Work Space & Art Work

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I'm participating in an art show at Domy Books, Austin tonight: photos of artists' work spaces and brief talks about our day jobs and getting by as independent artists. For me, that would be with my company, Sublime Stitching. I will be giving a brief talk after 8pm and photos of my various, hectic workspaces will be included in the show.

Shelia Pepe Collab - Part 2

Thanks to all of those who attended my talk on Sunday at Testsite. The above video is of us as we knit and made objects from the installation. You can see me embroidering on the knitting I did about two minutes in. It was really interesting to see the web of Sheila's work further dismantled and re-incarnated into other objects. I couldn't help doing more knitting myself after last Sunday and made this necklace:



I think I'm going to add clear sequins to it here and there...Grateful appreciation to Shelia Pepe and the folks at Testsite for inviting me to speak and participate.

Shela Pepe Collab / Jenny Hart Talk: Testsite

Why do I have a craft project on Embroidery As Art? Well, this wristlet is the result of a collaboration with Brooklyn-based artist Shelia Pepe who currently has work on display at Testsite with Elizabeth Dunbar. Shelia's crochet takes on enormous scale and creates a mind-blowing web of needlework. Shelia wants viewers of this show to participate by pulling apart the artwork (how often do you get to do that?) and making something functional from it. So, last Sunday during gallery hours, my dear friend Jessica Vitkus (author: Alternacrafts and creator of these hilarious Craft the Vote projects on Slate) and I hung out, knit (yes, I knit something -but I also embroidered on it!) and chatted under the helpful eye of Toby from Hill Country Weavers.

(image via Brooklyn Museum of Art)

Shelia and the curators at Testsite invited me to give a talk this coming Sunday at noon on the lessening divide between art and craft. Please come and take part in the discussion.

Jenny Hart discussion "Forming the Function: The Role of Functional Media As Art" @ Testsite, Austin, TX Sunday 6/14 1-2pm.

Contemporary Embroidery Talk

This Thursday, March 26th, the American Craft Council will host a discussion called Present Tense: Embroidery in Contemporary Art. My friend Richard Saja will be speaking along with Elaine Reichek with scholar Vickie Halper moderating. The discussion will take place at the American Craft Council’s library in SoHo this Thursday, March 26th from 6:30 to 8:30.

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