The work that I will make will act as permeable walls for a meeting area, viewable from the cubicles and the gathering space. Parts of the piece will be fabricated in workshops with Habitat clientele. They are encouraged to bring their own ethnic textiles which I will scan or photograph so that they can be inserted in the design.
There is so much I could do! So much I might do. Follow along here to see the process unfold.
At this juncture, I am planning for 4 different House-shaped modules, suspended among branches/roads/diagonals/grids, connected with chain/threads/cords/zip ties, surface designed with paint stick/foil/dyes/stencils/relief printing/beads/bangles/photo grams/photos, with connecting text throughout! Whew!
The modules might look something like these paper cut outs, but visually more complex than a single piece of scrapbook paper.
The new office is decorated in warmish blues and beiges.
It occurred to me that I should have a basic palette in mind. So, I went out today and filled in my color wheel. The basic uniting colorway could be in browns and beiges. The top fabric is actually large sepia toned panels of a portrait by Norman Rockwell. Cutting it to 12" squares will abstract the images while portions of the face will still be seen. There is some chiffon in there that will be considered for overlays, openings and printing.
Greens and blues that tend toward the warm tones with, of course, red and yellow available for pops of color.
But then, there are the unknown client textiles that will begin to arrive in December. What if none of this works with those unknowns?
DYE! Dye will probably be a key normalizing factor.
What next? PLAY! Time to seriously play with the materials toward planning the workshops and the final product! Fun in the studio looms large;-)
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