Cheesecloth and Wax

Originally uploaded by FunCupcake.

cheesecloth,wax, thread.
Sarah Roldan
Various sizes, many are 12′ x 2′
I installed this in a familiar hallway at PSU, after laboriously working on the pieces at my shared art studio next to the Goodfoot in SE Portland. I first took sheets of cheesecloth and brushed them with melted wax, then hand-sewed the flat pieces of waxy cheesecloth into cylindar shapes and hung them in this hallway. Some touch the ground, others do not. It was a messy, “process” piece; I spent many hours brushing on wax onto every square inch cheesecloth, because everybody knows how flimsy it is… sometimes I used several layers in certain areas to get a certain built-up effect. I loved making it though, the end effect of the textures were very interesting and I guess I was going through a period of self-inflicted torture, after drawing the piegeon anatomy, I needed a 3-D piece to spend lots of time on! Of course I imagined making hundreds of these cylinders, so that that they filled an entire hallway, at least I got a good little sized grouping. Happy Weekend!

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