair and started knitting. I was able to pull a variety of wool colors from my yarn stash and decided that I would incorporate some new techniques I had just learned. The vertical sections that form the "rock faces" are done in a process called "strickrausch". To learn this technique I spent about an hour in front of YouTube watching a series of 14 videos in German. I'm not entirely sure what the instructor was saying, but I figured out as much as worked for me and I'm happy with it.
Size: approximately 35" tall, 18" wide, 24" deep
Available for sale through March 31, 2012 at Business of Arts Center, Manitou Springs, CO
The impetus for this piece is a show the BAC is hosting about chairs: The Big Chair Project Art Show
So I got a chair and started knitting. I was able to pull a variety of wool colors from my yarn stash and decided that I would incorporate some new techniques I had just learned. The vertical sections that form the "rock faces" are done in a process called "strickrausch". To learn this technique I spent about an hour in front of YouTube watching a series of 14 videos in German. I'm not entirely sure what the instructor was saying, but I figured out as much as worked for me and I'm happy with it.
Purple Cairn
Completed June 2011
Size: approximately 12" tall
Price: Commissioned work
Materials: cement sculpture base, VHS video tape, paint
Size: approximately 12" tall
Price: Commissioned work
Materials: cement sculpture base, VHS video tape, paint
Brega Wheel
Completed February 2011
Size: 30" high x 28" wide x 6" deep
Price: Sold
Materials: VHS video tape, cement base, wire armature
Size: 30" high x 28" wide x 6" deep
Price: Sold
Materials: VHS video tape, cement base, wire armature
The Resourceful Gardener
The Resourceful Gardener
Size: 20" high x 21" wide x 12" deep
Price: $389--available at Commonwheel Artists Co-op, Manitou Springs, CO
Materials: VHS video tape, corrugated plastic, cardboard, electrical tape, soda bottles, plastic wrap, cement, sand, wire, fabric and fiberfill, audio cassette tape, aluminum soda can, glass beads, coffee cup sleeve, paint, varnish
Statement about this work:
Our city had been floating several proposals for cutting costs in the Parks and Recreation Dept. One step they took was to remove trash cans from parks to eliminate the cost of emptying them. This act, coupled with the possible cutbacks in grounds-keeping and water usage, left me imagining parks with unkempt, browned grass and the only color coming from food wrappers and soda cans.
To transform this image into art, I drew on the Tree of Life form, working it in "trash"—video tape, soda cans, audio cassette tape, and other items. The armature for the sculpture is made from corrugated plastic, cardboard, tape, plastic soda bottles, cotton rag, and wire. The body of the sculpture was knitted in the round with double-pointed needles. The roses were knitted on straight needles. The bird and nest were crocheted and stuffed. The smaller yellow and blue flowers were crocheted from a blank audio cassette tape. The video tapes used in the construction of this piece held episodes of "Inspector Alleyn Mysteries," "Dinner Ladies, "American Kickboxer," "Backbeat," and "Dad's Army."
The nesting bird crowning the sculpture symbolizes hope that we can find sustainable options that will benefit the community as well as the bottom line. However, the lack of eggs in the nest shows that the future is still to be determined.
Size: 20" high x 21" wide x 12" deep
Price: $389--available at Commonwheel Artists Co-op, Manitou Springs, CO
Materials: VHS video tape, corrugated plastic, cardboard, electrical tape, soda bottles, plastic wrap, cement, sand, wire, fabric and fiberfill, audio cassette tape, aluminum soda can, glass beads, coffee cup sleeve, paint, varnish
Statement about this work:
Our city had been floating several proposals for cutting costs in the Parks and Recreation Dept. One step they took was to remove trash cans from parks to eliminate the cost of emptying them. This act, coupled with the possible cutbacks in grounds-keeping and water usage, left me imagining parks with unkempt, browned grass and the only color coming from food wrappers and soda cans.
To transform this image into art, I drew on the Tree of Life form, working it in "trash"—video tape, soda cans, audio cassette tape, and other items. The armature for the sculpture is made from corrugated plastic, cardboard, tape, plastic soda bottles, cotton rag, and wire. The body of the sculpture was knitted in the round with double-pointed needles. The roses were knitted on straight needles. The bird and nest were crocheted and stuffed. The smaller yellow and blue flowers were crocheted from a blank audio cassette tape. The video tapes used in the construction of this piece held episodes of "Inspector Alleyn Mysteries," "Dinner Ladies, "American Kickboxer," "Backbeat," and "Dad's Army."
The nesting bird crowning the sculpture symbolizes hope that we can find sustainable options that will benefit the community as well as the bottom line. However, the lack of eggs in the nest shows that the future is still to be determined.
St. Andrew's Relequary (a.k.a. Barnacle Box)
Created January 2011