Day 58

A second in the Nascar-Rascal series!- Pom-pom style

Day 57

This bag is all about the idea of the zig zag- in other words two things made out of the same idea (material) going in opposing directions...the top is notched to look like a zipper.

Day 56

This is a purse from my pirate-punk phase (2003 onwards). It uses neon construction tape (from my assemblages), digital fabric transfers (of me wearing a homemade silver dress and a hat knit out of neon-orange-polar-fleece), and an embroidered neon chartreuse lightening bolt!.

Day 55

I didn't mean to slack on my blog...I'm back! This blue leather purse was inspired by Elvis' blue suede shoes. It is a bag that is formed by how it slacks- when it's straight, it's just a rectangle- maybe that means that slackers are more interesting!

Day 54

This is one of my first purses..a fake-fur-ball. I was trying to make a purse that looked like some kind of an urban pom pom.

Day 53

This purse is an assemblage of my "love" for Nascar with my love for Rascal (who was my cat since childhood, until he passed away at age 23). Rascal was a very special cat who lost his tail in a car accident (do you remember Toonces the driving cat from Saturday Night Live?) and was left with a tail nub that gave him attitude.

Day 52

This pink net bag - is inspired by the idea of urban fishing. It expands to fit different treasures.

Day 51

Fish net and glitter black leather-love it! love it! love it!...with a touch of neon yellow embroidery.

Day 50

More zippers.!.!.!

Day 49

Even at the end of a long day...there is a neon glimmer of tommorrow

Day 48

This purse is a tube that can roll in and out of its neon handle strap.

Day 47

If there was a time for the fanny-pack to re-emerge that time is now!...in the manifestation of a lightening-bolt-shaped N!

Day 46

This purse is red felt- warm and cozy for Fall. There's nothing that feels better than sitting in the crisp air. Today at Starbucks, I was thinking about Paris...the weather this summer felt like our Fall. The main reason I wish I was there now is the macarons! This purse would be the perfect macaron-carrying-case since it is rigidly shaped- their perfect shells wouldn't get smushed! Dee-lish

Day 45

The inside and the outside of this purse is the same leather...but underneath lies the beauty in the imperfections.

Day 44

More zippers! Doesn't this purse look like a purple piece of sushi!?

Day 43

Ruler + Webbing = Purse-a-holic! This purse has to do with the idea of process and product. In this purse, the two are the same...you can measure the material for a purse with the material itself. What if you could bake a cake with edible bakeware? and the cake would taste better for it! That would be progress.

Day 42

This is one of the first purses I made with leather.
Black leather + neon orange webbing = cool

Day 41

This purse is leather with stings and grommets. Today was a late day at school. We were building a bridge out of FedEx triangular tubes. The bridge is long and skinny, I have no idea if it will succeed or fail. This purse has long strings- they are like wire- very thin, but very strong.

Day 40

Neon-cowgirl purse...to put pep in your step!

Day 39

This purse was inspired by the Matthew Barney exhibit that was at the Guggenheim a few years ago. It contains a patch from the Cremaster Series. The exhibit was controversial- either loved or hated. A lot of people believed it was a flash in the pan...only art history will tell. One thing I do know is that the show had an impact on me and what I think about art/artworld. Barney, used the Guggenheim Museum in his art- he climbed it, thus appropriating the museum as his own and conquering the artworld. The question isn't whether to reach the top or not...it's what do you do once you've reached it? It's a beautiful day outside- I'll go enjoy it!

Day 38

This is another hand-made felt purse...first I knitted chunks of raw wool and then I felted the whole lump of a purse. It is the type of bag that can substitute for a sweater since it emanates warmth- perfect for winter afternoons when you are on the way to Starbucks to get a tall hot cocoa with whipped cream.

Day 37

This purse was inspired by my "All Real All Steel" campaign for my sculptures (ongoing )...more about that later.