About Me¶
Hi! I'm Claire...
Connection is at the heart of everything I care about — both synaptic and personal.
I love being in the world and learning through experience.
A few years ago, while studying costume history, I realized that fashion was about so much more than beautiful garments. It was a centrifugal subject around which so many other fields naturally revolved: sociology and economics, politics and history. The list goes on.
Suddenly, when I looked at old paintings, I could identify the era based on what people were wearing. I could tell which country was depicted and what might have been happening politically at the time. I began thinking about manufacturing techniques, technology, and tradition — all through the lens of clothing.
Costume history was the subject that ignited an insatiable curiosity in me, because suddenly I could see how so many things were connected.
Did you know that modern day computing all began because of the jaquard loom's punch card system? This is what I mean.
Today, I work as a set designer in the film and television industry where I get to keep fueling that same curiosity - building wild worlds and learning about materials.
I'm a big believer that the best ideas often come from totally disparate places - which is why I was so thrilled to find such a cross-sectional course like fabricademy.
I'm very excited to start this journey with such an amazing network of people from all over the world, with different backgrounds and ways of seeing. I'm sure we're going to make some incredible connections.
Previous Work¶
Photography Documentation¶
One of the habits I've picked up from being a set designer is to document everything. I'm compulsively taking photos of things I find weird or interesting or beautiful. In particular, I love documenting variation in nature and organic patterns.
Ebru/ Marbling¶
I also recently got into the art of marbling, otherwise known as ebru. It's originally a Turkish technique that involves the floating of paint on water to create beautiful prints. I love how organic the process is. It's different every time!
That's one of my monchrome marbling experiments above.