Progress and Patterns

So this week, I spent a lot of time drawing. Lots and lots of drawing. All my class studio time (so about 6 hours) and then at least 3 hours more, and let me tell you, these drawings are taking for.ev.er. But it's completely worth it, check out the progress:

Outside of drawing, though, I spoke with Sadashi and Peter about going large scale, and after that discussion and seeing some artwork from Mike and Doug Starn (Thanks Pete!), I'm going to experiment with sewing pieces of paper to the size and scale of my choosing. I'd like to look at maps as patterns for this sewing, which I would like to do by hand. This idea seems not only the more economic route (large rolls of paper are expensive!) but in line with the theme of my work as a whole. It also will be very time consuming, but I think I will feel more connected to the work this way and much more aware of what I am doing and for what purpose.

I also spoke with Professor Joe Trumpey this week, and he is trying to get me in touch with an artist who uses coffee stains for much of his illustrations work. Seeing as I've been doing research myself in this area, I am thrilled at the possibility. Hopefully this will pan out, we shall see!