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January 8, 2008

essentials & influences

by gl. at 5:59 pm

dayna posted her studio essentials & influences based on the book "alphabetica," which sven serendipitously gave me for xmas this year. it's a good meme, i think (plus, when am i -ever- going to be listed as an influence on the same list as the beatles again? :D). so to carry it forward...

studio essentials:
1. stars
2. letters
3. the flat files sven built
4. scissors, exacto knives & glue sticks
5. a TON of paper
6. bits & scraps, some of which i've been hoarding since the 9th grade
7. music
9. the electric tea kettle
8. printer & photocopier
10. teh internet

influences:
1. sven & toby
2. astronomy & science
6. the artist's way & pamela underwood
3. edward gorey
4. calligraphers, especially denis brown
5. andy goldsworthy
7. portland
8. shu-ju wang
9. burning man
10. teh internet

i'd love to read your essentials & influences, too! i'm not "tagging" you per se, but feel free to answer these on your own blogs or in the comments. :)

posted by gl. | January 8, 2008 5:59 PM | comments (6) | categories: miscellany

Comments

Oh my goodness! There I was reading along, and there I was! Listed as an influence. Wow! It's a very nice surprise. (I was going to use another '!', but I think I might be over doing that! Oops.)

And I came before Burning Man and Internet, and Beetles was no where to be seen. Another !

I'll give my lists a think.

Posted by: shuju at January 9, 2008 11:53 AM

Hmm, I like this game.

Studio Essentials:

  • Machine
  • Rotary Cutter
  • Cutting Mat
  • Big flat empty space
  • Many, many drawers and boxes of fabric
  • DSL Internet connection
  • Diet cola
  • Thread
  • Little Fiskars scissors with microserated blades
  • Stereo
  • (Studio also contains little triptich of Shu-ju Wang prints, as long as we're dishing some love to the Fingers.)

    Influences:

  • Mom
  • Mrs.5000
  • Deirdre Amsden ("Colourwash" theory)
  • Laurie Shifrin (Mmmm... Batiks....)
  • Karla Alexander (On loosening up)
  • Helene Knott (Machine Quilting Guru)
  • Kandinsky
  • Breughal
  • Sol LeWitt
  • The Mediaeval World
  • Posted by: michael5000 at January 9, 2008 9:49 PM

    augh! how could i forget "mountain dew" as a studio essential?! similarly, the paper cutter is pretty darn essential, too.

    Posted by: gl. at January 9, 2008 10:55 PM

    shu-ju: i just got back from teaching gocco at the iprc. if that isn't your influence, i don't know what is! :)

    Posted by: gl. at January 9, 2008 10:58 PM

    This is a very cool game - I'm going to post on this tomorrow! I love Blogs!!

    Posted by: Bansheegrrll at January 9, 2008 11:33 PM

    Gretchin, what fun to read your essentials and influences. And I got to learn about how your flat files came to be, and Pamela Underwood, and all kinds of cool things about YOU! This is a fun game and I'm glad you carried it forward. Dayna

    Posted by: Dayna at January 10, 2008 10:11 AM

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