After a difficult yet fruitful trip to my grandma's house, I have more supplies than I know what to do with. I brought back boxes of ribbons, thread, books, buttons, fabric, hats, matchbooks, and other knickknacks. I used some of them (mainly matchbooks) in a small study on Doris Duke. This piece shows Duke herself, as well as objects and elements that indicate more about her life. Duke was a relentless smoker, which makes sense considering her vast fortune came from her father's tobacco business. I painted Islamic designs on the frame; Islamic art and patterns were a passion of Duke.
This week:
Monday - 3 hours collecting
Wednesday - 2 hours making
Thursday - 1.5 hour making, 1 hours reading and blogging
What's next?
More research on Duke in or to create more experiments/studies which explore different aspects of her life (maybe next I will tackle her trouble with motherhood and the painful loss of her only daughter, Arden).
Hi Courtney,
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to see another piece. What do you think about this? I would love to have a conversation about it. I know you got some feedback in crit about considering the matches, etc. as materials more than objects- and I'm going to agree with that- I think that's great advice. Are you thinking these experiments will be a series as a final installation, or are you doing trials to pick one and work from iterations? Do you know yet?
Also, why do you pick those aspects of her life? Does she have collections or objects that speak to those experiences? Just curious, and I would love to hear more-
Let's talk soon,
Amanda