2 Fabric Projects

Last week I made two things out of fabric: a Banana Moon Monkey Pillow and a giant Godzilla. The former took three hours and the latter took fifty.

#1
On Saturday Greg and I made a trip to the Quilting Loft. Our ultimate mission: to make something for his sister on her birthday. The something was unknown and her birthday, the very next day. We looked at patterns...floppy sun hats-too tacky, skirts and bags-too time consuming. Aprons and house dresses-unnecessary. We contemplated what an artist with a deadline and mother of a 9 month old needed (besides time)... Rest, peace, comfort. Nap time. When Greg lay his eyes on the Banana Moon Monkeys it was clear. A pillow it should be. We spent the next half hour hunting for fabrics to match our new found monkeys. I fell in love with polka dots blue on brown and the little flowers unraveled by my boyfriend, fearless in a craft store full of Swedish sewing grannies.


#2
The Godzilla installation happened at Open Satellite, a residency program for contemporary art in Bellevue. The artists in residence, aka SIMPARCH, responded to the sterile weirdness of Belleview -Microsoft, hi rises, hi heels and polyester suits in the summer- with Godzilla, Exhausted.

I helped by covering the carcass with shade-cloth.


They ordered a special sound track from a sound artist...subtle screeches and rhythmic grumbles that sounded like coffee machines and cars. The sculpture transformed the gallery into a terrarium. Watching various Bellevue residents and office dwellers react as the project progressed was very interesting. Oh and you could go inside, but all my pictures are grainy.


This project made me think a lot about art and architecture and process. I want to write more about this but my pillow is calling me. Maybe later.