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Experiments post! Yay!

And actually a couple of these I would consider finished pieces, but they are experimental in that they pushed me into using different materials (feathers!)or using materials I'm used to in a different orientation.

The Evolution of Dresses:

Or working with silk & tulle (to make a "presumed dress"), tulle and "feathered" and ironed wax paper, or plastic screen encircling photos of me as a child....

Based on the orange silk experiment, my next venture is this:

A (if all goes according to plan) 6 ft. wide silk drapery (the same orange color. It's so beautiful in the light!) with tulle details and wire armatures inside of it. It should be about 3 or 4 ft tall as well. It's going to take up my whole wall in the studio! I was going to work on it earlier this week (it was my spring break and I had so many plans!!), but for my 24th birthday the cosmos gave me Strep Throat. I went to the doctor on my birthday day and I think they gave me a free antibiotics shot - this is, afterall, the doctor that delivered me 24 years ago on this same day (he always calls me his "little stargazer" because I came into the world looking right up at him!) so I think he's a mite bias!

So, this weekend while doing my job in the studio as lab monitor, I will be working on this big silk project. And it's going to be great.

Yay!

In other smashing news -

In the last couple weeks I have been involved in starting up a National Organization for Women Chapter for Springfield, and a week ago I was honored to be unanimously voted President of said chapter. I hope I can make everyone proud, and keep up with my duties. I've got a spit-fire VP and a lovely 3rd officer working with me (not to mention our beautiful members) and I am excited for what we can do for the rights of women everywhere, especially Missouri women. Lord knows, our state has been a little wishywashy towards ladies the last two decades - let's see what we can do! For news and updates visit the NOW National Website, the MissouriNow website, or our fledgling Springfield Chapter Facebook Group.

If you're interested in joining, donating, helping out - click the contact link and send me an email! Equal Rights For Everyone!

Here's some music for you. This one's for my fella.

PS I'm feeling much better now (on the left, I had 102.6 fever and was on my way to the doctor)! XO.

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AHHHHHHHHHHH. It's been a month since my last post. I know you all have been holding your breath, well here it is. A NEW POST.

So this last week, I had the pleasure/opportunity/joy of hanging a show at our local airport with two of my best friends; Carl & Ashley. Our professor (former professor for Carl & Ashley since those bums have since graduated) Sharon Harper asked us to hang work alongside hers at the Springfield Airport. You can see the show here (They've put my name as "Katie Platt" but eh I'm just happy to have work hanging there). I also find out this Wednesday if a couple pieces of mine were chosen to be in a show sponsored by the Kansas City Arts Coalition (KCAC), cross your fingers for me!!!

Excuse these photos, they were taken on my phone (we were so busy about hanging the work we all forgot our cameras. We are bums, I know.) - I plan to go back to the airport with a photographer friend sometime soon.....

Carl & Ashley were sweethearts and helped me (the novice) hang my work on the walls. They are super great. And their work is badass. Pictures don't do this show justice. Go see the show if you're near our airport anytime soon!!!

Jam for Your Week:




Ok, a post to follow soon with some more of my experiments and even some new work! I am currently preparing to make a fabric piece that will measure (if all goes according to plan) about 6 ft wide on the wall. Eek!!
XO.