My brother Dave's girlfriend Diana makes beautiful purses and I wanted to showcase some of her work and bio. Enjoy...
As an anthropologist and a museum curator I seek to preserve cultural artifacts. Objects possess a power, a history. They tell the stories of people's lives. As an artist, I am happy to be doing my part in creating meaningful handmade objects.
After being a terrible failure at sewing a blue, shark shaped pillow in my 7th grade home economics class, I thought I'd hung the bobbin up for good. Imagine my surprise when I bought my first sewing machine a few years ago and realized that I, in fact, love to sew.
Fascinated by the tactile quality of things, I experiment with contrasting textures and colors. Every piece I create is unique. No assembly line here. I will thoughtfully sit surrounded by different fabrics until I've found just the right combination for the project at hand. It might take 10 minutes, it might take 2 days. The fun is in taking ingredients and transforming them into something new. Creating something that didn’t exist yesterday.
Pravina Studio's online presence:
www.heartlandblog.blogspot.com
www.pravinastudio.com
www.indiepublic.com/profile/PravinaStudio
www.myspace.com/pravinastudio
As an anthropologist and a museum curator I seek to preserve cultural artifacts. Objects possess a power, a history. They tell the stories of people's lives. As an artist, I am happy to be doing my part in creating meaningful handmade objects.
Fascinated by the tactile quality of things, I experiment with contrasting textures and colors. Every piece I create is unique. No assembly line here. I will thoughtfully sit surrounded by different fabrics until I've found just the right combination for the project at hand. It might take 10 minutes, it might take 2 days. The fun is in taking ingredients and transforming them into something new. Creating something that didn’t exist yesterday.