This is an ongoing exploration of making and conceptions of form via the construction of tape hand casts and corresponding gloves. I recently discovered that I didn't know how to make a glove, which I had initially assumed would be a relatively straight forward undertaking. There is an obvious connection between hands and making, and I started to collect tape casts of friends hands so that I could design a personalized a glove as a part of an attempt to reclaim the ability to make. I have also started collecting gloves from friends in order to learn more about other peoples' approaches to making and conceptions of form. If you would like to participate in all of this (love for) glove talk, feel free to contact me with ideas or images!

Monday, January 24, 2011

inspired by friends

These are gloves inspired by a somewhat recent discovery of guerrilla knitting (!) and a resulting desire to re-learn how to knit (or, in this case, crochet) and someday contribute to this beautiful movement!

This is a glove for Katie (pictured below) a fellow aspiring crocheter. She is making me a glove for a tape cast of my hand in response to this one, which inspired the "conversation in gloves" title.

 



This (above) is a glove for Amanda (Katie's twin, pictured below), who just may persevere with the knitting over crochet.
And a glove for Kate, a sweet sweet talent who took initiative and patiently taught the crew to knit.
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