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Mastery 2010

admin — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:01:48 +0000

http://twelvevoicesfromone.blogspot.com/

The link is to the Mastery 2010 show at the Radius Gallery in San Antonio. Twelve of us spent 2.5 years with our mentor/teacher Jane Dunnewold, honing our craft. Enjoy.

Indigo

admin — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:19:55 +0000

Indigo dye is my new favorite. I’ve resisted Indigo in the past due to the difficulty in creating the dye bath. Both Dharma and ProChem no have a reduced Indigo. The Indigo crystals combined with Thiox and Soda Ash make the process easy. A batch made with this formula can be ready to use in a few hours.

This group of fabrics are different fiber and various colors. The stack of samples was compressed with acrylic pieces then clamped. The center element is the original color. The star was the red piece. It is a Tencel/linen. The red has turned to an incredibly rich burgundy. Luscious.

Jean — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 20:22:41 +0000

On a fun note, dyed China Silk

Golden Mean

Jean — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 20:14:26 +0000

The politics of today….

Where is the Golden Mean?

Whole cloth, cotton/silk. Dyed/screened/ over dyed/ screened images/flour paste resist/ metallic gold dust.

48″ wide x 84″ high

Sanctuary

Jean — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 20:06:15 +0000

Whole cloth, cotton/silk. Dyed, printed, over dyed, screened imagery and flour paste resist.

48″ wide x 79″ high

Mastery Program

Jean — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 20:37:13 +0000

The class of 2010 is reaching its mid point. A project for the next session, is to produce a lecture, on an artist. My selection is Louise Nevelson. Long before recycle programs were popular, she was creating art from wood found in the alleyways of New York. Not only did she create art, she created herself. ”I feel that my great search was for myself”. The black linen jacket has a Nevelson motif.

New Year- New Work

Jean — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 20:24:23 +0000

I have been disturbed with the polarization of our country. Both sides have their extremes. The Golden Mean, the center.

Thursday Group

Jean — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 17:42:26 +0000

The advanced surface design students in my Thursday class have been meeting every two weeks during the summer. On the last day of class, each person received 1 yard of cotton fabric. They had 2 weeks to add a technique to the fabric. At the meeting, the fabric was given to the next person and so on until the last or 6th trade. This time, the piece you were given was yours to complete. Here is the piece I finished after 6 people added their mark.

Graffiti

Jean — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 17:33:55 +0000

This summer I had the pleasure of meeting a young talented Graffiti artist, J. He was teaching a class in Urban Art to kids at the Dougherty Art School. My canvas includes the wall his students bombed on the lower right portion.

Scott & White Chapel

Jean — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:08:25 +0000

Scott & White Hospital had the dedication of the new Chapel last week. It was an honor to be selected to design and make the banners/streamers that are placed on either side of the center table. The glass wall piece ties all the elements together. It is a quiet space, in what may be a very troubling time. Peace.