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The Collector
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The Collector was inspired by my design background and by the process of taking two different mediums and helping them to co-exist. Yarn and the computer don't have much in common except for maybe ordering it (yarn) online. This disconnect was the starting point for the installation. One of the most commonly used tools in any creative computer software is the "color picker." I chose this tool as inspiration because of the concept of limitless possibilities.
I have never felt so strongly about one medium until I started working with yarn. I feel that yarn is a medium too often overlooked because of its association with grandmother's and their passion for knitting. As an artist, I have found that there are many ways to use the medium of yarn. For this installation I want to demonstrate that by using yarn in an atypical way, it loses its usual appearance and becomes a beautifully elaborate, yet simple, presence.
The Collector
Watch video HERE
The Collector was inspired by my design background and by the process of taking two different mediums and helping them to co-exist. Yarn and the computer don't have much in common except for maybe ordering it (yarn) online. This disconnect was the starting point for the installation. One of the most commonly used tools in any creative computer software is the "color picker." I chose this tool as inspiration because of the concept of limitless possibilities.
I have never felt so strongly about one medium until I started working with yarn. I feel that yarn is a medium too often overlooked because of its association with grandmother's and their passion for knitting. As an artist, I have found that there are many ways to use the medium of yarn. For this installation I want to demonstrate that by using yarn in an atypical way, it loses its usual appearance and becomes a beautifully elaborate, yet simple, presence.