The first day I moved into the studio at VisArts , Frank McCauley – the exhibition coordinator and artist, was cleaning up one of the larger rooms after a painting workshop. The floor had been covered in plastic to prevent paint from splattering all over it and the plastic was just going to be thrown out. Seeing that, I thought I might be able to use the plastic to make a poncho and offered to salvage it. After making a little mock-up and then a life sized mock-up – I learned from my mistakes and made this poncho. Poncho in progress: I used an iron to melt seams together, placing aluminum foil between layers of plastic I didn't want to accidentally bind together and also under the iron, over the plastic seams I was applying heat to. I worked outdoors to ensure good ventilation.
made from refuse and used as props in performance actions while in residence at VisArts, in Rockville, MD