Now is the time to prepare for empty bowls ! It was only myself, Max, and Sarah. I used my old shitty bowl molds to do coil-built baby bowls and I think I'm going to end up just using every color of slip, firing to cone 6 with clear glaze. The next class I made two more little guys. I have been referring to this collection of bowls as juvenile delinquents. They have a bizarre energy, too thick to be comfortable, too small to be useful, the perfect size and shape to be annoying as fuck to the user. Truly, this week I spent my mental energy figuring out my performance art idea. After our critique moment I felt ready to actualize my concepts, but I needed to really sit with myself and visualize what I want. I also reached out to bestie Tiffany for a moment of video next week, which I am excited for ! The main conclusion that I've come to is that I want to throw my body through one of the ceramic voids that I made. I want two friends to be holding the void for me. One camera on a tripod. I will "perform" for as long as physically possible. I want to completely exhaust myself and my friends (sorry to max and simon.) I want to record my breath for the audio component. I want to then take the piece, place it on the wall and project the video into it. Nervous to be nude, but I think its needed to convey a sense of vulnerability / rawness.
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This week I finally finished my piece ! It was maybe the best critique I've had in a looooong time, we did a cold read and the kids seemed to really pick up what I was putting down. The main theme that I took away in terms of the meaning of my art is seduction. Not sure I've ever described my work with that word, but it does make a lot of sense. Scott said "its about something you want but can't have," and I wanted to cry lmaooooo Of course, the flocking did not go as planned. This was my third time with the damn flocking. After I sealed it, I used wood glue as my adhesive of choice and ended up taking the flock and pressing it into the wood with my hand. Probably would have been better to use an oil based glue instead of a water based one. I think the sealant was oil based so they began to reject each other and the flock didn't perfectly adhere. But I went with it anyway... Here is my on the scary latter ! I did not enjoy being that high up, very thankful for my classmates helping me out !! Here you can really see the glue not working lmao. But anyway I didn't feel like the work was complete. I wanted to add a delicate touch and decided on this little "secretion" made of hot glue. I am very happy with it, it probably looks so simple but jesus h christ it took me like three hours to make and attach it, the hot glue had to be the perfect temperature to make the drip, but then string out nice and thin.
This was a week of trauma, it was baby's first NCECA !! Honestly, the conference made me realize how lucky I am to have attended the institutions that shaped me into the maker that I am. UF and WVU gave me the opportunity to meet so many incredible people and getting to see them all under new circumstances felt incredible. IUS folks kept telling me that I seemed popular lol. I guess I didn't realize how many clay freaks have been in my life ! But anyway all the images are just some of my favorite pieces that I viewed. I mostly listened to lectures and really enjoyed "Reviving Muysca Metallurgy in Colombia," it really reminded me of my love of mesoamerican ceramics and inspired me to incorporate more metal into my work. Similarly reminds me of this piece by Shaya Ishaq. It seems so simple but I am obsessed with the use of hardware to hang it. This piece pictured above (unfortunately did not write down the artists name!) made me think more about textiles and how to get them involved with my clay work. Over the summer I got really into embroidery and have been wondering how to cross those two making techniques over into one another, so I kinda want to try something like this !! Another lecture that I loved was "Ceramics in the Expanded Field," with some of my UF folks. It was nice to hear about a more in depth discussion on sculpture and practice, to remember that the art world at large is not all about ceramics, the way ceramic artists are. I am absolutely enraptured by this piece by Trisha Kyner. Really inspiring, I love the idea of creating a metal frame for my ceramics to be displayed and fuck it man I will make something similar to this !
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