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Monday, August 22, 2011
It's no accident - bleach for design
Mid day Thursday I received an email from a team member at Clorox, challenging us to get in on the web sensation and design our very own t shirt, using nothing other than bleach... yes, the very same substance we are all very so careful NOT to get on our colored clothing. But, as it turns out, there is a throng of people using bleach to design their own tee's. The winner takes home a gift card to Modern Coffee in downtown Oakland (nothing to scoff at, AMAZING brew) and a call out on Clorox's very own Facebook page... and it's exactly that social recognition that I am after!
Phelyx has a fabulous tutorial online that I leveraged to create my own, albeit simple, tee design. I tested this out on my boyfriends black hanes tee and a purple v neck of my own. This round, I created a stencil of repeating squares and sprayed the bleach around the stencil. Next time, I plan on cutting out the positive, and spraying bleach into the form. The results will look similar to the vinyl stencil I used on my boyfriends white tee, below.
Designs are due Monday at noon - my fingers are crossed!
Phelyx has a fabulous tutorial online that I leveraged to create my own, albeit simple, tee design. I tested this out on my boyfriends black hanes tee and a purple v neck of my own. This round, I created a stencil of repeating squares and sprayed the bleach around the stencil. Next time, I plan on cutting out the positive, and spraying bleach into the form. The results will look similar to the vinyl stencil I used on my boyfriends white tee, below.
Designs are due Monday at noon - my fingers are crossed!
Stencil with positive cut out |
Stencil with negative cut out - bleach sprayed around stencil |
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Fruits of labor I- ceramic tiles
When I signed myself up for a ceramics class at the California College of the Arts I was thrilled I was going to have fresh new content for my blog. I would finally have an opportunity to create and the space to curate my inspiration and process. The only problem, I discovered, is time: there is a reason artists are not curators. As a result, you are going to see my inspiration posthumously. Each installation, or series or pieces will be shared in a different blog post.
Blog I - ceramic tiles.
These pieces, 9 in total, are inspired by the color blocking technique utilized by the American painter, Mark Rothko . Our mediums and scale may have been different, but the color blocking technique is universal.
Blog I - ceramic tiles.
These pieces, 9 in total, are inspired by the color blocking technique utilized by the American painter, Mark Rothko . Our mediums and scale may have been different, but the color blocking technique is universal.
Painting by Rothko |
Painting by Rothko |
Painting by Rothko |
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Organic Mondrian stoneware
Today concluded the third class of "Hand built ceramics for the home" at California College of the Arts in Oakland California. The syllabus is extensive and places emphasis on production, production, production. Thus far we have crafted wall tiles, platters and vessels (some even holding water). My fear was that this class was going to place me in the category of 'crazy cat lady, house adorned with crappy hand built ceramics', but, if done properly, ceramic work can be executed with a fine sense of design. Also, my cat lives in Michigan and I live in San Francisco. Technically, I am not a crazy cat lady - let's just be clear.
My blog inactivity (See exhibit A, blog archive) these past few months clearly are evidence that I have been too busy to make and share any creative projects. But not for long!
Check out my first recognizable piece from my ceramics class, a set of four 9"x9" plates, adorned with a Mondrian-esque underglaze. The next steps are to glaze further and fire. Inspiration also seen below.
My blog inactivity (See exhibit A, blog archive) these past few months clearly are evidence that I have been too busy to make and share any creative projects. But not for long!
Check out my first recognizable piece from my ceramics class, a set of four 9"x9" plates, adorned with a Mondrian-esque underglaze. The next steps are to glaze further and fire. Inspiration also seen below.
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