Waterfall

A friend of mine asked me this question about my artwork.
I thought I would share the question and my response along with images of the artwork.

Nisha: Remember when you did that exquisite installation in Montclair that went from inside, flowed outside and onto the ground? How did you prevent it from blowing away? How long was it installed?

Dear Friend, It was attached to the metal framing of the Windows by a metal bars that are used in fencing, I had holes drilled into the metal bars, then the school had a guy come out and install the bars with the fabric onto the metal portion of the Windows with self tapping screws, using only two screws per panel. The fabric was attached to the bar by stitching a simple sleeve into the top of the fabric. Then I pulled the fabric taut by using metal bars on the ground with two tent stakes. The metal bar would lay across the surface of the fabric holding the fabric taut, and the tent stakes would be at either end of the metal bar keeping it flush with the ground. The nice thing about that system is if the wind picked up the fabric would loosen and not rip. The rest of the fabric was just laid along the ground and sculpture Garden. In hindsight I wish I had mounted more of it permanently to the ground. So much of it got blown away. I would go back periodically and rearrange it. It was supposed to be installed only for month. But because of a 16 inch snowstorm it was left up for six months. It actually did rather well and stood up to 60 mph winds. Hope that explains the process. :-)

Art Commissioned Projects

Phoenix, Arizona has many numerous public commission art projects. Check out the link for more information.

Idea for project-relief map

Crumple a blank 8.5 x 11-inch sheet into a tight ball. Smooth it out. Use it to create a relief map of your life, or your character's life, and use the map as a writing starter.
You may want to "start at one corner of the piece and trace a random map from your earliest memory to where you are today... or let yourself go off into different pathways and roadways, detours. Let your mind wander. This is not a linear exercise."
This came from website for more ideas visit this site, juiceboxartists.com

Bigger Threadwork

I worked yesterday and off and on all day today on this bigger piece. It's about 13" x 7" and includes pieces of silk organza and loose weave cotton fabric. I rinsed the solvy out and may add more to it tomorrow.

Here's a shot of Thread Pangaea, all my bits laid out together:

Dumbo district...where is it in NYC?

Nisha,

Thanks for all of the great resources....funny, I've a lot of sketches of arches and such, harking back to the Norman cathedrals I saw in Sicily...but I LOVE these! Just wondering what part of the city they reside....

DUMBO district doors

I love these old doors in a warehouse in the DUMBO district in New York City.

Association of Teaching Artist

This website is really helpful I signed up for their listserv. Which they had job postings and also questions you never thought to ask. Even though this is for New York State teachers there is a lot of helpful information on the website.

Art horizons/resources for educators an artist

As I mentioned in my other post art horizons is a another place to look for resources for educators are artists wanting to teach in school systems. They work in the New York City metro area.

Bubbles

New thread bubbles. Sewn on solvy with my new machine and playing with white top thread and assorted bobbin thread colors. I'm thinking of cutting out windows in prints and adding this behind the opening. Looks like bubbles, sea life, or something organic.