Since my time spent in the studios I have been burning the candle at both ends. I have been exhibiting my work steadily and was also away for 2.5 months particpating in the Kohler Arts & Industry Residency. For my first post I want to share some images and insights about my experience @ Kohler.
What a pleasure it has been to work at MAD Museum. I thank the visitors for all their comments while I was working on the sculpture, 3 Cultures.
It’s Marianne, and it has been a while since I finished my residency in April The teaset and bowls I worked on during my residency have been produced in porcelain and they are now available in stores!
My original idea for a sculpture to be made at the MAD museum was to create Janus heads with an ancestor figure base. I never abandon a piece and will continue working on it in my studio until it is complete. The excitement of not knowing the outcome is part of the process.
For the mask project I have made a point of working spontaneously going on intuition. Without a pre-meditated plan I have cut, folded, glued and taped the cardboard to create the animal heads. I deliberately leave them raw to make this process visible and to reveal traces of the spontaneous impulses that has guided me.
Finishing a piece and making final decisions on its presentation is always the hardest part of art-making.
When I was working on the hacked knitting in the Open Studios a few months ago, I wasn’t finished with the Recursive Cosby Sweater yet…but I am now. And Good Morning America liked it! Watch the video and tell me what you think…
Last week a group of first and second grade children from Abundant Waters After School at PS 51 School on the Upper East side of Manhattan came on a visit to MAD. They made “Peter Pots” after watching a demonstration that I gave them. This week they returned with thank you notes in hand.
I’m happy to announce that the first dress of my Pinafore Army is finally complete and on view at the MAD Open Studios. This is a beautiful pinafore dress made of over 20 lbs. of iridescent yellow dichromate coated screws imbedded in a sewn nylon support.
I have been working on a wall-mounted ram’s head made from brown craft paper and a series of cardboard masks representing the 12 animals in the Chinese Zodiac. For these two projects, I have had different approaches.
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