Flights of Phancy

most of my work up until this point has been all over the place. my brain likes to flit from here to there, without any regard to my sanity. it's all rather rude. so lately, i've decided to expand on some of the ideas i've gotten and finally work on series. it's about time for some cohesion.

i want to make a group of four small canvases... each with a woman from a different era, and incorporate vintage lace. multimedia is a whole new terrain for me, and a pretty exciting one. it's been interesting to see what happens when you keep pushing yourself and doing more, and more, and more...



a friend of mine was telling me about how some guys would use lace in their paint jobs on their old school cars as a stencil... which got me to thinking. somehow, the word "stencil" brings to mind middle aged women with kitty sweaters, stenciling teddy bears on step stools. for some reason, i had stored those images, and the idea of ever stenciling anything far back into the deep, dark depths of my subconscious. but the mention of classic cars sparked my interest, and using spray paint to stencil made it seem a bit more gnarly.

but then things got out of hand and i started spray painting everything in my general vicinity. like this lacey remnant i kept intending to make a necklace out of...



then i started sewing beads and there's a whole plethora of sequins and jewels and scraps... i might have to invest in a kitty sweater of my own 'cause i'm feeling crafty as shit.

-laura