An In-Progress Report

As much as I hate showing work before it's done, this blog is as much about personal record-keeping and exposing an art process as it is about other people's art and that big world out there.

It's growing, this thing I'm nurturing. I'm sewing, sewing, sewing and it's almost endless save for it's suddenly astonishing size - this diminutive roll of adding machine paper has grown from a humble 2.5 inches to a bloated 14 across. There's still a third of a roll to go. I'm trying not to crumble in the face of adversity.

I'm having fun messing around with the way I'll present these rolls. I'm not actually going the same route as Tara Donovan, tempting as it is - we come from the same school of thought and historical references except she's brilliant, has assistants, and takes her work to the umpteenth level. I'm still figuring things out.

No, instead I'm thinking of clouds turned upside-down. Spools on rods spilling to the floor in an extravagant display of fluff. Or a mess of fluff on the floor. Or ten of these rolls sewn together in a massive string. Or ... or... or ...

I need more of the stuff in my hands before I decide. It's a good thing I've got a week off coming up - I have a long way to go before I know what this turns into.

Definitely clouds, a map, a code, a language. The space between is as important as the stitch. 8:49a 12 June 09
(fuzzy white yarn, adding machine paper)