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FIELD JOURNAL · ARTIST’S RECORD · CHICAGO

Journal

Notes from making, wearing, testing and rebuilding the work.

Black-and-white macro of the original gold and purple brooch cluster on the Wonder Suit.
Black-and-white macro of the original gold and purple brooch cluster on the Wonder Suit.

FEATURED NOTE · THE FIRST MANIFESTATION

What candy changed in motion.

I understood No Amayume’s color, sound and weight most clearly when the completed work moved on a body.

Editorial visualization of No Amayume during a study of material, scale and physical burden.
Editorial visualization of No Amayume during a study of material, scale and physical burden.
An active workbench with hand tools, flowers, wire, glass and a task lamp.

Field note

What Is In Construction

A partial LED lapel rig keeps the battery off the body while shoulder routing is resolved.

A partial LED lapel rig keeps the battery off the body while shoulder routing is resolved.

Film strips, taped proof prints and contact sheets spread across a studio desk.

Field note

The World Opens

Physical, active, and conceptual works opened online with their statuses kept clear.

Physical, active, and conceptual works opened online with their statuses kept clear.

The complete royal-blue Wonder Suit photographed flat with its original brooch arrangement preserved.

Atelier diary

The Wonder Suit, In Construction Under Flash

In construction: 200+ brooches and 620+ crystals and gemstones are installed on royal blue.

In construction: 200+ brooches and 620+ crystals and gemstones are installed on royal blue.

Editorial visualization of El Lienzo Vivo, a white formal suit covered with small raised paint marks in many colors.

Field note

Living Canvas

Distance merges more than 11,000 raised marks into one field; movement restores their relief.

Distance merges more than 11,000 raised marks into one field; movement restores their relief.

Editorial visualization of Le Fleuravelle, a black formal suit densely covered with artificial flowers in many colors.

Field note

The Child of Spring

Small blooms answer movement first; larger flowers follow in a delayed procession.

Small blooms answer movement first; larger flowers follow in a delayed procession.

Editorial visualization of No Amayume during a study of material, scale and physical burden.

Field note

First Manifestation

Wrappers rustle, candy clicks, and more than 25 pounds alter the wearer’s pace.

Wrappers rustle, candy clicks, and more than 25 pounds alter the wearer’s pace.