Art Fashion Creation: 2017

Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Kitchen Wunderkammer

...from my kitchen window "museum" - all photos Jennifer Hawkins Hock

Friday, November 3, 2017

ebb

light cast through stitching of facing page

coptic-stitch binding detail, recycled book - Jennifer Hawkins Hock

peek inside at pages - with handpainted edits and stitched wordsmithing

stitched and collaged additions to the original book's artwork

stitched wordsmithing - Jennifer Hawkins Hock at Toile La La

reworked book with coptic-stitching - Jennifer Hawkins Hock

paint-edited text with collage - "Existential ebb" book, JHH

Her 19th century voice sounded to my ears - both 1990s Goth and filled with the sorrow which current events might cast upon a sensitive heart. Elizabeth Barrett Browning's sonnets sat upon a shelf in a secondhand thrift bookshop - unread. Her voice perhaps unheard - because, like life and culture, language shifts to mirror conditions. Barrett Browning's words, written during a time of courtship, are primarily odes to love - but some sadness dulls the shine. E.B.B. weaves within her words an appreciation of life - as well as studies of existence. In examining each poem, I wanted to snip away the frill of Romantic literature and glimpse something more Zen... minimal. Edited, E.B.B.'s sonnets lend a perspective which feels current. Edited, Elizabeth Barrett Browning's sonnets are like a text message from today - sent to a 90s goth.

Friday, May 12, 2017

Landscape and Emotion - Painted, "Sentient Cartography - Entries" Series.

"Sentient Cartography: Entry 1 - The Lamp", acrylic / collage - topographical painting. Jennifer Hawkins Hock May 2017 - (Detail)

"St. John's Bees and Stokes Aster" and "Sentient Cartography: Entry 1 - The Lamp". Paintings by Jennifer Hawkins Hock.


"Sentient Cartography: Entry 1 - The Lamp", acrylic / collage - topographical painting. Jennifer Hawkins Hock May 2017 - (Detail)

Friday, April 7, 2017

19th Century Slat or Prairie Bonnet - an Everyday Hat

Attracted historically, not aesthetically, to this bonnet which seems clever in its functional design. Wooden slats helped the bonnet frame and shield the face from sun during work outdoors. The back flap or "bavolet" shaded the neck.

Gardening last summer, I wore a large cloth sunhat anchored to my head with a rectangular silk scarf tied beneath the chin - but this bonnet seems preferable.

Slat or Prairie Bonnet, 19th C., photo JHH

Slat or Prairie Bonnet, 19th C. - side view showing wooden slat channels. Photo JHH

Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Art Fashion Creation Spring 2017 Runway

The video on Youtube is at this link. The theme - Kamama Hanamichi: Butterfly Flowerpath. Knoxville Fashion Week 2017.

Sunday, March 5, 2017

Art Fashion Creation Spring 2017 Fashion Show

Tremendous Thank You to my excellent KFW show models who brought the clothing to life with their creative and unique presentations. Show theme: Kamama Hanamichi. Butterfly Flowerpath. Emphasizing life cycles and metamorphosis... transitions. After 2.5 months of nonstop designing, drafting, wrangling measurements, altering, sewing - and then navigating the logistics of the show itself, I didn't have time to photograph those hard-working models... so for now, my only fitting mannequin - and Nature - will have to suffice. After viewing individual garments, you'll find behind-the-scenes workroom photos at this Toile La La link.