ARTIST STATEMENT:

Can an article of clothing carry with it invisible ties and connections to the past and the people it may have come into contact with? My goal for this project is to connect with my mother and her side of the family through the act of restoring, wearing, and highlighting articles of clothing from her past.

09 June 2009

Scratch

I've drawn up a sketch of what I'd like my "dress" book to look like. I'm sure things will change as time goes by and I start to really work on trying to sew it together but here it is.

I've also found some pictures of my mom in two of her dresses. I want to dig for more and I hope I find some. Here is the picture of the blue and purple dress:

And this is the dark brown dress:

Posted by JM.Chandler at 5:47:00 PM

17 comments:

  1. Sky'sPhotoSeriesJune 9, 2009 at 8:19 PM

    Once again this is a great idea! Please add photos of your mom in the dress in the book as well as the other photos. The photo of the dress
    you took is very strong and the lighting is very soft. Keep it up!! -sky

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  2. Christine HensleyJune 10, 2009 at 9:07 AM

    It's crazy how much you and your mother look alike.

    So to be clear, you're taking the pictures on the blog and your putting them on that dress design? Are you going to stick with the canvas idea or are you going to use photo paper? I think that both would work in a different way. It just depends on how you want this dress to be portrayed. I kind of want to see some textile-like pictures with just the pattern of the dress in the picture from corner to corner, if you're going to put these on the dress.

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  3. caitlinJune 10, 2009 at 2:00 PM

    I agree, definitely stick a few photos of your mom in the book, just to make it extra personal and sentimental. Will there be any fabric on the actual dress, or will it be all paper?

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  4. soungJune 10, 2009 at 4:42 PM

    I agree,a few photos of your mom give us personal and memorable issue on the dress. the dress give more tangible meaning on this book.

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  5. Nicholas MillerJune 10, 2009 at 5:29 PM

    Your idea for your artist book is truly classic, I truly like it. You should try incorporating some shots of people wearing the dresses, possibly some of your mom wearing the dresses as well.

    --Nick Miller

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  6. kylamucciJune 10, 2009 at 5:33 PM

    Coolness! Those photos of your mom are great to maybe include on the dress. Don't be afraid to maybe distribute the pages of the dress more randomly (stagger them?).

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  7. SarahtageJune 10, 2009 at 6:32 PM

    I think it would be great to include a few pictures of your mom in the dresses. Your photos are looking great and I like the sketch of your book dress. Keep up the good work!

    -Sarah

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  8. photolicious2009June 10, 2009 at 7:20 PM

    Love the nostalgia. Once you lock down your actual idea, I think it will be awesome.

    Gina

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  9. josh sullivanJune 10, 2009 at 7:31 PM

    Side note: ahhhhh i love the old photoooooss, they had the coolest color tones back in the day.

    the sketches and photos are looking good, keep going in the direction you are going.

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  10. photolicious2009June 10, 2009 at 8:44 PM

    The images you have posted convey a "quilt" theme; something old, something new. I would use pictures of your mom to adhere the new pictures to the old. Will you be adding any narration?

    Elaine

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  11. photolicious2009June 10, 2009 at 9:43 PM

    Wow. You really favor her.

    I agree, the addition of her image will only add to the work.

    Keep it up!

    val

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  12. Brittany TaylorJune 10, 2009 at 10:29 PM

    Great work. I like that you are adding original photos of your mom in the clothing. Keep it up.

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  13. Ian LettJune 10, 2009 at 10:46 PM

    I am so excited!
    Ian

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  14. In Cindy's ShoesJune 10, 2009 at 10:48 PM

    Your mom is so stylish! I love her dresses!! :D This project is really coming along great! I love the sketch that you did of the dress, but I was kind of hoping that it would have been in a similar style as the ones your mother is wearing in the photographs. I love that your putting the photos in the dress! Keep up the great work!

    Melissa :)

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  15. alex alfordJune 10, 2009 at 11:03 PM

    i think the dress idea is really strong for showing the images on an article of clothing.
    alex

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  16. photolicious2009June 10, 2009 at 11:10 PM

    The dress sketch is really nice! I think it will work out very well. I would really like to see the skirt part of the dress be made out of paper instead of fabric. I think it would add some great texture to the dress. I am really glad that you are adding in pictures of your mom in the dresses. This really looks like it is becoming a great experience for you.

    Danielle

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  17. JM.ChandlerJune 16, 2009 at 5:05 AM

    :) That's what I had in mind Danielle. I really want to play with different media with this project. I just hope it turns out.

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