Muslin Mountain

Weighing the muslin scraps from January 28th - February 11th, we found the accumulation of scraps totaled 16.5 pounds! That is an average of 8.25 per week, which is more than the 5.875 from the first week. Look at that mountain of muslin!!!

Information about the life of materials

This is kinda long video (20 mins) but its a lot of really interesting information about the life cycle of materials, especially in America...

http://www.storyofstuff.com/

PA-LEEZE check this out...its really interesting

more sketches

futurehipster1
Originally uploaded by sarah.holden

i have one more but my scanner went kaputz

sketches

futurehipster2
Originally uploaded by sarah.holden

The year is 2608. The world as we know it has been completely depleted of all of its raw materials. The people on planet earth are very different, everything they use, wear, produce and consume is some form of plastic. However, there is still a group of young, very fashionable, rogue hipsters that are the only thing left of the fashion scene in New York City. These hipsters rule Brooklyn and the garments that they construct are made entirely from the found materials that they find in their journeys throughout the massive piles of trash that now form the skyline in New York City. All their garments are very geometric since they are formed from the scraps of older more treasured organic materials like muslin. Metal is also a treasured material and is difficult to find since the great plastic takeover in 2550 when metal was taken away from the people and owned only by royalty. The metal these hipsters use is darker, dirty, and laiden with rust, which helps the group blend in better with the huge trash piles and avoid being discovered and captured by the government.

We're Having Fun!

Today we had a photoshoot in the Graphics Lab at VCU for our Undergraduate Research Grant. Definately not our best shot, but this photo shows how much fun we were having. We totally worked it. Look at how that muslin floats in the air. Thanks to Grace for photographing us. It was a blast!

Experiment

Today we met in the metals studio to take a look at everything we had collected at the scrap yard. It was inspiring seeing everything spread out across the table. We decided to begin experimenting with techniques for incorporating the metal pieces we collected into the fabrics by utilizing their rust abilities to color the fabrics. We each took scraps of muslin and metal pieces to work with. We will also experiement with other ways of naturally staining the fabric as well as manipulation techniques. By next meeting we should have an array of samples to look at.

Nearly 6 Pounds in 1 Week!

Monday, January 28th, we collected the first week's accumulation of muslin scraps from our bins in the fashion department. We weighed them today, discovering that they totaled 5.875 lbs. Can't wait to see how much we get next week!