Posts Tagged ‘ Rings ’
I attempted a polymer clay-only week this time around, and stuck to it until a friend’s request got me off the hook for the last two days. The goods: I started out with a different concept in mind, and after unsuccessfully playing around for a while I ended up with this fun, simple shape. Someone on Flickr [ READ MORE ]
Polymer clay, brass rod. This little guy owes his shape to Carleton; I enjoy making variations on that shape when playing around with polymer clay. I like that purple color and its contrast with the brass. [ READ MORE ]
I jumped into the Ring a Day 2010 challenge a bit late, starting on January 10. Three hundred and fifty five rings is still a pretty big goal, and I feel like this challenge will stretch me in positive directions throughout the year. Since making one ring each day could easily turn into a very time-consuming [ READ MORE ]
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I’ve saved the placebo week pills in my birth control packs since making Birth Control Ring in November 2004. One week’s worth of pills, one month at a time, the collection has grown to hundreds of little peach-colored sugar pills. I wanted to use them in a project somehow, but inspiration didn’t strike until I’d [ READ MORE ]
I made these guys while sick with an ear infection over spring break, with two weeks left to go until the show went up. They were fast and fun to make. Much earlier in the year, I’d gone to Spencer’s and looked at Small Pecker Condoms while working on the Cock Ring series. (I’d originally [ READ MORE ]
I did a presentation on the [personal] Space Invaders show at the Jay Boland Honors Research Symposium this morning—extremely sleep-deprived, hungover, with no preparation other than notes I scribbled during the presentation before mine. I would not recommend going into a public speaking engagement under those circumstances. Nonetheless, I said most of what I wanted [ READ MORE ]
Artist’s Statement “[personal] Space Invaders” is made up of rings. When worn on the body, a ring interacts with its wearer in a sensual manner. Subsequently, it affects the wearer’s reactions to his or her environment and broadcasts messages (traditionally about relationship status and wealth) to those who see it, making such a form uniquely appropriate [ READ MORE ]
Ahh, little twenty-year-old me. I’m going to be posting about some of my old pieces in the coming weeks, so I figure I should give some background on the body of work they belong to. The second piece I ever made in a metals class (after a gothy-looking pendant and earrings combo) was a snake [ READ MORE ]
I made this piece, Birth Control Ring, in the fall of 2004. Barely nineteen at the time, the availability of birth control to teens (particularly those still underage and in high school) was often on my mind. This piece was a funny little quip, a play on the name of a particular type of hormonal [ READ MORE ]