Cultural Elements

My new work is done in this new methodology to push my conceptual side. I have been working on a complicated piece of work. Each group of work has a meaning. Each group is divided into three pieces: the past, the present and the future. The past is represented by a back drop fabric with finished and unfinished edges depending on the group it belong to. It is also beaded in Morse code. The present is represented with a woven structure woven traditionally with different materials such as sewing threads, unprocessed hemp, paper, wire, gold or silver thread, wool or ramie. The future is represented by a hand woven lace veil made out of steel wool, wool and ramie yarns with some sewing threads. This veil is also beaded with Morse code. I feel that Morse code is like a lost language and being in the engineering field, it is close to me. It is also a dying language being replace with other forms of communication methods brought on by our ever growing electronic era. I feel that this communication tool is like being a ESL student as myself because learning Morse code would be like learning a new language which you may not understand it completely until you master it. I have chosen many rarely used words for each group. Why cultural elements then? You may ask. It is cultural because each group represents the 5 elements of the Chinese zodiac which metal, wood, fire, water and earth. It represents my heritage and my cultural background. I still have not named this show yet but look forward to show it. I will keep you posted on the event date and time.

Light and Shadows

Let me bring you back to what inspired this group of work.
This group of light work entitled Delineation of Light is an experimentation with new media. I wanted to use paper and hand-weaving technique to create an interesting visual. I have carefully cut and woven strips of photographic blotting paper. The spacing between each warp and weft is carefully spaced to create a 15X15 strip piece. The gaps between each warp and weft give a small dot of light on backing of the box which it is contained. My enjoyment in this piece is to see the iridescence of the bead which is carefully sewn onto it to bring light to the top of the surface of this piece. This simple woven structure has been an inspiration for my work and carries in on in most of my art work. The titles of each boxes have meanings in them to tell where the beads are.