It's finally snowing! I've been waiting for a decent snowstorm all winter! I am hopeful that Boston, or more specifically, that Cambridge, MA, will get a good amount of snow so my photographer can get a good picture of Fence/Curtain 1.0, my outdoor installation, sometime after it ends tomorrow.
Of course this is happening as I'm heading out of town to Philadelphia, to see The Fence As Lace #6 on exhibit at the 8th International Fiber Biennial at the Snyderman-Works Gallery.
That means I won't be able to take more pictures myself after the storm moves out, just in case my photographer doesn't get to.
I'm hoping for a picture with better framing, increased resolution, and hopefully sun and blue sky in the background. If he doesn't get one, at least I got an OK picture during a small snowstorm on January 21st.
My fingers are crossed (again) for success!
I did some more work on my new series of twelve 12" x 12" work on boards that incorporate holes cut from previous work. These six pieces are on a white background vs a black background for the first six I posted yesterday, which are also below.
When I asked my very own mathematician for naming advice about the 3 x 3 grid on a grid, being sure to have the word "fence" in the title, he suggested Fence Holes 3x3, Fence Holes Squared, 3x3 Fences and Holes, Fence Holes Square Lattice, Fence Holes Grid, and Affine Fence Holes. (I had, and still have, no understanding about what “affine” means but here’s the definition.)
I think I'm going to go with Fence Holes Squared for this series, and will save the other names for future series.
Whether I change the black and white background to another color, and whether I do anything else with these pieces before calling them complete, is something I'll be thinking about over the next week or so, since I'm not going to be able to work on them again until at least midweek next week, at the very earliest. Another thing to think about is are these to be shown individually or in pairs or as a group of six or twelve.
Above are six pieces which are almost complete. I'll be working on the next six starting today. At the present time, the backgrounds are six black and six white, but that might change after I can see all twelve together.
The Fence As Lace #6 will be on exhibit at the 8th International Fiber Biennial at the Snyderman-Works Gallery from March 2 through April 28, 2012 in Philadelphia, PA.
If you can go to Philadelphia the first weekend of March, there's a lot going on during the FiberPhiladelphia event, which takes place all over the city. I'll be there. Look for me at the Opening at the Snyderman-Works Gallery, or at some of the other events.
If you can't make it to Philadelphia, all of the art in the 8th International Fiber Biennial can be seen online.
The Fence As Lace #6 is mixed media on stiffened fabric, measures 72" x 73" and was created in 2011.
This picture is such an inspiration to me. I LOVE the fallen down stockade fences next to the fallen construction fences.
I have been thinking ahead to the next series to work on after I’m finished working on the series with the "holes" that's halfway complete. Up next is going to be a series that is inspired by the piece below, which is 12 x 12 x 12 May 2011, part of my 2011 monthly series, which is a time for me to try out new ideas.
I really like the contrast of the monoprinted construction fence along with the photos of construction fences in this piece.
Last week I started making "skins" of photos I've taken of bunched up construction fences similar to those in the piece above. As I've been preparing the skins and planning in my head, I didn't know why I was suddenly interested in doing this series sooner than later, but I've figured out why.
The picture is a detail from a picture of work in progress on the website I recently designed for Landscape Visions Corp, and I've been thinking about it for over two months, since I first saw this picture. Funny thing is sometimes I don't see the connections, even if they are right in front of me.
Six 16” square boards are ready and waiting for me to use for this series. Once the skins are finished, the next step is monoprinting fabric. Then the real fun begins.
While at the Paper Show that recently closed at Fountain Street Fine Art in Framingham, MA, I saw a really smart way to hang work away from the wall, that maximizes shadows and is really quilt simple. It gives me some ideas about how to hang some of my work that's made with stiffened fabric with holes cut in it.
I apologize for not remembering who the artist is who used this hanging system, but whoever you are, thank you for the inspiration!
