Sculpture Semester 2 2014: thoughts and artist reference Megan Bostic.

Ok so I ve had another thought or idea to add to the previous myriad -
Tea .... yup an installation about tea ..... more specifically about the cups of tea that we can't drink together again ..... and how awesome it would be to sit down and drink a cup of tea with you now, here - all grown up to listen really listen to your story those parts you could share understand share my story piece together some of the fragments and memories .... but it can't be .....

This work is titled The First Year of Grief  materials: silk organza, kool-aid, tea, beeswax, waxed linen thread technique: hand-stitching, material manipulation

Sourced from https://meganqbostic.squarespace.com/grief-chronicles/

Inspiration for this idea came from viewing the art of Megan Bostic who was also exploring ideas of grief and loss of her mum. She writes in her bio:

‘I am a mixed-media fiber artist currently working in Raleigh, North Carolina.

My work is an internal monologue revealed—my attempt to articulate the difficult emotions of grief and loss into visible form.

Increasingly sculptural and installation-based, my work relies on material exploration and textile-based techniques. I constantly strive to make my work evocative, experiential and indicative of the emotionality contained within the concept’ (Bostic 2013[1]).

Another snapshot of her work :

The First Month of Grief

Materials: petri dishes  resin, resin dye, human hair.

technique: resin dyeing and casting