Augustina Woodgate

This morning my friend introduced me to the work of Augustina Woodgate:

http://agustinawoodgate.com/

Some of my personal favorites:

 "Water Falling" (defective - she specifies - fishing line, chandelier, white noise - my favorite of the included materials - and light bulbs)

I especially like her title as this piece is not a waterfall but a visual representation of water falling.

"Skin Rugs" (recycled stuffed animal skins)

"Sleepers" (felted human hair slippers ... naturally)

And lastly, "Poetry Bombing"

I appreciate her creative use of materials and innovative compositions.  I especially like her integration of poetry into daily life, and well thought out excerpts.

Li Xiaofeng

Porcelain Laurel Wreath?

Porcelain Dress?

The progression from delicately painted porcelain cups, to rich, blue scallops of plates at the bottom.

The strategic contours of porcelain tableware used to conform to the body.

And the conceptual romanticism  of this classic, feminine delicate dress made from the classic, feminine delicate Chinese Blue and White porcelain ware.

Today

Applied to this today:

Can't stop.

Won't stop.

Alright

I came across Judith Klausner's work on the internet - http://jgklausner.com/

she's got embroidery on bread:

Cameo's carved from oreo cream:

and my personal favorite condiment wall paper:

Other materials she uses are bugs, teeth and nails which are not so cute but I think her works is great nonetheless and kind of hilarious.  

Kudos, Judith Klausner, for your certainly unusual materials !

Atypical Materials

(Unfortunately) Unknown Artist:

Iris Apfel:

To Do List

- 16 felted scarves (check)

- 26 button pins (check)

- 6 bead crocheted grape pins (check)

- 3 ... (and counting) felt beaded necklaces that have been embellished with more beads (check)

- and (for those of you who don't know me) 6 sugar skull pendants are making their first ever public debut ! (ch...eh almost)

The production list is thinning out, but I cannot WAIT to have these things en route to Boston.  Once they are out of my house I can begin my next series/projects:

- Birthday gifts

- A sugar skull ring for Shirley (who so kindly featured me on a blog she writes for: http://thesourmashblog.com/2011/12/06/what-the-felt/)

- A blue and black beaded necklace for me

- A scarf for me

- Personal thought collection and reflection

- See several exhibits at The American Natural History Museum (worlds largest diamonds - oohhh aaahhh), the MAD Museum (worlds most fascinating jewelry ... my unofficial title for the museum's typical collections), Brooklyn Museum (most surprising museum, I always come across pieces I unknowingly look for) and explore galleries in Chelsea (either gawking or mocking art that has entered the realm of the high-ceiling, white wall, thick rimmed glasses bored and aloof gallery clerk Chelsea gallery)

- Plan some trips

- Plan more trips

Aaaand now some images I've been looking at:

Hisano Takei creates architectural felted neck pieces:  

I absolutely adore her use of ivory-white wool in order to focus on one area - structure.

I love Julie Christie's necklace here: 

I think it would be suuuuuper interesting to create one using long felted tube shaped beads.

This is me in my room:

I know I don't look thrilled but that's probably because I am tired ... or the fact that I've been told I look (excuse my french) "bitchy"/angry (people constantly ask me if I'm "okay" - what's with that anyway?) I am absolutely OBSESSED with the texture and color of this scarf and I cannot wait for it to be exhibited and hopefully enjoyed by someone else as much as I have !

Here is a back view:

and side view:

(I apologize for the poor resolution of my Photobooth pictures)

Stick Pins

So I finally got around to making pins for my neck pieces:

I am currently attaching them to stick pins, the kind you would put in a hat.  The are for closures on my pieces and just pins.