Silhouette puppetry is by far the most difficult and time consuming process that I have undertaken so far at ITP. I produced the opening sequence to Don Quijote de la Mancha, and plan on redoing this project for my midterm in a more polished, mistake-free version. After settling on my storyboard, I made my puppets […]
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Here is a pic of the three rows of the medicine quilt, as well as the Caduceus template for the middle section which will be finished with the trapunto technique:
(Template for Caduceus trapunto)
(medicine panel; caduceus will be in the red cross section)
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Project Plan for Staged Development: Inventionism
As stated previously, “Inventionism: An Homage to African American Ingenuity” is an interactive quilt installation composed of 5 mini-quilts (dedicated to Medicine, Natural Sciences, Engineering, Humanities and Civil Rights) with electronic components. Making an interactive quilt installation has several steps, including Design, Materials Selection, Fabrication of Top Layer, […]
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Project Description of “Inventionism”
I have been fashion sewing since I was a small child and love the level of personal expression which sewing affords an individual. Coming from a long line of quilters, however, I have been increasingly inspired by the intricate stitching, masterful fabric choices, story-telling capabilities and symbolism unique to quilts. Some quilts […]
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“What does Tiger do all day?”For my pixelation project, I was inspired by the footage of Schlomo the dog getting his head stuck in a waste paper basket. I decided to take as the focus of my short Tiger the cat, that elusive feline who is at home alone for hours and hours at a […]
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