March 19, 2019March 20, 2019 by walke27m@mtholyoke.edu

Spinning Ideas

Alignment

This is an artwork that comments on the idea of viewer perception and the concept of social and ideological alignment of individuals in our daily lives.

The clock face shown at a different angle with a clear display of the hand details.

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Wood, metal, 2019. This was made for the class, Advanced Studio.

A close up of the wood carving on the clock face.

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Red and silver seed beads, red rondelle beads, cotton thread, metal necklace clasp, glue, approx. ??in, 2015.

Shinto gate with the Chinese word for ‘Peace’, 2016.

Sample page of “Life of the Leaves: The Burnishing,” 2018.

An overall shot of the book, 2019.

A final view of the book’s spreads and the colophon, 2019.

A detail shot of the spine giving another hint at the mystery of the book, 2019.

An earlier moment in the production, 2019.

The first tile in the collection to be made, 2016.

Depth shot of the art in winter, 2017.

Pencil and ink on paper, 8in x 11in, 2018.

Silver and metallic black seed beads, porcupine quills, cotton thread, metal necklace clasp, glue, approx. ??in, 2015.

The back cover of the book, Bound. 3 x 5 inches. Cardstock, handmade cotton paper, black, gold, and red ink, hemp thread. 2020.

From within the middle of the piece looking down, 2016.

The full set of all five books in the Five Perspectives collection. The collection is comprised of 5 books: Bound, Passion, Broken, Support, and Devotion. 2020.

Overall shot of Of Individuals, showing the threads, paper, and drawings, 2019.

Wide shot of poems collection; 2018.

Lion gate sentinals with the female on the left and male on the right, 2016.

The cover of the book, 2019.

A selected spread of the book, Broken. 3 x 5 inches. Cardstock, handmade cotton paper, black, gold, and red ink, hemp thread. 2020.

White and red seed beads, metal and plastic pendant, cotton thread, metal necklace clasp, glue, approx. ??in, 2016.

A full view of Still, 2018.

View of one of the pieces on a shelf, 2018.

A close up of the wood carving on the clock face, 2019.

Detailed shot of clay piece, 2016.

Stone arch, 2016.

Full shot of the Koi Pond, 2016.

Pencil and ink on paper, 8in x 11in, 2018.

Another halfway photograph of the 2 point perspective, 2019.

Close up riffle shot of one of the booklets, displaying the handmade thai kozo paper.

A show of one of the flower heads, 2018.

Pencil and ink on paper, 8in x 11in, 2018.

The back cover of the book, Passion. 3 x 5 inches. Cardstock, handmade cotton paper, black, gold, and red ink, hemp thread. 2020.

A still from the video, 2019.

Pencil and ink on paper, 8in x 11in, 2018.

Pencil and ink on paper in frame, approx. 7in x 4in, 2018.

Full view of Sun Burst, 2016.

Impression of the feather after the plaster was split open, 2018.

Gazeboo tile with the river, 2016.

White and green seed beads, metal and stone pendant, cotton thread, metal necklace clasp, glue, approx. ??in, 2016.

More detailed shot of the paint pattern, 2017.

Overall view of the installation, 2017.

A detail of the wire and planets, 2019.

The title page covering the inside poems, 2019.

Pencil and ink on paper, 8in x 11in, 2018.

Red and pink seed beads, silver and glass pendant, cotton thread, metal necklace clasp, glue, approx. ??in, 2015.

The closed cover of Deeper, 2019.

A drawing of the other 23 Teaching Fellows, the Operations Coordinator, and myself at Breakthough, a summer program providing opportunities for underserved students, 2019.