Wire peaking out of sheets
Under wire structure
Sheet nest
Stacked mirror pieces
Post for Feb 17,
Since we are using these posts as group crits, it may be helpful to read/skim my last one or 2 posts :)
So I took a break from the sheets nest for a few days and have begun my mirror nest. I was able to find a really large mirror that I've slowly been breaking pieces off of. I was suprised to find the mirror wont actually shatter (it must be tempered) but this is kind of nice because it breaks into bigger pieces when I hammer the edges and gives me a little bit more control on the size they break into. I am using a large mixing bowl as the inner structure of the nest. I originally had begun by gluing the mirror pieces all around the bowl at various angles.... however this began to look like mosaic. So i started again this time stacking the mirror pieces. This provides a very cool texture look on the outside... however the reflect quality is lost on the sides. At first I was apprehensive about this, but as i began placing the mirror pieces on the top edge i liked the idea of only truly being able to view myself from one angle and that it plays into the idea of the mirror being a deceitful (see last post for more explanation).
I am still unsure what I will make the inside of the nest out of. I am still thinking of the weight gain paste like i talked about in my last post... or possibly more of the mirror, but shattered into much smaller pieces and displayed facing up so you can see your reflection, but more distorted.... Ahhh i donno!
I think i need to finish the outside first before I'll know, but I am totally open to suggestions :)
This weekend I plan to keep working on the mirror nest and sheets nest this weekend.
For the sheets nest (its in 12C if you wanna peak), I definitely still have many layers I plan to put on. I am leaving the inside as is for now (still fairly comforting-- reasons see last post). I want to continue adding more sheets, wire and even some pillows. I want them all to have a distressed quality.
Here are my questions:
-I am having trouble deciding how much wire I want to incorporate though. Right now there is a lot on the nest because I wanted to use it in part to add volume. I like the areas of sheets that are ripped open with the wire just barely poking through. I also like the areas where I layer sheet, wire, and sheet again. I don't know if it works better with more wire exposed, or just some.
- Should I incorporate other materials?
I want to keep it strictly to bed items, but someone mentioned that the wire alone might not have been enough to display the message, but they liked the wire where it was minimal because it reminded them of bed springs. I was considering trying wood pieces from a bed frame. Thoughts?
ThAnK yOu!
Looks like you've gotten a great start on the mirror nest. One thing I was wondering was if you were going to combine any other materials with the mirror in the process...something I really enjoyed about some of your other pieces was the way you used both sharp/rough textures in combination with softer ones - something to think about when working on this one as well!
ReplyDeleteHey Lindsay! First off, I love to see you working on a large scale (do you foresee more equally large nests like the wire and sheet one pictured here?) In terms of more/less wire, I like the variance in exposure but I worry about you exposing too much of the wire because it might detract from the overall form of the nest or read as unfinished. As for the inclusion of other materials, I think that you should not bring in wood pieces. This theme you have going with nests of soft and sharp materials is really nice (I also agree with Courtney about trying to bring in a soft element to the mirror nest, which is looking great, by the way!) and I'm not sure what wood pieces would add to this. Maybe it's because I can't visualize it but right now I say no.
ReplyDeleteI love the mirror nest because of the juxtaposition betwee its organic form and sharp edges. Similarily, I like the wire poking out of the sheets. I think it works best when it is subtle though, so the viewer has to do some work to investigate it. I think trying to incorporate other materials might be interesting, but I don't know about using wood. I can't really think of other items though. Sorry, I don't know if that is helpful!
ReplyDeleteOh, and I was wondering, will the mirror nest be hung on the wall where a mirror would be?