No matter your job situation, if you work in fiber, odds are you have created in non-ideal conditions, whether in the middle of the night after your day job, or while small children are napping, or with limited materials because for whatever reason, what you want is not available. As we continue to shelter in place, California Fibers’ members are still making, some in response to our call for art in our group to make masks in our chosen medium, and some to just make. This post focuses on some masks from the past, masks in progress, and what to do with the remnants of masks.
Lydia Tjioe-Hall has made masks in the past. Here are some of those…
Respirator no.1; bronze, steel wire, kozo paper; 11"x 24"x 10"
Respirator no.2; copper- electroplated, wool,silk, ash; 12" x 22"x 9"
respirator no.2 on the body
Ujjayi- Breathing with Sound; steel wire, copper- electroplated, silk, thread; 4'x 9'x4'
Peggy Wiedemann has started a mask for our upcoming online exhibit…
And further along…
This is where you remind yourself that your stash is a plus!
And lastly, Debby Weiss has completed her pieces from mask leftovers…
Here’s a closeup.
Stay tuned for more work in progress, plus reflections on the 50th anniversary of California Fibers’ existence!