Evolution of ‘Shapeshifter’

I originally started this piece back[and two others] in March and documented the process on Instagram[man, I love that app].  Not much explanation is needed here just follow the photos and captions beneath each image to the finished product:

 

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‘It may not looks like much, but this is how I lay out the armature for a new vessel.  It’s gonna be a beast.’

 

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‘Some beads already strung.  Down to business.’

 

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‘The all too real tangled mess that inevitably occurs at the beginning of each new vessel.  Total nightmare.  So this looks finished right?’

 

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‘4 hours and 2 solo dance parties into the weaving process.’

 

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‘Inside the belly of the beast.’

 

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‘How far 1/2 a kilo of see beads will get you.  And the Blue Lace Agate stones that will be added to the piece soon.’

 

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‘Finally nearing completion on this particular piece.’

 

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Finished!  Ta-dah!

 

The piece measures 15″ x 10.5″ x 9″ and I completed it to submit it to a contemporary basketry show in Tennessee at the Arrowmont School of Craft.  The jury has not assembled yet to determine which pieces to accept so I do not know yet whether it will be accepted in the group show, but I hope that it will!