Advanced Fiber Studio (Highlights)
Course Description: Fiber 4005
The primary purpose of this undergraduate course is to provide a forum for in-depth critiques and exploration of students' individual directions within the context of contemporary art. Group discussions, readings, faculty and student presentations, field trips to current exhibitions, and visiting lecturers may augment this class. Professional practices will also be covered, including: preparing an exhibition; sources and strategies for grant and exhibition proposals; discussion of graduate programs; documentation; developing a professional resume; and writing an artist's statement.
This class is offered at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
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“Woman at Her Toilette.”
Silk thread and abbreviated quote from Margaret Atwood's The Robber Bride, "Even pretending you aren't catering to male fantasies is a male fantasy. You are a woman with a man inside watching a woman. You are your own voyeur." 20" x 30"
2019
"Watermelon Juice"
8 woodblock, lino-cut, and drawing on kitakata paper
2017
¿Quieres una soda? Yvette 2017.10.19
Heat-press dyed fiber drawings
2017
"The line is never in the same place"
latex, plaster, rubber coating, video projection, curtain rod
"American Francophile Really Thinks She Has a Chance"
French cleat, gold leaf, red velvet, sculpey, Swarovski crystals, dry-felted Joey, iPad, American Francophile Really Thinks She Has a Chance (the movie)
2017
"waiting for the echo in my clenched jaw to deaden, whilst the rustling outside grows warmer and warmer"
Cotton and linen
2017
"signature classic"
ceramic, printed mesh, polo shirts, plaster, mums, trick
2017
"But is it? But Can I?"
Synthetic hair weave, Human hair weave, cotton thread, screen print ink
2017
"who taught you how to hate yourself"
velvet, acrylic screen printing ink
2017
Bleeding oil
Triple cloth, woven cotton and trash bags, acrylic paint
2016
"Not All That Is Gold Glitters"
Hand woven jacquard, Buttons, Vinyl
2016
"Fix Your Dress (Parade Banner)"
Satin embellished with pearls, ribbon, buillon fringe, and rope
2016
"Foundations - Side A"
Screen-Prints Fabric, Pvc, Found Cabinet with screen-printed mirror, Dental molds, Dental floss, Risograph printed paper, Mirrored Mylar
2016
"Blue Ridge Conglomeration"
Mixed media: hand dyed fabric, found cloth, thread, beads
2016
"Mulling, Longing, Phosphenes"
hand dyed silk, sequins, thread, embroidery floss, and fusible films
2016
"Productive Bodies (Closet)"
Previously owned towel, foam insulation, toilet paper, house paint, glitter, found wheels, found fabric, thrift store garments, plastic tubing, foil, medical tape, hair, hand blown glass, beeswax, found objects, streamers, towel, sponges, toothbrushes, ha
2016
"warm glowing light, in a sea of cold darkness; cta train heat lamps"
2019
"Saint Agatha"
Needle-Sculpted Felt Figure with Purchased Object Assemblage
2016
"On the quite sand of an ancient land"
Found Cooler (Ice Box), Wool (Natural and Synthetic) Gatoraid Ice Cubes, Swiss Cheese
2015
"Coming Home"
Cross Stitched image from S2E10 of Desperate Housewives
2015
"Chain-link Fence" and "I had a dream"
Cotton, moss, glass tear-drop, lattice, nightlight, bowl, water from the Ganges River and Spirit Guide essential oil
2015
"Field (bulbs)"
rubber, paper mache, gesso, protein-based paint
2015
"BraveBread Variety Show 4: Loaf Thy Neighbor"
Performance
2014
"Vulnerability"
Screen Print on Lycra, black electrical tape, two multi media collagges
2014
"Is This Real and My War: Black Work Embroidery Sampler feat. G. Sage and R. Pettibon"
Hand embroidered counted black work stitching on linen appliqued onto hand dyed repurposed cotton pillowcase
2013
"Arragement For Claude"
Latex, sugar, air dry clay, cashmere, copper wire
2013
"Creature Comforts from Another Planet"
cut vinyl, insulation foam, stamped felt, silicone caulk, felted fleece
2013
"Rest in Peace This Majestic Beast"
polyester fabrics, cotton thread, fringe
2013
"Excerpts From a Residual Atlas"
Silkscreen on felt, hand flocked with dryer lint, medium density fiberboard
2013
"Truce"
Three hand-made quilts from my childhood, furniture from my home, books, embroideries
2013
"Color Block Double Weave"
Cotton and wool, handwoven on Dobby floor loom
2013
"Cross-Construction"
Acrylic on Cotton on Stretcher, Acrylic on Wood, Inner Tube on Concrete
2013
"Was it Something I Said?"
fur felt velour, millinery grosgrain, beads, sequins
2012
"Sadness Lurks Beneath Each Breath"
Acrylic, Fountain Pump, Plexi, Sculpey, Shellac, Water
2012
"Plastic Armor"
Plastic Lids, Acrylic Ink, Nail Polish, Transparent Tap
2012
"Places"
Plastic Bags, Black Plastic Mesh, Telephone Books, Iron-On Adhesive
2011
"An American Education"
An installation of embroidered, hand printed portrait interviews, maps and informational zines with oversize velvet cushions.
2012
"On Growing Up"
Fabric, job listings, wool, string, thread, nylon, synthetic hair
2012
" Violencia Pornografika"
Leather, industrial lace, hand crochet doily with sugar crystals and spray paint, latex cpr mask, hand crochet, rattlesnake rattle, sage, rosemary, goat horn, handmade horsehair rope, vintage gay porn Dimensions: Variable
2017
" What Do I Get, Nobody Knows"
Kanekalon fibers, bamboo thread, wood, neon light and transformer
2011
"Meat Collage 01"
Styrofoam Plates, Weekly Advertisements, Acrylic medium
2011
"Time Doesn’t Go Anywhere, It Only Adds Up"
Assorted Paint Swatches, Clear Vinyl & Hot Glue
2011
"Domine, quo vadis?"
Steel, chicken wire, cotton, fiber reactive dyes, scraps (leather, tarp, canvas, bark), silk/alpaca thread, bronze
2010
"night night"
the organization of collaborative mess making: paper, tools, colours, table, chairs, people, things
2011
"Sunday Best"
Bronze cast of dress worn and removed by artist.
2011
"Enemy Lines"
Photographs of Jerusalem Stone and Concrete on Non-archival, non-acid free bond paper
2012
"Networked Nicoles"
Acrylic Felt, Acrylic Yarn, Embroidery Floss, Video
2009
"The Difference Between (nightlights)"
matchboxes, felt, watercolor, balsa wood
2009
"The Rediscovery of Self"
Latex, sinew, human hair, bronze, wood, cloth
2009
"Means of Protection"
Laser cut acrylic ( white, black, neon pink, red, mirror) latex, wood balls, wood, aluminum chain, base metal chain, plastic chain, dyed fabric, printed fabric, masonite, threaded rod, feathers, velour ribbon, swarovski crystals, czech glass crystals, swa
2009
"Prohibition, Native Americans, The Great Depression (From the series: Flags For A Baby Named America"
Cotton, wood and metal mount
2009
"Excavated Memories"
Cardboard, Found fabric, cheese cloth, spackel, acrylic wall paint
2008
"The Internet Gives the Possibilty of Being Alone with Other People"
A simple collection of my summer internet-community activity formatted as a calendar and bound with butterfly screws for the possibility of supplementation.
2008
"Untitled (fish II)"
various fabrics, stuffing, wire, vinyl
2008
"The ending is not so important, The destination is thus forgotten."
Cast abaca and vegetable paper, handmade paper, thread, ribbon, yarn, muslin.
2007
"Wednesday: "Magenta-ish" with "Dark dark red""
Hand dyed and woven cotton
2007
"Stop. Elegy. Stop."
Styrofoam cups, wood, electric fan
2019
"Monuments to the Failure of Technology"
beeswax, paraffin, pigment, spray paint
2005
