TheIndigoProject2001pincushion 002
Views of the pincushion and needles used in the project. indigo dyed hemp cloth, machine and hand sewn, hand forged sterling silver needles, handspun 2-ply silk thread.
The pincushion is stuffed with lead fishing weights and fiberfill. It is shaped like a barrel indigo vat, and it's actual heavy weight is symbolic for me of the weight of the 20 gallon vat, in the sense that the vat is not often moved; one must go to it. The place where the vat is, is like roots, or home, which grad school was for three years. Then like a child leaving the nest when it's time, I "moved" this vat with me, in the form of this pincushion, to a new home, where I then made my own 25 gallon vat in 2002, which is my vat today.
The Indigo Project performance piece and installation, final thesis work from grad school, 2001. There is a long statement/description of this work; for those interested, please click on this set.
TheIndigoProject2001pincushion 002
Views of the pincushion and needles used in the project. indigo dyed hemp cloth, machine and hand sewn, hand forged sterling silver needles, handspun 2-ply silk thread.
The pincushion is stuffed with lead fishing weights and fiberfill. It is shaped like a barrel indigo vat, and it's actual heavy weight is symbolic for me of the weight of the 20 gallon vat, in the sense that the vat is not often moved; one must go to it. The place where the vat is, is like roots, or home, which grad school was for three years. Then like a child leaving the nest when it's time, I "moved" this vat with me, in the form of this pincushion, to a new home, where I then made my own 25 gallon vat in 2002, which is my vat today.
The Indigo Project performance piece and installation, final thesis work from grad school, 2001. There is a long statement/description of this work; for those interested, please click on this set.