I definitely entered the year not knowing what I was doing at all. I remember looking at all the seniors’ artwork and wondering how I could possibly reach that level by that time next year. I kinda knew I was gonna stick to sculpture since I don’t really have the patience or attention span for 2D work. I really kind of wandered around in relation to my materials and had no idea. I slowly ruled out material after material. Not paper, not cardboard. But then miraculously I stumbled upon turning plastic bags into woven material. It fit all of my boxes. It’s environmentally friendly, readily available, and the possibilities are endless. I’ve been trying to perfect my process from how to collect bags, prepare them for crocheting, and actually crocheting them. While the process is long I enjoy it as I feel like everything in me is going into each piece. While a lot of my recent pieces have had crocheting in them, I’ve been wanting to experiment more with turning these bags into different shapes. I think I want to play with it’s reaction to heat more and color. And possibly with crocheting with different materials. I’m still questioning what I’m doing but at least this time I’m looking down so many roads of possibilities.
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Hanna NgaiHi, I'm a senior at Maggie Walker in Art 5 and I'm an installation sculpture artist that turns plastic bags into art. Archives
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