May 2012
I have just completed my second performance art piece ever and am still figuring out my style, which seems to involve lots of eating. I aspire to be as grotesque as Paul McCarthy with costumes as beautiful as ones worn by Nick Cave. I think I worry too much about staining my costume, I guess the next one should be waterproof.
I have some great news, I will in AiOP 2012 in New York this October. I have to cover all my expenses so I hope to find a grant soon. The performance piece will involve an empress entity consuming a lobster as she walks among the commoners gracing them with her wisdom about the keys to succes in life, love, and money. This time I will have some dialogue and do some character acting, this might get messy.
Meanwhile, I have school and am behind as usual, and am working on my fashion illustration portfolio so I can skip out of some classes and earn my certificate sooner rather than later. I'm also looking to do a fashion competition in Denmark, but I won't myself entertainment the idea seriously until June rolls around.
I have some great news, I will in AiOP 2012 in New York this October. I have to cover all my expenses so I hope to find a grant soon. The performance piece will involve an empress entity consuming a lobster as she walks among the commoners gracing them with her wisdom about the keys to succes in life, love, and money. This time I will have some dialogue and do some character acting, this might get messy.
Meanwhile, I have school and am behind as usual, and am working on my fashion illustration portfolio so I can skip out of some classes and earn my certificate sooner rather than later. I'm also looking to do a fashion competition in Denmark, but I won't myself entertainment the idea seriously until June rolls around.
Demand Activated Manufacturing
I have written a blog post on the Creative Manufacturing Network, unfortunately you'd have to join the network in order to read it. I have posted the text below for my non-creative-manufacturing friends. Thanks!
This weekend I attended the 2012 Fashion Symposium for California community college students at California Market Center. It was my first time participating and attending, All work submitted by students is work completed as a class assignment, I submitted a knit dressed that was draped using polyester knit button down shirts from the 70's (not purchased, but my mom and grandma's old shirts) and a bubble dress made of wool herringbone. The fashion show was great, and my fellow Los Angeles Trade Tech (LATTC) classmates won top honors and have swept all categories in years past.
For the opening of the day of events, Cal Poly Pomona organized a panel of fashion industry professionals:
Bill Grier, CEO, Critical Mass Manufacturing
Ram Sareen, CEO & Co-Founder, Styku
Henry Cherner, Managing Partner, AIM360
Bud Robinson, former Vice President, Levi Strauss International and Executive VP, The Gap (retired)
Dr. Maditha Senanayake, Assistant Professor, Apparel Merchandising & Management, Cal Poly Pomona
Dr. Peter Kilduff, Professor & Chair, Apparel Merchandising & Management, Cal Poly Pomona (moderator)
One of the major topics discussed was creating a more efficient and cost saving apparel manufacturing process. Bill Grier brought up the idea of streamlining this process in such a way that companies do not create a surplus by manufacturing garments as they are ordered, having products ready one to three days after being ordered by the consumer (AM4U Project’s Demand Activated Manufacturing). Raj Sareen mentioned the new collaboration with Microsoft where Styku technolgies will be integrated into consumer electronics, this type of consumerism would be possible in the near future. Consumers would simply scan their bodies in the comfort of their own home, choose their product, decide on any custom graphics and colors, and order their garment. With Critical Mass waterless fabric dying technologies and relationships between the designer and manufacturer, or manufacturers selling directly to customers, garments would be ready within days.
The sportswear industry will probably be the first to benefit from Demand Activated Manufacturing, as their product is more accessible and affordable for the average person. However, the panel discussed the possibility of small and large fashion houses being able to use this process to create custom garments, virtually coordinating with clients to design and fit, sending virtual samples for approvals, and having a turnaround time that is much faster than current practices. Styku is a Tuchatech company, so once a client is scanned a full pattern can be drafted and printed. Typically, designers get measurements of the client and create a standard block for the type of garment that is being ordered, once this pattern is made, a designer can manipulate and drape the garment to create a new design with the client’s size in mind. The accessibility of Styku and Tukatech technologies would allow the designer to have the flexibility of creating custom garments virtually or physically, and allow smaller designers to have a more international client base.
As a student, it was enlightening to hear these wonderful ideas about garment manufacturing and the prospect of bringing consumer manufacturing back to America, especially California. Custom garments will evolve from a niche luxury product to something that is accessible to all consumers and accessible for all designers to offer with the same efficiency as a larger company. Like many students at LATTC, I am a working adult transitioning into a career in fashion; I hope that with these new technologies schools will work closely with these innovative companies to offer students from four-year universities and community colleges the education that is needed to gain the skills to work in this rapidly changing industry.
This weekend I attended the 2012 Fashion Symposium for California community college students at California Market Center. It was my first time participating and attending, All work submitted by students is work completed as a class assignment, I submitted a knit dressed that was draped using polyester knit button down shirts from the 70's (not purchased, but my mom and grandma's old shirts) and a bubble dress made of wool herringbone. The fashion show was great, and my fellow Los Angeles Trade Tech (LATTC) classmates won top honors and have swept all categories in years past.
For the opening of the day of events, Cal Poly Pomona organized a panel of fashion industry professionals:
Bill Grier, CEO, Critical Mass Manufacturing
Ram Sareen, CEO & Co-Founder, Styku
Henry Cherner, Managing Partner, AIM360
Bud Robinson, former Vice President, Levi Strauss International and Executive VP, The Gap (retired)
Dr. Maditha Senanayake, Assistant Professor, Apparel Merchandising & Management, Cal Poly Pomona
Dr. Peter Kilduff, Professor & Chair, Apparel Merchandising & Management, Cal Poly Pomona (moderator)
One of the major topics discussed was creating a more efficient and cost saving apparel manufacturing process. Bill Grier brought up the idea of streamlining this process in such a way that companies do not create a surplus by manufacturing garments as they are ordered, having products ready one to three days after being ordered by the consumer (AM4U Project’s Demand Activated Manufacturing). Raj Sareen mentioned the new collaboration with Microsoft where Styku technolgies will be integrated into consumer electronics, this type of consumerism would be possible in the near future. Consumers would simply scan their bodies in the comfort of their own home, choose their product, decide on any custom graphics and colors, and order their garment. With Critical Mass waterless fabric dying technologies and relationships between the designer and manufacturer, or manufacturers selling directly to customers, garments would be ready within days.
The sportswear industry will probably be the first to benefit from Demand Activated Manufacturing, as their product is more accessible and affordable for the average person. However, the panel discussed the possibility of small and large fashion houses being able to use this process to create custom garments, virtually coordinating with clients to design and fit, sending virtual samples for approvals, and having a turnaround time that is much faster than current practices. Styku is a Tuchatech company, so once a client is scanned a full pattern can be drafted and printed. Typically, designers get measurements of the client and create a standard block for the type of garment that is being ordered, once this pattern is made, a designer can manipulate and drape the garment to create a new design with the client’s size in mind. The accessibility of Styku and Tukatech technologies would allow the designer to have the flexibility of creating custom garments virtually or physically, and allow smaller designers to have a more international client base.
As a student, it was enlightening to hear these wonderful ideas about garment manufacturing and the prospect of bringing consumer manufacturing back to America, especially California. Custom garments will evolve from a niche luxury product to something that is accessible to all consumers and accessible for all designers to offer with the same efficiency as a larger company. Like many students at LATTC, I am a working adult transitioning into a career in fashion; I hope that with these new technologies schools will work closely with these innovative companies to offer students from four-year universities and community colleges the education that is needed to gain the skills to work in this rapidly changing industry.
11/21/11
A Project for Disastrous Success
LOCATION:
218 West 3rd Street, Bradbury Building
Downtown Los Angeles, CA 90013
DATES: December 10th to December 31st
OPENING RECEPTION: December 10th 6pm to 9pm
WEBSITE: http://www.tumblr.com/blog/virginiaben55
In their first collaboration together, Ben Huang and Virginia Dan present a performance piece that will explore cause-and-effect and the processes of observation and reaction. Huang and Dan have used fabric remnants, dollar store finds, and discarded objects in the construction of costumes that act as the catalyst for the interaction of six performers. Each performer uses movement and noise to cause an equal or opposite reaction of a fellow performer. As the piece progresses, performers must be aware and alert for repeated actions to ensure chaos is contained and controlled, though there are no guarantees.
Please join the artists and performers for the opening reception, there will be one live performance at each half hour for the duration of the reception.
LOCATION:
218 West 3rd Street, Bradbury Building
Downtown Los Angeles, CA 90013
DATES: December 10th to December 31st
OPENING RECEPTION: December 10th 6pm to 9pm
WEBSITE: http://www.tumblr.com/blog/virginiaben55
In their first collaboration together, Ben Huang and Virginia Dan present a performance piece that will explore cause-and-effect and the processes of observation and reaction. Huang and Dan have used fabric remnants, dollar store finds, and discarded objects in the construction of costumes that act as the catalyst for the interaction of six performers. Each performer uses movement and noise to cause an equal or opposite reaction of a fellow performer. As the piece progresses, performers must be aware and alert for repeated actions to ensure chaos is contained and controlled, though there are no guarantees.
Please join the artists and performers for the opening reception, there will be one live performance at each half hour for the duration of the reception.
2/19/11
Team Coco!
http://video.teamcoco.com/vide
http://video.teamcoco.com/vide
1/6/11
NEW NOISE
Art Show and Performances
January 8th, 2011 from 7 to 10pm. Runs through January 30th.
Future Studio Gallery, 5558 N Figueroa LA, 90042, on
Jeff Boynton, Mona Jean Cedar, and Andy Ben will be premiering new noises as part of the NELA 2nd Saturday Art Walk. It will be part installation and part show with sporadic mini performances throughout the night.
Jeff’s circuit bending is legendary. Always pushing the black art into ingeniously innovative inventions, he will be premiering three new circuit bent instruments:
The Saw Choir – yes, a choir of small recordable dolls from the “Saw” movies
The Perplexi-Feeli - really, the Touchie- Feelie on steroids .. you’ll see
The Giant Pink Wheel of Torture - think pink with a capital P and spinning
Mona Jean Cedar will be presenting a new prose piece: The TEN-der Commandments conceived specifically for The Saw Choir and inspired by Rob Brezsny’s book “Pronoia”
Andy Ben brings his multi-media artistry into the fray by performing on his own old timey housed bent toys in solo sets and with Jeff and with Walter Gross. Mr. Ben’s DIY bent instruments will be for sale.
Virginia Dan will also be showing several of their disturbingly cute paintings and drawings.
Art Show and Performances
January 8th, 2011 from 7 to 10pm. Runs through January 30th.
Future Studio Gallery, 5558 N Figueroa LA, 90042, on
Jeff Boynton, Mona Jean Cedar, and Andy Ben will be premiering new noises as part of the NELA 2nd Saturday Art Walk. It will be part installation and part show with sporadic mini performances throughout the night.
Jeff’s circuit bending is legendary. Always pushing the black art into ingeniously innovative inventions, he will be premiering three new circuit bent instruments:
The Saw Choir – yes, a choir of small recordable dolls from the “Saw” movies
The Perplexi-Feeli - really, the Touchie- Feelie on steroids .. you’ll see
The Giant Pink Wheel of Torture - think pink with a capital P and spinning
Mona Jean Cedar will be presenting a new prose piece: The TEN-der Commandments conceived specifically for The Saw Choir and inspired by Rob Brezsny’s book “Pronoia”
Andy Ben brings his multi-media artistry into the fray by performing on his own old timey housed bent toys in solo sets and with Jeff and with Walter Gross. Mr. Ben’s DIY bent instruments will be for sale.
Virginia Dan will also be showing several of their disturbingly cute paintings and drawings.
11/15/10
Wuv Christian Joy
http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jason-grisell-christian-joy-karen-o
http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jason-grisell-christian-joy-karen-o
1/29/10: A new year
As with every year I have decided to push myself more towards getting my shit together. Last year my goal was simply getting a website, which I did with ease thanks to OtherPeoplesPixels. This year my goal is to actually archive old work to my site and make new work to keep it updated....hopefully this will all lead to a better future for the entire world.
My other resolutions include:
being more appreciative of my friends and family
lessen the level of complaining
overcome my laziness
and get abes of steal
My other resolutions include:
being more appreciative of my friends and family
lessen the level of complaining
overcome my laziness
and get abes of steal
4/7/09
My new favorite designer....i'm stealing ideas
http://www.romancewasborn.com/
http://www.romancewasborn.com/
3/20/09: OH THE SHAME
3/17/09: LADY GAGA
After careful consideration and hours of deliberation, I have ruled that i HATE lady gaga as a person, performer, entertainer, and musician, but LOVE her costumes and wardrobe. Who ever thought of her wearing a plastic bubble costume while playing a see-through piano was a genius.
3/5/09: BLAH
as usual i feel blah today
