My first art project of college! We were supposed to use the techniques we had learned so far in the semester: shibori & fiber reactive dyes. It was also supposed to be a self-portrait without concrete imagery. So naturally, I made this ball thing.
I was inspired by globes with textured typography: the kind with raised mountains that you can touch. So I glued my fabric onto a rubber ball in a wrinkled, ridged manner. It looked pretty legit, no one knew I had used a glue stick!!
Here's how it's a self-portrait: The globe represents a journey through emotional ups and downs, with dark patches and light patches all mixed together. I really like the way the black makes streaks through the pink. I wish it wasn't so pink though-- it was supposed to be more of a flesh color, but it's nearly impossible to mix that with the basic colors we had to choose from!
My classmates seemed to like it during the critique, but they also said some weird things... Somebody called it chewed up gum and someone said it resembled a brain. Which.... both of those things are true. Haha. I guess if chewed gum represents who I am... who am I to argue?
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