Unraveling is a Fine Art
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The ExhibitionUnraveling is a conversation about the conflict of attraction and repulsion through the lens of two contrasting mediums: fiber and clay.This collection of works is centered around a cruel tension that |
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There is the raging violence that exists beneath this hushed and latent spectacle, harboring a relationship most definitely turbulent. The two materials attract and repel each other, they need each other to exist in this dark co-dependency resulting in their brutality being exposed. What happens to the body when it is forced to become a vessel for trauma? In what ways do we physically carry pain? How is the self altered afterwards?
Unraveling comprises of a series of 7 different installations of various scales. The largest piece of roughly 5 ft high hangs from the ceiling, while another installation includes 30 vessels interconnected with threads.
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Early in the spring, we got invited to participate to the Allen Edmonds' 100th anniversary campaign featuring a 100 makers, designers, actors, entrepreneurs, musicians, activists and more. The craft behind the making of Allen Edmonds shoes is incredible so as makers ourselves, that’s what drew us to participate to this campaign. It was a true honor getting our portraits taken by the renowned portrait photographer Billy Kidd! Check out the campaign here and here.
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L’INTENTIONNEL II for Food52.
Last fall, we participated for the second time to Food52's Mug Week where a selected number of potters are asked to design a limited edition mug that's handmade and sold on Food52's website.
We explored further our original study into clay, texture and colors and went the opposite way. We colored our clay body with a black stain and created a series of patterns that are unique to each mug. By scratching fine lines and then filling the gap with white clay, similarly to the Mishima technique, we have achieved an evocative pattern that lives humbly on the side of the mug.
The unpredictability nature of pottery was at the core of our exploration. As much as pottery challenges the limits of our patience every day, it also defies our ability to let go of the creative control, and encourages us to let each piece form itself under our hands, intentionally creating unreproducible patterns.
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He was working on two new dishes and wanted to enhance the patrons' experience by serving them appropriately in custom made plates.
The first was a very deep plate, almost a large bowl with straight walls, that could be used for serving fish or meat with season vegetables, that could all be emerging from a shallow soup. The second set was directly inspired from traditional Moroccan tajine dishes, where the top would allow the staff to reveal the meals directly on the table.
Taking inspiration from the beautiful hotel ornamented with myriads of art pieces made by local artists or collected by their owners, it wasn't hard to soak up the mood that reigns inside.
We thought we had to step out a little bit from our other collections and we came up with a color scheme that would allow the two sets to work together as a dual collection. We used our Forest green color for the tajines and a deep rich red for the plates adding some speckling to both and finishing them entirely with a clear shiny glaze.
The tajines had the traditional overall shape but we spent more efforts designing the plate as it would need to look interesting by itself too and we wanted to give it a more contemporary look.
We designed the red plates with a flat heavy bottom like a plate would, allowing for a very comfortable reach inside without feeling cramped by the edges. The high walls on the other side, allowed to adjust multiple sizes of broth like a bowl would.
We aimed at making the sets rich and bold in texture and color that would pair well in the essence of the hotel. Patrons will be able to enjoy the "mise-en-scene" of Michael Poiarkoff's crafted menu in plates designed to let them drift in wonder.
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