EXPLORATIONS IN MATERIALS
Hides, Brass, Copper, and Cotton
Oct. 2020, Harrisonburg, VA
Dear diary,
Man am I bored. How much do tack supplies cost?
Thx,
J
Leather has proved to be a creatively challenging medium. I love finding new forms for widely used items especially when those forms can be driven by particular needs and uses.
Bench
Two planks of cherry toted from home to home for nearly 8 years, cursed by their owner’s indecision and forgetfulness... but finally, he acts.
bland entry way + restless hands on winter break + carpenter friends in need of a visit = BENCH!
The Brief:
- 3 legs instead of 4 in hope of the impossibility of wobbly, rocking, floor-tapping madness.
- Brutalist intricacy
- Maximum functionality
- Make it pretty
Like the cartographers of old, the ban saws and chisels charted paths to scraps-turned-brackets and tenons longing for the perfect mortise.
Screen Print on Denim
My first try with screen-printing, born from the necessity for culinary whimsy.
