Yesterday was a big day here in Vancouver. It was the last day of the 2010 Winter Olympics and it ended with Canada winning the Gold Medal in hockey. It was a real knuckle-whitener of a close game with the US, and when Canada won, we went out onto our deck and could hear the entire city cheering. It went on for hours. (This video was taken about an hour after the game - that wind sound is actually people cheering!) Who knew I could ever get so excited about hockey!
And on a less exciting note, here is today's outfit. It's a bit chilly so I'm wearing an underskirt. Which is kind of like an undershirt for the legs.
MakeShift is an art and research project that examines the relationships between 'making', 'clothing' and 'living'. The basic premise for the project is that for a period of one year starting on September 1st, 2009, I will only wear things that I have made myself. Initially this may seem like a reasonable task, but it will include all of my clothes, socks, shoes, underwear, coats, jackets, hats, bathing suits, accessories and anything else I might need to protect my body from the elements while trying to lead a fulfilling life.
Beyond being a nail-hammering, speed-sewing, room-pacing, hair-raising, life-enriching personal challenge, I hope to gain some understanding of the limitations of clothing and how they affect the development of ideology. Ultimately, I would like to examine the role of clothing as a form of cultural production.
I hope you will participate by leaving comments on this blog or stopping by the space for a visit. Makeshift is meant to be an exploration of ideas so the conversation that develops will become an important part of how the project unfolds.
Yesterday was a big day here in Vancouver. It was the last day of the 2010 Winter Olympics and it ended with Canada winning the Gold Medal in hockey. It was a real knuckle-whitener of a close game with the US, and when Canada won, we went out onto our deck and could hear the entire city cheering. It went on for hours. (This video was taken about an hour after the game - that wind sound is actually people cheering!) Who knew I could ever get so excited about hockey!
And on a less exciting note, here is today's outfit. It's a bit chilly so I'm wearing an underskirt. Which is kind of like an undershirt for the legs.
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