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Spore prints

Sunday, September 11, 2011

Irene brought huge amounts of rain to Vermont and the forests are booming with mushrooms. I’ve been wandering and collecting. Leaving the caps on a piece of paper overnight, spores fall into different patterns depending on the structure of the gills.

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On the first dark night…

Saturday, August 6, 2011

Part of a series of posts about a residency at Hlaðan in Iceland. So there was only one dark night during my entire stay in Iceland. After a delicious lobster and mussel feast toasted with a local berry wine (thank you gracious hosts of Minni-Vogar), I walked home at about 2:00 in the morning, which [...]

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Proto-temple

Friday, August 5, 2011

Part of a series of posts about a residency at Hlaðan in Iceland. I tried piecing together a little temple inspired by the church on the outskirts of Vogar. This was made from a thin sheet of felt that I cut and sewed. The tiny temple was strung up between a pair of bushes on [...]

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Undir Niðri Poster : Concept to Hanging

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Part of a series of posts about a residency at Hlaðan in Iceland. In designing the poster to accompany the exhibition and performance that Kristin and I put together, we took a trip to Frida Franka, an incredible antique shop in Reykjavik. There were piles and mazes of old collections, as though whole kitchens, workshops, [...]

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Big Inspirations

Monday, August 1, 2011

Part of a series of posts about a residency at Hlaðan in Iceland. These videos informed a lot of my process and got me excited about felt and the potential for building with it. Dig that embroidery at the end of the second video!

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