When Prof. Durkin and I get together we can come up with some pretty zainy ideas. When I first met her this semester, I was woefully unfocused: towing the line between ceramics and fused glass.
In the first visit, she stressed the idea of context for the pieces I’m working in. She wanted me to consider where they would reside and suggested I work with a space in mind. I found that information to be extremely beneficial in my late night sketch sessions and I feel pretty close to a solid thesis show, even though it’s a year away.
By our second studio, I had really narrowed my focus to celebrate the American Housewife.
We discussed artists such as Cindy Sherman and Wayne Thibaud whose work closely relates with my intentions and I mentioned my idea to pose as a “Trophy Wife” on campus. We discussed artists such as James Luna and Gilbert and George to compare my style of public art with theirs.
She also had some good suggestions for creating “cookies” in clay that used my advertising.
