Felt Cylinder

Jonathan, Zach and I putting together this wonderful structure.
It has been wonderful and hard to ask for help.
With installation work it is key to have a team. The people who have been helping me have been great. Plus it is way more fun than doing this by myself.

In process. ...

The pile grows ever bigger.

a void place....

Catherine Spencer
a void place...

November 8 - December 6, 2010
Kansas Union Tunnel

I am creating an installation!

I apologize for my EXTENDED absence from the blog world but my return lines up quiet nicely with when I left last fall. Excited about the way God has opened the door for this installation, we
(my helpers and I!) shall proceed boldly!
Today I will be working on a press release, which is new territory, but with help from the internet and my fellow professors I hope to write something worthy of rousing some interest.

Currently there is a giant felt cylinder residing in my studio. A temporary structure which I am using to create my fabric sculptures. It is lovely to be surrounded by strange things.

The list of possible projects from the temporary structure:
-Fill with jello.
-resembling a large swimming pool.
-an object of desire which people love to touch.
- "oooo its warm in here"
-putting hamsters inside the structure.
-Fill with bouncy balls and ping pong balls.

More images later!

Studio Zone

Draping Heads.......Death Shrouds.....?

I am not sure where to take these. Works in process. Hopefully creating specific identity's.

Thinking of creating alternative viewing aside from the sterile gallery viewing.

Domestic.

On a table, bed......together as a group.

Input needed.

Wax and Linen Sculptures

Referencing......loss? the abscence of a body? Presence of something else? Otherwordly?

Haveing a hard time with this one.

Referencing hands and legs. Structural supports--> the skeletal? (Thanks Jenn!)

"Transformation"

Currently work is progressing on a piece which I have been rust printing for the past month.

Source:

" Now Joshua was standing before the angel, clothed with filthy garments. And the angel said to those who were standing before him,"Remove the filthy garments from him"

"Behold, I have taken your iniquity away from you, and I will clothe you with pure vestments."

Zechariah 3:4-5

Objective:

To visually re created the moment of transformation, where earthly garments are being exchanged for heavenly ones.

Today I had quite a bit of trouble figuring out a hanging system for this piece.

Frustrated ......

Show at Henry's.

So I am having a exhibition of prints and mixed media drawings at Henry's.

Come.

Get a coffee.

Look at my stuff.

It feels good to have work showing. The best part was this woman shown who told me she was a working artist gave me a new artist name and said I should be showing at the art center!!!!

Halloween- and Cloud Crazies!

Some of the Grads got together.....This is the rain clouds attacking Carrie.

Some spray painted cotton balls, face paint, squirt bottle and a LOT of tulle......instant cloud costume!

Ministry of Sculpture

had an iron pour on

Halloween

But that was not the most exciting thing that happened......

Heros................Vikings.......................................

Safiya and Danielle (2 Fibers Grads) have a death match as Matt looks on in his homemade lycra shorts!

"When are the action figures coming out?"

Visiting Artist-Crystal Wagner

Installation!!!

The Great Happy Crystal herself....putting up her installation....

Cutting Party!

To see more visit her site

http://www.crystalwagner.com/

or

At my friend Sam's site

http://sammyowen.wordpress.com/

Beautiful Fall!

My front yard, where i got a lecture from a 7yr old about how to properly rake up leaves! :)