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

A Community

Of Individuals

Full view of the entire piece, hinting at the threads inside.

A project around the idea of individuals as the building blocks of a community but note being defined by that community.

A shot of the inside of the work with a focus on the back of the drawings.

Megan took reference photographs of members of the college community posed as defined them in that moment. From these where drawn the sixteen images.

The black thread in the center represents the connections that create a community; running from each person and intersecting here and there with others.

Kozo paper, wood, glue, methylcellulose, ink, black thread, 2019. This was made for the class, Advanced Studio.

An angled downwards view of the piece from another side.

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An earlier moment in the production, 2019.

A detail photograph of the fishing line used in the work, 2019.

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

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

An image of the join between rings and the flowing quality of the design, 2019.

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

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

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

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

Blue, dark blue, and dark green seed beads, cotton thread, metal necklace clasp, glue, approx. ??in, 2015.

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

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

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

The inside of the sculpture just showing between the paper, 2018.

The cover of the book, 2019.

A shot of the poem book, “The Wanderer,” 2018.

A focused view of the drawer knob, 2018.

Overall view of the installation, 2017.

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

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

The title page covering the inside poems, 2019.

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

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

A wide shot showing one side of the sculpture, 2018.

An overall shot of the book, 2019.

A show of one of the flower heads, 2018.

Another halfway photograph of the 2 point perspective, 2019.

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

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

Full view of Sun Burst, 2016.

A video still near the end of the artwork in full blaze, 2019.

Full view of Tile Game including smaller filler tiles, 2016.

Blue seed beads, cotton thread, metal necklace clasp, glue, approx. ??in, 2015.

A still from the video, 2019.

A view across the top showing the inset colored paper threads, 2018.

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

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

A detail of the wire and planets, 2019.

Depth shot of the art in winter, 2017.

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

More detailed shot of the paint pattern, 2017.

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.