Fiber and Encaustic Sculpture - Collection (Fibrous Waximus)

I am finally going to share one of my most exciting projects with you! Yay! This post is about the piece itself, and I will have another one in the near future about the process. Enjoy!

Concept:
Collection (Fibrous Waximus) explores the realm of art as creation and scientific collection.

Fibrous Waximus is displayed like a insect collection by the T-pins which links the fiber world and the world of science.

Collection (Fibrous Waximus), installation view
Part of the SDSU Student Exhibition Award XII in March 2010
© 2010 Jaime Lyerly

The shadows of the piece are sometimes more substantial than the piece itself and change as the viewer moves around the piece and the collection. Each interact with the neighboring piece either with form or shadow to create an interactive community.

This exploration is continued in Fibrous Waximus II and III, in progress.

Materials:
Embroidery floss hand-waxed with encaustic (pigmented beeswax and damar resin) paint and then hand shaped, and hung on t-pins directly into the wall.

Dimensions variable.

Details of each piece below so that you can see each form as a separate unit.

Collection (Fibrous Waximus), detail © 2010 Jaime Lyerly

Collection (Fibrous Waximus), detail © 2010 Jaime Lyerly

Collection (Fibrous Waximus), detail © 2010 Jaime Lyerly

Collection (Fibrous Waximus), detail © 2010 Jaime Lyerly

Collection (Fibrous Waximus), detail © 2010 Jaime Lyerly

Collection (Fibrous Waximus), detail © 2010 Jaime Lyerly

Collection (Fibrous Waximus), detail © 2010 Jaime Lyerly

Collection (Fibrous Waximus), detail © 2010 Jaime Lyerly

Collection (Fibrous Waximus), detail © 2010 Jaime Lyerly

Collection (Fibrous Waximus), detail © 2010 Jaime Lyerly

Collection (Fibrous Waximus), detail © 2010 Jaime Lyerly

Collection (Fibrous Waximus), detail © 2010 Jaime Lyerly

Collection (Fibrous Waximus), detail © 2010 Jaime Lyerly

Collection (Fibrous Waximus), detail © 2010 Jaime Lyerly

Collection (Fibrous Waximus), detail © 2010 Jaime Lyerly

Collection (Fibrous Waximus), detail © 2010 Jaime Lyerly

Collection (Fibrous Waximus), detail © 2010 Jaime Lyerly

Collection (Fibrous Waximus), detail © 2010 Jaime Lyerly

Collection (Fibrous Waximus), detail © 2010 Jaime Lyerly

Collection (Fibrous Waximus), detail © 2010 Jaime Lyerly

Collection (Fibrous Waximus), detail © 2010 Jaime Lyerly

Collection (Fibrous Waximus), detail © 2010 Jaime Lyerly

Collection (Fibrous Waximus), detail © 2010 Jaime Lyerly

Collection (Fibrous Waximus), detail © 2010 Jaime Lyerly

Collection (Fibrous Waximus), detail © 2010 Jaime Lyerly

Collection (Fibrous Waximus), detail © 2010 Jaime Lyerly

Collection (Fibrous Waximus), detail © 2010 Jaime Lyerly

Collection (Fibrous Waximus), detail © 2010 Jaime Lyerly

Collection (Fibrous Waximus), detail © 2010 Jaime Lyerly

Collection (Fibrous Waximus), detail © 2010 Jaime Lyerly

Collection (Fibrous Waximus), detail © 2010 Jaime Lyerly

Collection (Fibrous Waximus), detail © 2010 Jaime Lyerly

Collection (Fibrous Waximus), detail © 2010 Jaime Lyerly

Collection (Fibrous Waximus), detail © 2010 Jaime Lyerly

Collection (Fibrous Waximus), detail © 2010 Jaime Lyerly

Collection (Fibrous Waximus), detail © 2010 Jaime Lyerly

Collection (Fibrous Waximus), detail © 2010 Jaime Lyerly

Collection (Fibrous Waximus), detail © 2010 Jaime Lyerly

Collection (Fibrous Waximus), detail © 2010 Jaime Lyerly

Collection (Fibrous Waximus), detail © 2010 Jaime Lyerly

Collection (Fibrous Waximus), detail © 2010 Jaime Lyerly

Collection (Fibrous Waximus), detail © 2010 Jaime Lyerly

Collection (Fibrous Waximus), detail © 2010 Jaime Lyerly

Collection (Fibrous Waximus), detail © 2010 Jaime Lyerly

Collection (Fibrous Waximus), detail © 2010 Jaime Lyerly

So after 46 images, what do you think?

It is hard to show exactly depth of each piece and them as a whole via pictures on the internet but you get the idea.

I am personally obsessed with this work and feel it is an exciting new path for my artistic development.

As always, thank you for letting me share my process and work with you!

Happy art making! ~ Jaime Lyerly