Anyway, the project initially started with an introduction to felt, knit and weave- finally a more textiley project!- and then we had to develop it into our own kind of field, I can't remember now why I started looking at sea urchins, but suddenly I'm creating lots of them, and also making little bowls out of latex which I think look quite cute...
They almost look like they are made of glass. One of my favourite glass artists is Dale Chihuly- heard of him? He is inspired by shells and makes the most amazing bowls and installations. If you have ever been to the V & A Museum in London, you will see one of his pieces hanging from the ceiling in the foyer- all blue and yellow swirls. It's amazing!
I then started to make panels of latex, coloured with inks and with the knitted urchins set into it- experimenting with photography on a light box as well as different kinds of knitting and colours and all sorts of other things!.
This project ended up being a design for a garden- I was thinking maybe set at the Eden Project, they often have wacky art stuff there. Imagine giant knitted sea urchins which you can sit on or jump on, and a massive pathway made of latex (shoes off please!)...... My favourite piece of art at the Eden Project has to be the "Field of Light" by Bruce Munro. Although I didn't see it personally (I wish I had!!) the photos look amazing! Especially at night!
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