http://www.sonyaphilip.com/waw/ The art and craft of Sonya Philip en Copyright 2010 Mon, 05 Jul 2010 12:01:09 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Another variety of postcard, specifically recycled Open Studio postcards, gessoed and knit. ]]> http://www.sonyaphilip.com/waw/2010/07/similar.html http://www.sonyaphilip.com/waw/2010/07/similar.html Mon, 05 Jul 2010 12:01:09 -0800 I didn't mean to. Four weeks into summer vacation and I'm still not in a regular studio schedule. Off on vacation tomorrow and maybe I will have time to post actual photos. http://www.sonyaphilip.com/waw/2010/07/disappear.html http://www.sonyaphilip.com/waw/2010/07/disappear.html Fri, 02 Jul 2010 14:15:07 -0800 A series of watercolor sketches. Riffing on the recurring form and playing with colors.]]> http://www.sonyaphilip.com/waw/2010/06/circles.html http://www.sonyaphilip.com/waw/2010/06/circles.html Wed, 02 Jun 2010 23:32:19 -0800 Studio time and motivation have both been scant. What I find myself doing lately is messing around with watercolors. I will scan some and post them here soon.]]> http://www.sonyaphilip.com/waw/2010/05/shadows.html http://www.sonyaphilip.com/waw/2010/05/shadows.html Mon, 24 May 2010 22:02:29 -0800 They look quite lovely all together. Photos by the amazing Trish Tunney. Click on the image to make it larger. ]]> http://www.sonyaphilip.com/waw/2010/05/group.html http://www.sonyaphilip.com/waw/2010/05/group.html Sat, 15 May 2010 18:10:41 -0800 Two subway cards, sent off last week to Single Fare in New York. I have other cards prepped and will continue to knit more over the next few months.]]> http://www.sonyaphilip.com/waw/2010/05/pair.html http://www.sonyaphilip.com/waw/2010/05/pair.html Wed, 12 May 2010 15:55:47 -0800 Today I wrote an artist statement for a submission and I don't think I went about it correctly. I found myself mostly explaining the why and the how. Here's the what, as in what I believe: in the finely crafted in making things by hand in attention to materials in experimentation in process and the gestation of a piece in the trial-run in refining technique http://www.sonyaphilip.com/waw/2010/05/statement.html http://www.sonyaphilip.com/waw/2010/05/statement.html Sat, 08 May 2010 00:37:30 -0800 Can't decide what they want to be yet. Both are a very fine silk-stainless steel blend yarn. For knitting geeks, the one on the right was knit on size 0 needles, the one on the left, size 0000. They are on there way to New York for this show. Hoping they will make it on time. ]]> http://www.sonyaphilip.com/waw/2010/05/spores_or_protozoa.html http://www.sonyaphilip.com/waw/2010/05/spores_or_protozoa.html Mon, 03 May 2010 21:48:26 -0800 Did the big push to re-arrange, clean and sort for Open Studios. The postcards came together, with the added "winging it" element of soliciting text for future embroidery. More photos on flickr.]]> http://www.sonyaphilip.com/waw/2010/04/open_studios_1.html http://www.sonyaphilip.com/waw/2010/04/open_studios_1.html Fri, 30 Apr 2010 23:03:28 -0800 These are a continuation of the ones from the sketchbook project. The petals are needle felted with hand embroidered words. Trying to get them finished up for Open Studios this weekend. More info here.]]> http://www.sonyaphilip.com/waw/2010/04/postcards_for_mourning.html http://www.sonyaphilip.com/waw/2010/04/postcards_for_mourning.html Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:27:50 -0800 Microscopic skeins of handspun wool. I needed to co-ordinate yarn with roving that I had needle felted. ]]> http://www.sonyaphilip.com/waw/2010/04/spun.html http://www.sonyaphilip.com/waw/2010/04/spun.html Thu, 15 Apr 2010 19:44:45 -0800 My friend Kobi introduced me to the work of Ann Wood and Dean Lucker and when I was in Minneapolis, we went on a studio visit. Their mechanical pictures and sculptures are indeed "amazing". My photos don't do any justice. Visit their site at www.woodlucker.com]]> http://www.sonyaphilip.com/waw/2010/04/visit.html http://www.sonyaphilip.com/waw/2010/04/visit.html Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:46:24 -0800 I've been at this (sporadically) for a year now - celebrating with some website-blog integration. http://www.sonyaphilip.com/waw/2010/03/year.html http://www.sonyaphilip.com/waw/2010/03/year.html Wed, 31 Mar 2010 22:31:00 -0800 Smaller pods for the show Textiles in 3D at Rock Paper Scissors Collective. ]]> http://www.sonyaphilip.com/waw/2010/03/podlets.html http://www.sonyaphilip.com/waw/2010/03/podlets.html Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:47:44 -0800 Topographies in process for a green-themed show at City Art Gallery. ]]> http://www.sonyaphilip.com/waw/2010/03/green.html http://www.sonyaphilip.com/waw/2010/03/green.html Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:47:09 -0800