karijones

Welcome to my studio. It's a bit random, this name, which is why I use it. My studio is full of bits and pieces --fabric, papers, beads, feathers, bits of writing, old dolls, broken jewellery, and my fragmented self--writer, seamstress, fabric art person (whatever that's called), card maker, and whatever else occurs to me. And so, my art is usually made from scraps, often without a pattern, usually a bit wonky or wobbly. It's an externalization of my inner chaos, or, well, that's not quite right. It's a manifestation of my desire to live outside the boundaries of precise disciplines. To try things rather than commit to them, to be colourful on a grey day, to explore and not care about the outcomes. Sometimes I care, other times I just play and see what happens.

I first came up with the name ScrapWorks Studio years ago when I was making art with bits of fabric and glue. That's what the image is --me in fabric and glue. Or at least a version of me. A nostalgic me thinking of a time when there were palm trees in my life. Like my mother, I love wearing the colours of the Caribbean, especially when it gets gloomy around here in the winter. Also, I made the image when my hair was dark, before the grey and white set in for real.

This space seems ideal for scrap works, especially in writing.

Hi class,
welcome to English 150. This is the site we'll be using for blogging. It should be fun!
Kari