http://www.cameronannemason.com Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:09:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_899" align="alignright" width="480" caption="Therese's prototype"][/caption] This last weekend I taught an intensive at Pratt Fine Arts Center, Fiber in Three Dimensions. I was nervous because, although I've taught plenty of technique classes, this felt different. I wasn't sure if I would be able to teach how to see and design ... http://www.cameronannemason.com/2010/03/09/fiber-sculpture-class/ I had a little unstructured time at the studio recently and decided to try a hand-stitched shibori resist. I've never done this before because I don't have much patience for hand-stitching. First thing I noticed, no big surprise, it took a long time to do the stitching. I kind of ... http://www.cameronannemason.com/2010/02/01/stitched-shibori/ Now that I've finished the work for the Foster White show and had time for a breather, there's the perennial question, "Now what?" It's not a comfortable place to be as an artist, but something that must be muddled through. I usually spend this time cleaning my studio (I even ... http://www.cameronannemason.com/2010/01/20/now-what/ Shape clay into a vessel; It is the space within that makes it useful. --Tao Te Ching Cameron Anne Mason’s work is informed by the exploration of surface design on fabric. Her fiber work explores the intersection of nature, civilization, and time. The Vessel Series references the nature of vessels as both useful ... http://www.cameronannemason.com/2010/01/14/foster-white-show/ I had the opportunity to meet artist and performer Nick Cave yesterday. Seattle Art Museum is bringing a retrospective of his work February through May, 2011. Here's a link to a video about his work: Nick Cave Soundsuits In a question and answer session, the artist emphasized that the fullest experience for ... http://www.cameronannemason.com/2010/01/14/nick-cave-in-seattle/ 2010 is off to a great start. MadArt Redux at Foster White opens on February 4th, I've got a piece in a group show of Pratt instructors at City Hall in March, a piece in a group show for the Contemporary Quilt Arts Association at the Convention Center that opens ... http://www.cameronannemason.com/2010/01/06/the-new-year/ These days I'm just sewing every day. It's dark, it's cold, and the deadlines are fast approaching. Above you see my palette for drawing with stitch. Here's the second of five pieces I'm currently working on. Here it is held together with binder clips (I love binder clips!) so that I ... http://www.cameronannemason.com/2009/12/09/more-new-work/ The work for the Foster White show is coming along. Although the show isn't until February, I need to have all the work finished by the end of December! I'm on track but it has definitely been a push. Good thing I'm motivated by deadlines. I've got two pieces finished, ... http://www.cameronannemason.com/2009/12/09/new-work-for-foster-white-show/ [caption id="attachment_779" align="alignright" width="212" caption="Flour and potato dextrin resists"][/caption] Teaching informs my work in multiple ways. First, I get inspired by the students' enthusiasm.  I also usually have some time while the students are working to work. This unstructured time allows me to experiment without an agenda. My prep time also ... http://www.cameronannemason.com/2009/11/04/working-with-resist/ [caption id="attachment_766" align="alignright" width="224" caption="Maquette 1: I decided the center panel was too long and flat."][/caption] Although the basic forms often come together quickly for me, there's lot of time spent fine tuning to get them right. It's important to work these things out in paper even though I'm sometimes frustrated ... http://www.cameronannemason.com/2009/10/28/fine-tuning/