Thought I'd share a few images of my Bound Scissors
out in the wild. Playing with scissors is a safe activity as long as
they're bound and stitched up tight! I'm
pleased that this interactive piece has now been exhibited in three
venues, a year ago in Touch: Interactive Craft, this past January in Material As Medium, and this weekend as part of Play, an all media exhibition at the SAA Collective in Springfield, Illinois.
The exhibition Play was juried by Bob Dixon, an ceramicist and retired professor from Benedictine University. Play is the spontaneous, unstructured time found to foster creativity
and problem-solving skills. As we grow up we tend to trivialize play and
relegate it to childhood, but it’s an important element of life at any
age. The exhibit features work not only about play
in the traditional sense, but also the idea of being in the moment, of
inspiring wonder, of invoking your natural curiosity. The viewers are encouraged to interact and play with many of the pieces on exhibit.
SAA Collective / H.D. Smith Gallery / Springfield, IL
March 10 - 31, 2017
Opening reception March 11 / 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Participating artists: Bruce Alves, Lex Archibald, Piety Choi, Betsy Dollar, Lauren Feret, Cathy Ganschinietz, John Hayes, Tessa
Martinez, Corrin Smithson McWhirter, Beth Rodgers, Suzanna Scott
Thank you to all of you who've shared your images of Bound Scissors via social media. #boundscissorproject
Image by Adele Stuckey
Image by Leslie Mounaime
Image by Katie Riggs
Image by Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts
Image by Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts
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