Monday, February 28, 2011

Home Sweet Home

First official project of Chuck's class.  This was a continuation of the "sense of place" project we were doing a couple weeks ago.  He changed it into a self portrait assignment, so we were able to either start anew or continue this project.  



I liked this project because I was able to show the difference between the warm, cozy nostalgia of home and the not so cozy sense of my apartment (despite my best efforts!). I experimented with a lot of processes on this raw canvas such as painting (acrylic and watercolor), collage, and embroidery. My fingers were raw after this.  Hand-sewn pieces are not to be taken lightly!  The experience that I get when working with the fabric, making it softer and laying it over my legs as I work, is the best part I believe. 

Each panel is approximately 19.5"x32.5".

Planning on making some shadow boxes for these puppies over Spring Break!

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