'Object and Memory' is the working title for the next series of work to be made for exhibition with the E.A.S.T. group. My found clogs will be my 'object'
The 'memory' part may be linked to my Mother's dementia and almost total memory loss. The shoes, something from the past, becoming a symbol of what has been lost - yet remain part of a life well lived. Jean Famelton left her mark on the world.
Alongside the reading and research I have started to do some design work to try and capture that feeling. I will keep one of the clogs as found. The other I will play with.
I used the irons on the bottom of the clog to print, and then made a stamp from the print.
Lots of paper media were stamped and these papers used for some design work.
There is an inferred link to what happens to the brain with dementia. I must do some research on this too.......
This simple little stamp yielded a whole series of designs. some of these will now be replicated on different fabrics - some opaque, some transparent. There will probably be layers involved to obscure and reveal.
I need to think about my colour palette. The colours of the clogs suggest the brown leather, sepia faded laces, black irons, and the verdigris from the degraded metal. But is to obvious? Too safe?
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