in the studio
May 6, 2012
Lizard body bird leg lady with antlers. In progress, drawing for my upcoming show in Kingsville.
Posted by jodi on May 6, 2012 at 11.26am
broken city lab, two tales of a city
April 18, 2012
Here’s an installation shot of the Broken City Lab project Two Tales of a City at Hamilton Artists Inc., for which I sewed all of those many, many giant letters and metres upon metres of bunting a few months ago.
Photo courtesy of Broken City Lab
Click this link to read about the installation process and the accompanying public workshops Broken City Lab members conducted in Hamilton as part of the project.
Posted by jodi on April 18, 2012 at 3.16pm
today in the studio
March 5, 2012
Making future heirlooms! Photoshoot tomorrow at the grocery store. It’s going to be a fun one.
Posted by jodi on March 5, 2012 at 11.59pm
daragh sankey in store trailer
March 1, 2012
Check out this trailer for a series of documentary shorts by Daragh Sankey about the artists and projects that made up Broken City Lab‘s Storefront Residencies for Social Innovation series in summer 2010. During this residency I gave my Sweater Factory project a trial run (and learned some important things: the sweaters I was making were such a pain to put together that they’re still not finished, a problem that needs a solution before I can take this project on the road).
In Store Trailer from Daragh Sankey on Vimeo.
Posted by jodi on March 1, 2012 at 8.35am
photo
February 18, 2012
It has been a while but I’ve started drawing in these drum leaf sketchbooks again.
Posted by jodi on February 18, 2012 at 6.46pm
today in the studio
January 19, 2012
Progress on the bird drawing:
Start of a new drawing:
The second drawing is inspired in part by this one, from Aldrovandi; I was originally going to put a headdress on the deer (I was thinking of an octopus for a headdress, actually), but once the antler was in there it felt like too much. Somebody in one of these drawings is definitely going to be wearing an octopus on their head, though.
Posted by jodi on January 19, 2012 at 6.21pm
new drawing in progress
January 14, 2012
For an upcoming (date TBA) solo show of tattoo flash drawings at rEvolution gallery & studio in Kingsville.
For inspiration I am looking at: early printed books about animals and mythological creatures, in particular my old favourites, Edward Topsell*’s The Historie of The Foure-Footed Beastes (1607) and The Historie of Serpents (1608), and Ulisse Aldrovandi**’s Monstrorum historia cum Paralipomenis historiae omnium animalium (1642); old botanical engravings of weeds and mushrooms; various danse macabres of different eras; renaissance manuscript illuminations of fantastic animals, demons, hellmouths and the like; early 20th century ex libris plates***; old lace pattern books; typeface catalogues; old engravings of insects and cephalopods and who knows what else.
*I’ve been scanning images from facsimile editions of the Topsell, but you can find images of the plates at this link.
**Aldrovandi’s History of Monsters can be seen in full at this link (a warning: while this book is full of strange and funny imaginary creatures it also presents a variety of birth defects and disabilities as equally “monstrous”, so, that’s disturbing).
***Pratt Libraries has a wonderful collection of over a thousand ex libris plates in this flickr set.
Posted by jodi on January 14, 2012 at 8.24am
some things i’m working on
January 11, 2012
Carving a new woodblock so that I can print some stripes on fabric.
And doing some production sewing for an upcoming installation by Broken City Lab.
Posted by jodi on January 11, 2012 at 6.13pm
future heirloom
November 16, 2011
This ugly old wedding dress is the raw material for a new project prototype: creating new and useful items out of what would otherwise sit folded in tissue forever, slowly fading, creases setting in permanently. You spent thousands on this dress, and possibly even dreamed of wearing it your whole entire life. Don’t store it under the bed where it’ll get knocked around every time you sweep the floor. Don’t store it in the basement where it’ll get ruined the first time you have a sewage flood! Instead carry the memory of your special day with you always, in the form of such practical items as: grocery totes. Placemats. A laptop case. Diaper soakers! (because after marriage comes the baby carriage, amirite?).
Any suggestions for practical and irreverent items (that people ACTUALLY USE) to add to the list will be welcomed and considered. I am especially excited about the grocery totes, but there must be something that can be done with all that lace. Kitchen curtains? Car rags? Ooh, car seat covers. Do people still use those?
Posted by jodi on November 16, 2011 at 1.56pm
studio warming party at the house
October 18, 2011
Sunday, October 23, 4pm to 8pm
The House, 131 Elliott Street West, Windsor Ontario
There will be live music (TBD), Rino’s bar will be open for your beverage needs, and there will be plenty of art on display. I’ll also be debuting my new line of woodblock printed skirts, never before seen! Come say hello, check out what I’ve been up to, enjoy drinks on the patio one last time before winter (weather permitting), and help me christen my brand new studio.
Posted by jodi on October 18, 2011 at 8.42am
