My project class this semester (like my short photography class last semester) finished up last week. We had just one project in the class. The assignment was to create a self-portrait using at least 3 fabrics, a found object, and using hand stitching. I decided to try and portray communication because I have a heavy interest in it and it is universal to all beings. I have centered projects around this idea recently...apparently it's on my mind! Communication-whether through body language, words, or actions-is the way we function; it's what holds us together. So! I made a "two cans and a string" that we played with when we were kids but I used fabric and paper as materials. I ripped up some small paper cups and sewed the pieces together to make a bigger paper cup. But then I covered the cups in soaked and wrinkled paper (from my UNIV 111 textbook, to be specific) so you can no longer see the sewing underneath. I then braided strips of cloth and twisted the braids together. After attaching the cups to the braids on each end, I twisted and sewed a few strips of the textbook into the strands of cloth.
I like the textures of the final product and the general idea behind it but I don't think it turned out as successfully as it could have. The braids in the middle should have been longer, for one. I'm not totally bummed about the project though because I discovered some new textures and techniques I can use in future projects.
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