Spare Room Gallery: Together/Apart

We had our 2nd Spare Room Gallery show on May 1st at our studio in Gowanus. The theme was Together/Apart. Photos from the show can be viewed on flickr and on the blog! It was a wonderful time- lovely people, a mini feast and great art! It was fantastic to see how each person interpreted the theme.

Here's my video piece- I also made a corresponding flip book. The song is Le Tigre's After Dark. It was my first foray into video... I still have a lot to learn, and would like to tweak a few transitions, but it was tons of fun!

Maps Delineating Movement (2010)

flyer designed by tim vienckowski
photo by lydia nichols

Pics to Picks final sketches

After a bit of a working lull, recovering from the Spare Room Gallery show last Saturday night, I thought I would post my sketches for the Pics to Picks Challenge. I've done a bunch of sketching, but I was having quite a bit of difficulty in choosing which photo to use for inspiration. The mossy bark is really beautiful, but my sketches could probably only be achieved by a 24 shaft or jacquard loom, despite my best efforts to fit them into my 8 shaft constraints... I love the linear nature of the stone stairs and the angled column shadows. The stone stairs could be packed tapestry-like warp with floating warps. The shadowed columns could be kente cloth inspired strips sewn in angled patterns. I'm still debating which to do, if not both. After my tea towels are off the loom (they've been stalled because of shuttle and threading issues) I'll start on these. I am running a bit behind- always rushing I am! But there's nothing like a tight deadline for motivation!