Andrea N.

Okay, so as much as I'm excited about this project, I'm having a hard time concentrating my ideas. For one thing, I can't seem to get over the idea of myself as a set of thoughts. Often times I love to be by myself and just think, which is one of the things I loved about my box project- the box gave me my own little place to exist and think. Thus, I was thinking about keeping some kind of abstract journal about my thoughts, perhaps when I am in my box. I also love the idea of an ephemeral piece, since most of my thoughts are quite ephemeral. I was thinking about writing down my thoughts as they occur and handing them out to people, or perhaps painting them outside where they will soon disappear. I also worry a lot, so I began to think about myself as a collection of worries, but I did not get much further along than that. Perhaps a quilt piece would be interesting, because a quilt acts as an object of comfort but it would be composed of a number of worries. I was also realy pleased by Julia's mention of a shrine or a crowd as a structure-- I might like to do something more with that.
I think that one of the reasons I am having such a hard time is because I am trying too hard to incorporate my last piece which is forcing me to think backwards in a limiting manner. I need to start thinking forwards and perhaps there will be a point of intersection.
Two important aspects of my last project were movement vs. stasis and internal vs. external. I am going to work with one or both of these in my next project, but I have yet to decide how.
I have attached more still from my last project (I think the stills might actually be my favorite part), as well as a photograph of some brainstorming.