COLLECTION NAME:
CVPA Student Collection
mediaCollectionId
UMASSDVRCVRC~34~34
CVPA Student Collection
Collection
true
resource_ID:
2015sjones_001, 2015sjones_002
resource_id
2015sjones_001, 2015sjones_002
resource_ID
false
artist_name:
Jones, Sarah
student_last_name
Jones, Sarah
artist_name
false
artist_variant_name:
Sarah Jones
student_first_name
Sarah Jones
artist_variant_name
false
artist_nationality:
American
student_nationality
American
artist_nationality
false
artist_vital_dates:
1985
student_vital_dates
1985
artist_vital_dates
false
UMassD_CVPA_degree:
MFA - Artisanry
umassd_cvpa_degree
MFA - Artisanry
UMassD_CVPA_degree
false
graduation_year:
2015
mfa_graduation_year
2015
graduation_year
false
area_of_study:
Fibers
area_of_study
Fibers
area_of_study
false
additional_acad_degrees :
University of North Texas
academic_degree
University of North Texas
additional_acad_degrees
false
medium:
vellum, mylar, thread, ink, watercolor
medium
vellum, mylar, thread, ink, watercolor
medium
false
work_title:
Pensieve
work_title
Pensieve
work_title
false
technique:
painting, papercutting, machine embroidery
technique
painting, papercutting, machine embroidery
technique
false
work_date:
2015
work_date
2015
work_date
false
dimensions:
80x80
dimensions
80x80
dimensions
false
description:
I see this piece to be a collection of my thoughts, memories, and worries. It is a mapping of the process as I recall a memory that leaves me with overwhelming obsessive thoughts. I recollect and obsess over situations. I analyze my behaviors and the situation which led me to respond the way I did. I see my emotions and thoughts in this piece having stages, one doesn-t just recollect and quickly jump to a point of overstimulation. It is fluid - a sometimes hazy, sometimes clear thought process. Throughout the course of a situation or memory, my worries and anxieties start to build within me. On the inside, I am restless, but on the outside one might not be fully aware of the situation. At a certain point of intense recollection, I am trying to hide my anxious feelings even more. I internalize and obsess. It becomes harder to control and eventually I might expose my internal struggle in some way. This dilemma is what I was taught not to display. I might cry, which I was taught is something you do behind closed doors in private. Because no one should know you-re vulnerable or weak. Eventually, the thinking slows down, I start to calm myself, and that feeling somewhat subsides. I use machine embroidery to act as a barrier of distraction, while simultaneously building up layers upon layers of Mylar and vellum to hide these feelings. I see it like a fleeting fragile thought or memory - one that might always be present, one that might come and go, or one that leaves you in a fragile state. There are many layers of thoughts that build up to get you to an anxious frame of mind. The grid keeps it organized like a specimen, and a way for me to pull away and distance myself so I can have control of my emotions. I use linear qualities in my work to guide the viewer, just like a map, so they can travel the lines till the end.
description
I see this piece to be a collection of my thoughts, memories, and worries. It is a mapping of the process as I recall a memory that leaves me with overwhelming obsessive thoughts. I recollect and obsess over situations. I analyze my behaviors and the situation which led me to respond the way I did. I see my emotions and thoughts in this piece having stages, one doesn-t just recollect and quickly jump to a point of overstimulation. It is fluid - a sometimes hazy, sometimes clear thought process. Throughout the course of a situation or memory, my worries and anxieties start to build within me. On the inside, I am restless, but on the outside one might not be fully aware of the situation. At a certain point of intense recollection, I am trying to hide my anxious feelings even more. I internalize and obsess. It becomes harder to control and eventually I might expose my internal struggle in some way. This dilemma is what I was taught not to display. I might cry, which I was taught is something you do behind closed doors in private. Because no one should know you-re vulnerable or weak. Eventually, the thinking slows down, I start to calm myself, and that feeling somewhat subsides. I use machine embroidery to act as a barrier of distraction, while simultaneously building up layers upon layers of Mylar and vellum to hide these feelings. I see it like a fleeting fragile thought or memory - one that might always be present, one that might come and go, or one that leaves you in a fragile state. There are many layers of thoughts that build up to get you to an anxious frame of mind. The grid keeps it organized like a specimen, and a way for me to pull away and distance myself so I can have control of my emotions. I use linear qualities in my work to guide the viewer, just like a map, so they can travel the lines till the end.
description
false
artist_URL:
www.sarahjeneajones.com
artist_url
www.sarahjeneajones.com
artist_URL
false