Every other year the Snow College Art Faculty has a show they call "24/7." The rules: create a work of art- including gathering materials, production, framing, etc.- and hang it within 24 hours. I participated two years ago, but only half way. I did a painting at home and it only took about 8 hours- not even close to 24! So this year I gave in to the peer pressure and worked full time at the school. I also thought that I would do something out of my range of experience- an installation (a 3-D work created for a specific location). It is a waterfall made out of the pages of a book. I love books (both reading them and making them) and I am fascinated with water, so it seemed a good combination. I painted, glued, and sewed for about 14 hours. Then I started to hang it and that was the hardest part. It took about 5 hours to hang and finish the bottom. I started around 10 am on Thursday and went home at about 6 am on Friday to get my kids off to school. The show opening was that night at 5 pm.
It was a fun, but tiring experience. Will I do the 24/7 show again? Yes. Will I do another installation? Hmmm... We'll see....
The book hanging at the top is where I cut the printed pages from. It is 14 ft. high.
Here is a detail image so you can see the construction. It was a fun project.
5 comments:
I thought it was a brillant idea -- and I loved how it turned out! Good work!!! :)
You are such an amazing artist!! I am always in awe of people with such natural artistic abilities! So much for my stick figures!
Wow! It is amazing. Way to go.
holy crappers Kim!! That is amazing!! I am so not an artist... it takes true talent to do things like that. way to go!!
<3 Julia
Wow! I didn't know you were an artist! Your piece was awesome and it looked like a lot of work. I have a degree in illustration, but I never find time to paint. Making a card is as much as I can create right now!
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