It is now April... where is the year going? It gets quite depressing as you get older to watch time slipping away. I have been filling my hours with manic creativity though! Two weeks ago my friend Ruth and I participated in Town of Claremonts ARTTRA2017 - Art Contained. Our concept was a large cardboard diorama installed into a 3m cubed metal container. You can see some photos here:
WLast weekend was 'judging day' for Wearable Art, Mandurah. So Friday night I finished glue gunning everything that wasn't stuck down and packed my Angler Fish called 'A fish out of water' costume into my car. I decided to make a fish out of the one material that is wiping out our sealife - plastic. A skirt, fins, neckpiece, 'light' and hat all made from handcut milk bottle scales and ironed and fused sheets of milk bottle plastic. I had also purchased a morphsuit to be worn underneath and cut out the face. Actually wearing the black suit underneath really pulled the whole outfit together. I had a glimpse at some of the other entries - wow.....
So now I wait to find out in two weeks whether i made it through to the showcase - which is in June at MANPAC. The wearable art journey is one which I enjoy greatly. It is a totally different ball game to make a sculpture that fits a body and throws up several challenges. This years piece has similarities with last year, both using plastic. I also based both pieces on old corsets which I bought very cheaply. But I have a different love for my outfit this year and I guess the fact it has a face gives it its own personality! When I receive the professional photos from judging day I shall pop them onto my wearable art page. I already have 4 designs sketched up ready for next year!!! For now I will enjoy the school holidays with my family as next term is a crazy one for me. I have 6 schools to work with on their upcycled castaway projects... Happy Easter to you all :)
So now I wait to find out in two weeks whether i made it through to the showcase - which is in June at MANPAC. The wearable art journey is one which I enjoy greatly. It is a totally different ball game to make a sculpture that fits a body and throws up several challenges. This years piece has similarities with last year, both using plastic. I also based both pieces on old corsets which I bought very cheaply. But I have a different love for my outfit this year and I guess the fact it has a face gives it its own personality! When I receive the professional photos from judging day I shall pop them onto my wearable art page. I already have 4 designs sketched up ready for next year!!! For now I will enjoy the school holidays with my family as next term is a crazy one for me. I have 6 schools to work with on their upcycled castaway projects... Happy Easter to you all :)
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