Saturday, November 08, 2008
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Junk to Funk piece completed!
This finished piece will be part of the Junk to Funk Fashion Show, Sat. November 15th @ Wonder Ballroom, Portland.
contents: 99% re-use materials: vinyl & woven plastic material from NIKE, metal rings and window screen from SCRAP www.scrapaction.org
Friday, July 18, 2008
new project: Burning Man dress/form for Crystal
bike tubes
misc. hardware
rubber strips
Watch this piece transform from raw materials into the embodiment of my friend & patron Crystal Shenk.
Saturday, July 05, 2008
Self Inflicted
self inflicted
Recycled Copper,Rope, Chain
70 x 15 x 12 inches
Riveted sheet copper corset with copper nails protruding from breasts. Detachable back “skirt” connects at waist and hangs to floor, made of twine, rope, chains and wire.
Displayed on mannequin. All recycled materials.
Meet Red Molly
DRESS FORMS: SALVAGING FEMALE ARCHETYPES
Materials give me the first visual imagery from which I work. These materials give me an initial conceptual impression; this is the beginning of my process. From there, the Art takes off in directions that I don’t have much control over.
As I work I am guided by the images that develop from working with the chosen materials. As I combine and test these various materials I am able to understand how to create the form and how the piece will come together technically.There is a learning experience that comes with each part of the process. I don’t focus on the initial conceptual element as I work, I trust the materials and my instinct with how they come together. I think it is this somewhat detached mode of working that allows the piece to evolve without expectations or judgment on my part.
Each segment of the garment is a separate piece, a unique process unto itself, eventually they come together to make a cohesive form. I continue working until the flow of it stops. At this point I allow it to rest and sit; then further inspiration comes. I cannot force the materials.I see the final piece as though I am a viewer, detached from just having created it. At this point I am able to make personal connections with the work and see what came through my hands.
I see these dress forms as individuals that hold within them my personal experiences and emotions.This body of work surprises me, it often shocks and frightens me, but when I finish each one and see it as a completed piece; I know that this is my work.
— BETHANY MOORE
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