frenzy

Sometimes you have it and sometimes you don't. I am referreing to the urge, momentum, inspiration, motivation and courage to create. Finally, finally, after what has seemed like many moons, I have begun to sew-and as per usual when the urge sets in the need to sew becomes insatiable. I attribute this new stage to several things that eventually built up enough energy, and willpower to leap into action. 1) hibernation, and incubation. I had a long period after the last quarter of school up until now-where I have been essentailly both resting, and incubating-mulling ideas around-but not feeling the appropriate impulse. 2) inspirational materials. I am constantly surrounded by magazines, movies, other crafters, websites, and exhibitions. I take in information all the time--but it takes a certain combination of mulled ideas and what I see as courage to finally spring into action. Specifically, I think the movie "The Science of Sleep" led to some action on my part. It is full of creative stop motion animation, and soft-sculpture objects that are so me! The movie completey validates these objects and makes them part of the focal point of the film. I collect information over time from these sources and then when the urge hits I see the input turned into concrete work and the data pours out of me in the form of a hand dyed linen, and ripstop nylon vagina (incorporated into a larger wall piece), cool fleece, and ribbed cotton sportswear, with a definite nod to the Safety line: see Rebecca Turbow. As well as other totally unique fabric formations that I aim to make part of an on-going practice of fabric-art-works for enjoyment and sale. So I am basically ecstatic!

maid in the mist

so I bought this book for a dollar at the Library called S-T-R-E-T-C-H and Sew-sewing for knit fabric published in the late 60's/early 70's it has great illustrations and teaches the reader how to sew on their home sewing machine-knits! which at the time were just beginning to be made. This book is totally out of date and requires that the reader also own the patterns being referred to in the book as well as all kinds of products created by the Author, Ann Person, because at the time what she was doing was totally revolutionary. So guess where you can find the patterns that correlate with the projects in the book? Thats right, all over the friggin' internet--everywhere as if they weren't out of print and easily 30 years old! OLDER. Older than me. This book, this idea, these patterns are all older than me (and most of you)--and perhaps that is why they are so intriguing. I feel like an Archeologist uncovering a lost artifact and even though just a few weeks ago I forgot what an Archeologist was ('nother story, pretty short--The word came up in conversation and at the time-it just didn't register as something familiar what can I say?) Anyway now, today I am an archeologist, a sewing-scout if you will ready to take on the past-and reenact it right here in my own home...