The Codex Series. Completed April 2015.

This blog post follows on from an earlier one which can be found on

 http://silktangles.blogspot.co.nz/2014/08/new-work-2014.html. In the earlier post I describe what these diaries are about and some of the making behind them.

Face View of one diary of "The Codex Series"

The Collection of Diaries of 'The Codex Series"

Spine View of April 2014 diary of "The Codex Series"

Open View of one diary in "The Codex Series" from Installation

Part of the Code Ribbon for "The Codex Series" from Installation

Installation View showing The Code Ribbon as well as some of the diaries of "The Codex Series"

Installation View
 

Installation View

Installation Overview.

Installation View showing "Days - A Liminal Site" and "The Codex Series"

Ode to Dissolution -Autumn II 25/07/2016

These are some images up close of new experimental works I am indulging in this week.  I am away from my studio for a full week with some unbooked time so it is a nice chance to explore with a small number of materials I had hastily packed, seeing what the materials tell me. My only parameter has been that the works must include some element of weaving or interlacing. The materials - merino pre-felt and silk voile have been eco-dyed in differing dye baths so there are several tonal sets.
My goal with these works is to create beautiful and organic forms that will stimulate visual engagement. Because the works include interlacing or weaving I am having to make an extra effort to break out of the horizontal and vertical rule set my woven work is usually proscribed by. 

Sequential I

"Sequential I" (2016) was created for the Connections 2016 installation. It is silk gauze fabric that has been ecodyed with fennel flowers in a pohutakawa dye bath.

The detail requires careful viewing and this resonated with my interest in the gradual shifts that happen in repetitive actions with the passage of time - their nature subtly changes with each repetition in the sequence. This work speaks about the ever changing nature of habitual behaviour - subtle shifts in each iteration mean there is no such thing as an exact repetition. 

Notes made during the creating of "The Codex Series" 2014

Daily pages made to record my daily chores. Part of my thesis work. The base of the pages is the front page of the local newspaper, this is then coated in hot wax and various materials are attached to both faces to record what I do in the morning(front face) and after lunch(back face). Each activity has been assigned a material such as white broderie anglais to represent washing the evening dishes. The materials are derived from my art practice - they are fragments left over from projects that have a tacit resonance for me in their selection. The pages are then collated into months which are bound with assorted eco-dyed materials - sometimes handwoven as well as in this example.
These diaries are part of a durational diaristic practice I am engaged with that is seeking ways to value the domestic mundane - the invisible work of running a household. My hypothesis is that if a record or monument is created that is one way of assigning value to the experiences as culturally we only make monuments to things we place value on.
The making of these diaries will continue for a least a year. They will be presented as a unit.