{"id":1914,"date":"2014-09-05T11:12:08","date_gmt":"2014-09-05T18:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lisathorpeartist.wordpress.com\/?p=1914"},"modified":"2014-09-05T11:12:08","modified_gmt":"2014-09-05T18:12:08","slug":"collecting-clouds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lisathorpe.com\/index.php\/2014\/09\/05\/collecting-clouds\/","title":{"rendered":"Collecting Clouds"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1915\" style=\"width: 514px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lisathorpeartist.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/09\/193-b-cloudcatalog.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1915\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1915\" src=\"http:\/\/lisathorpeartist.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/09\/193-b-cloudcatalog.jpg?resize=504%2C360\" alt=\"This is my Grandpa's Cloud Catalog and the fabric I designed using his photos\" width=\"504\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1915\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This is my Grandpa&#8217;s Cloud Catalog and the fabric I designed using his photos<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Recently my mom gave me a slim photo album that had been her fathers, my grandfather. In photo album are pictures of clouds. The camera is aimed up, the trees have no purpose, there are no people, the clouds were the objects of desire. My grandpa died when I was six so I don\u2019t have detailed memories of him. What I have is more memories of photographs and stories. He was an educated man who had studied meteorology in college but had ended up a postman to support his family. So in retirement he had started this cloud catalog. The dates on the photos range from \u201962 (the year of my birth) to \u20186???. The type of cloud isn\u2019t labeled anywhere I guess he really didn\u2019t need it labeled; he knew what kind of cloud each one was. I have no way of knowing but I guess it was more of a hunt for him like birders to witness and record a sighting. This album was for him a quest a challenge. When I received the album I wasn\u2019t sure what I would do with it but I was definitely drawn to the idea and the images. I decided to scan them all so I could use them in multiple ways. The first way is in a fabric design; you can see the swatches I got from printer on the right. I haven\u2019t made anything yet but when I do you\u2019ll be the first to see it. More art will come from this collection of clouds, thank your to my far off grandpa for reaching to me from the past and inspiring the small child he held in his lap 45 years in the future.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1916\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lisathorpeartist.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/09\/193a-cloudcatalog.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1916\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1916\" src=\"http:\/\/lisathorpeartist.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/09\/193a-cloudcatalog.jpg?resize=360%2C504\" alt=\"This is me wearing a dress I made from my Circle Collection of photos\" width=\"360\" height=\"504\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1916\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This is me wearing a dress I made from my Circle Collection of photos<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I\u2019ve done a bit of photo colleting of my own. There is something wonderful about setting your sites and intentions on something and searching it &#8211; out for my grandpa it was clouds &#8211; but for me the inspiration can come from lots of places. The fabric in this dress is from photos I took of old round things\u2026 this photo scavenger hunt took me to old barns and under bridges, and behind old tractors what a fun day of seeking.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ve seen some of my other photo collections; there are my NY and SF fabrics that focus on signs and graffiti the beauty in the everyday things. I have my barn wood fabric that is just what it sounds like. During my recent trip to Philly I took loads of photos of glass sided buildings, hands, feet and faces from old bronze statues that somehow will come together in a photo montage that summarizes my visit. Giving myself a mission when I\u2019m traveling prompts me to look deeply, and search for surprises as well as find some commonality in a place some thread that speaks of the place. So I recommend creating a collection even just a temporal observational collection, have fun with the hunt.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a link to Spoonflower where I have a whole collection of fabrics for sale including Cloud Catalog . <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spoonflower.com\/profiles\/lisathorpe\">http:\/\/www.spoonflower.com\/profiles\/lisathorpe<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently my mom gave me a slim photo album that had been her fathers, my grandfather. In photo album are pictures of clouds. 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