By Erika Swinson from Elkton, MD
By Erika Swinson from Elkton, MD
Dream Theme: Health
What is the story behind your panel?
"My dream for a better future has evolved during the making of this panel. At first I was thinking about the role nutritous foods play in so many of the themes explored in the Dream Rocket project. If everyone had nutritious food to eat, a basic need would be met that might lead to healthier more productive and happy people all over the world. In my mind, this sentiment covered health, poverty, peace, science/technology, community, etc. Starting from this point I created the background of my panel.
The background is done in shades of yellow with triangles of red, orange, and yellow radiating around the edges and is symbolic of sunlight and joy, the perfect background for my vision. The four birds are blue with sqirling white lines and I think of them as the wind and rains that nurture and provide. I wanted to use bright colors not just so that they can be seen from far away on the rocket but also as a symbol of my hope for a brighter tomorrow.
Rather than food for the center, I came up with the idea of baskets. The baskets appealed to me both as a more traditional quilting symbol and as a broader symbol fo all that we might share with each other. In this way my thinking moved from food to any of the gifts, skills, or talents people might share to help make all the burdens of living more manageable. Thus, they are different colors and can be broadly seen as whatever abundance the viewer envisions as their gift for others.
So my dream for the future is wrapped up in the idea of abundance, the abundance of almost anything we can share with each other in order to end poverty, encourage health, push for the positive progress of science and technology, grow our communities, spread the value of peace, etc. I believe that the abundance of the unique gifts each of us brings to our lives, when shared with others, is most promising foundation for a better world to come. In this way, my dream is for a better tomorrow by working each day with what all of us can contribute for a better today."
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★What IS THE INTERNATIONAL FIBER COLLABORATIVE?
As the leading voice for collaborative public art projects around the world, the International Fiber Collaborative is dedicated to promoting understanding and appreciation of contemporary art & craft through educational experiences. We are committed to developing vital education programs that elevate, expand, modernize and enhance the image of collaboration and education today.
★WHAT IS THE DREAM ROCKET PROJECT?
The Dream Rocket Team is collecting nearly 8,000 artworks from participants around the globe. The artwork will be assembled together to create a massive cover in which will wrap a 37 story Saturn V Moon Rocket at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. We will also be displaying submitted artwork in dozens of national venues prior to the wrapping of the Saturn V. Additionally, we are posting images of submitted artwork & their stories on our Website, Flickr, and Facebook.The Dream Rocket project uses the Saturn V Moon Rocket as a symbolism of universal values of the human spirit. Optimism, hope,
caring for our natural resources, scientific exploration, and harnessing technological advancements for a better quality of life while safeguarding our communities, are all common desires across national and international boundaries. Participants are able to express and learn about these values through this creative collaboration. With the completion of each artwork, participants are asked to write an essay explaining their artwork, and the dream theme in which they chose.
★How can I Participate & Have my Artwork Displayed?
The Dream Rocket project would like to challenge you to ‘Dare to Dream’. To dream about your future and the future of our world through dream themes such as health, community, conservation, science, technology, space, peace, and so on. We would like you to use your selected Dream Theme to express, explore, and create your vision on your section of the wrap. We hope that you are able to express and learn through this creative collaboration. With the completion of each artwork, you are asked to write a brief essay explaining your artwork, and the dream theme in which you chose.
“The Saturn V is the ideal icon to represent a big dream. This rocket was designed and built as a collaboration of nearly half-a-million people and allowed our human species to venture beyond our world and stand on ANOTHER - SURELY one of the biggest dreams of all time. ENABLING THE DREAMS of young people to touch this mighty rocket sends a powerful message in conjunction with creating an educational curriculum to engage students to embrace the power of learning through many important subjects”
-Neil deGrasse Tyson, Director of the Hayden Planetarium, New York
★I VALUE THE ARTS!!!!
The International Fiber Collaborative is able to share the power of a collaboration and art, thanks to the support of generous individual donors. We welcome any amount of donations and remember the International Fiber Collaborative is exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, making this gift tax deductible.
Donate Today at: www.thedreamrocket.com/support-the-dream-rocket
See our Online Flickr Photo Album at: www.flickr.com/photos/thedreamrocket/
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By Erika Swinson from Elkton, MD
By Erika Swinson from Elkton, MD
Dream Theme: Health
What is the story behind your panel?
"My dream for a better future has evolved during the making of this panel. At first I was thinking about the role nutritous foods play in so many of the themes explored in the Dream Rocket project. If everyone had nutritious food to eat, a basic need would be met that might lead to healthier more productive and happy people all over the world. In my mind, this sentiment covered health, poverty, peace, science/technology, community, etc. Starting from this point I created the background of my panel.
The background is done in shades of yellow with triangles of red, orange, and yellow radiating around the edges and is symbolic of sunlight and joy, the perfect background for my vision. The four birds are blue with sqirling white lines and I think of them as the wind and rains that nurture and provide. I wanted to use bright colors not just so that they can be seen from far away on the rocket but also as a symbol of my hope for a brighter tomorrow.
Rather than food for the center, I came up with the idea of baskets. The baskets appealed to me both as a more traditional quilting symbol and as a broader symbol fo all that we might share with each other. In this way my thinking moved from food to any of the gifts, skills, or talents people might share to help make all the burdens of living more manageable. Thus, they are different colors and can be broadly seen as whatever abundance the viewer envisions as their gift for others.
So my dream for the future is wrapped up in the idea of abundance, the abundance of almost anything we can share with each other in order to end poverty, encourage health, push for the positive progress of science and technology, grow our communities, spread the value of peace, etc. I believe that the abundance of the unique gifts each of us brings to our lives, when shared with others, is most promising foundation for a better world to come. In this way, my dream is for a better tomorrow by working each day with what all of us can contribute for a better today."
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★What IS THE INTERNATIONAL FIBER COLLABORATIVE?
As the leading voice for collaborative public art projects around the world, the International Fiber Collaborative is dedicated to promoting understanding and appreciation of contemporary art & craft through educational experiences. We are committed to developing vital education programs that elevate, expand, modernize and enhance the image of collaboration and education today.
★WHAT IS THE DREAM ROCKET PROJECT?
The Dream Rocket Team is collecting nearly 8,000 artworks from participants around the globe. The artwork will be assembled together to create a massive cover in which will wrap a 37 story Saturn V Moon Rocket at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. We will also be displaying submitted artwork in dozens of national venues prior to the wrapping of the Saturn V. Additionally, we are posting images of submitted artwork & their stories on our Website, Flickr, and Facebook.The Dream Rocket project uses the Saturn V Moon Rocket as a symbolism of universal values of the human spirit. Optimism, hope,
caring for our natural resources, scientific exploration, and harnessing technological advancements for a better quality of life while safeguarding our communities, are all common desires across national and international boundaries. Participants are able to express and learn about these values through this creative collaboration. With the completion of each artwork, participants are asked to write an essay explaining their artwork, and the dream theme in which they chose.
★How can I Participate & Have my Artwork Displayed?
The Dream Rocket project would like to challenge you to ‘Dare to Dream’. To dream about your future and the future of our world through dream themes such as health, community, conservation, science, technology, space, peace, and so on. We would like you to use your selected Dream Theme to express, explore, and create your vision on your section of the wrap. We hope that you are able to express and learn through this creative collaboration. With the completion of each artwork, you are asked to write a brief essay explaining your artwork, and the dream theme in which you chose.
“The Saturn V is the ideal icon to represent a big dream. This rocket was designed and built as a collaboration of nearly half-a-million people and allowed our human species to venture beyond our world and stand on ANOTHER - SURELY one of the biggest dreams of all time. ENABLING THE DREAMS of young people to touch this mighty rocket sends a powerful message in conjunction with creating an educational curriculum to engage students to embrace the power of learning through many important subjects”
-Neil deGrasse Tyson, Director of the Hayden Planetarium, New York
★I VALUE THE ARTS!!!!
The International Fiber Collaborative is able to share the power of a collaboration and art, thanks to the support of generous individual donors. We welcome any amount of donations and remember the International Fiber Collaborative is exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, making this gift tax deductible.
Donate Today at: www.thedreamrocket.com/support-the-dream-rocket
See our Online Flickr Photo Album at: www.flickr.com/photos/thedreamrocket/
★★★SIGN UP AT WWW.THEDREAMROCKET.COM