For my embroidery project I want to use old fabric swatches from a company that my mom works for that sells mens clothing. She has a lot of different samples of different suiting materials. This represents the idea of the business man and woman going through these parks and commuting. I want to stitch all of these materials together to create a big sheet. I plan to embroider vine/ flowers into the material to show the aspect of nature in the city which is mostly what I was studying at my field site. I may also incorporate the famous monuments at each location, the flat iron and the arch.

 

 

Concept: To recyle fabric and dye with different tea, coffee, and natural dyes, creating an array of colors.  Then I would cut the fabrics into pieces and and repiece into one large piece of fabrc. I would then use this new fabric to construct a hat that covers the eyes.  This process would reflect the contradiciton I noticed at my field site–the interconectiviy among the people at Bwe Kafe, as well as the barrier that technology created in the space.  If I don’t do a hat, I will do a wall hanging with embroidery in the same process as the hat.

 

My concept for this piece is to explore the narrative I    encountered during the time I    spent at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe by creating a “book” made from fabric and perhaps other materials that include pages that will contain quotes, ideas and imagery I    overheard there by the bookstore-cafe goers. My goal is to highlight how the bookstore-cafe was a “safe space” for many who chose to spend their time there and through the quotes and imagery, give a small glimpse into the lives of those people.

My idea is to make a skateboard from fabric. I want to focus on the friendship and community created by the teenagers/young adults skating together in Washington Square Park. By stuffing it like a plushie, I’ll show how the skateboards are like a teenage comfort-toy. On the bottom of the board, where a design or stickers might be, I’ll embroider “stickers” in skater-brand fonts with different phrases about friendship and community.