- 1. Dianne SmithRemix RepurposeStudio DocumentationThursday,
December 16, 2010
2. I have been documenting myprocess. This isparticularly
signicantbecause I do not usually work in this way. Along with the
images in this presentation are excerpts containingsome of my
thoughts as it pertains to thework. This process hasaloud me to
uncover things about myselfwhich I am still examining.Thursday,
December 16, 2010 3. 3Some materials I use: rope , burlap, cloth,
clothing, cinnamon sticks,belts, string, deconstructed
basketThursday, December 16, 2010 4. In the Studio 4Thursday,
December 16, 2010 5. Boxes, boxes, boxes everywhere. I couldntbring
myself to throw them out. So, thatdecision started me thinking.
What do peopledo with used boxes? What have I noticed in thecity,
in my travels? Some of us make art, somemay use them to pack and
move and others outof necessity, they need them for shelter.
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7Thursday, December 16, 2010 8. Thursday, December 16, 2010 9. This
piece is made with belts that were sitting in my closet. I realized
that I had beenholding on to them secretly reliving my past. See
when I wore these I wasbut a mere size 4. Today I am a 12.Thursday,
December 16, 2010 10. White T-shirts, dinner napkins, and a tiny
piece ofafrican fabric. What do these things have incommon? All my
stuff knotted and looped.Thursday, December 16, 2010 11. I used to
wonder why it would take me so long to rid myself of things.Now I
know, objects have memory. I would wear my golden yellow zipup
jacket, you see, it was my favorite, it brought such joy and
comfort.So did my long sleeve blue Tee... What does this say about
me?Thursday, December 16, 2010 12. Cardboard, dirt, gesso,
graphite, reused wood panel, paprika, and other spices were my
choices. Choice is aninteresting thing. Those of us who can do it
freely often take it for granted. As I was working on this piece
Ikept questioning my choices. Suddenly it occurred to me, it was
simply because I could. it started me thinkingabout the countless
women around the world who are not as fortunate. They are unable to
make anychoices simply because they could,12Thursday, December 16,
2010 13. A knot here, a twist there, and a loop... It wasnt13 long
before it started coming back to me. When I was a little girl
spending Summerss in Belize my Aunt Louise taught me how to weave,
the women in my family were weavers. We would sit on the veranda
weaving baskets and bags. I want this memory to bring back more joy
than it does. It always felt like weaving was a punishment not a
gift. However, I am grateful for knowing that little bit of my
family history and the memory.Thursday, December 16, 2010 14.
Garbage, trash, stuff: Why do I have so much? It seems no matter
how I try Ialways end up with a whole lot of waste. I am assembling
this piece onethrowaway at a time. My concern is that I do not pack
my space with so muchwaste that it becomes a problem, You know,
like the little old lady with a bunchof crap and cats!!!!Thursday,
December 16, 2010
