DOI

https://doi.org/10.25772/X8WV-0079

Defense Date

2023

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Fine Arts

Department

Craft/Material Studies

First Advisor

A. Blair Clemo

Second Advisor

Elissa Armstrong

Third Advisor

Bohyun Yoon

Abstract

I wanted to attend VCU to learn how to unravel my mind and find the words to describe it. While I did make progress in that area, my surprise discovery is that I need to unravel my body too. It has become unbalanced from years of neglect. When working, I find solace through escape. I find a positive outlet for my perfectionist tendencies. I find a way to visually illustrate my obsessive qualities. Throughout the years of these findings, I have ignored my body pleading with me to take it easy. I have always honored the materials and the tools, but not my body. In creating Welcome to the Sitting Garden at the Busy Hands Museum my focus was to find a way to share my love of the physical world while understanding that first and foremost, I have to take care of myself.

Rights

© The Author

Is Part Of

VCU University Archives

Is Part Of

VCU Theses and Dissertations

Date of Submission

5-10-2023

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