3 Exhibits:
Fabric Workshop
When we visited th Fabric workshop as a class, it was my first time being there. To be honest, I had never even heard of it before Body Wear. The part of our visit I found to be most interesting was when we passed the room of artists working on the Nick Cave sound suits. This brought up a really important question for me as an artist, if we have "help" on our work, is it still OUR work? Although in class we could have debated the answer to this all day, I'm still not sure where I stand with my thoughts. I did, however, find it very interesting that these new sound suits are actually dealing with sound and it was exciting to see the work that up close and behind the scenes. I'm looking forward to going back to the site in the future.
Lauren KellyIn mid-October, my high school held a week long exhibit for graduates who are continuing their craft beyond school. It was great to go back and see one of my fellow graduates who I worked along side with during our high school days becoming so professional and established. She has been on display a number of times at Drexel University, where she is currently studying. At this exhibit, she displayed a small collection of her work which deals with a focus in wearable fashion and her own fabric pattern imaging work. Although the fashion world isn't one I'm very familiar with, it was pretty interesting to see someone who thinks and works like me channel their talent in a different way.
Jennifer Martin
Of the three exhibits we were to attend, Jennifer Martin was hands down my favorite. Last month she was invited to speak in the Ceramics department at Tyler and demonstrate some of her technique on the wheel. Although her visit was a lengthy 3 hours, I was very insprired by her work. Usually people think of boring pottery work when they think of throwing on the wheel but she pushes the limits by incorporating inspiration from the body into her pieces, giving them all their own personal figure. What I enjoyed most about listening to Jennifer was how successful she is by still working in her craft. She's done artist residencies in the south and is currently working full time with the Clay Studio, here in Philadelphia. This is definitely something I find to be a breath of fresh air as an artist, especially in a major where you sometimes feel there aren't that many job options.
