12.5

Reflections On This Semester.

How did this semester go?

-Eh, I did better health wise (ie. I lost weight a normal people way, and I slept a normal amount-ish)

-People stole lots of my ideas forcing me to change my approach to some of my projects.

-I'm still not satisfied with my education from KCAI's fiber department, but I am doing enough independent research that I think I'll be confident enough with whatever job I choose. My peers lowering my degree's meaning? Well... no shit. People will graduate not knowing how to knit. FROM A FIBER DEPARTMENT.

-I made a lot of scarves and enjoyed them.

-I am better at sketching.

-I have a kitten.

So I've been making spacesuits all semester.

Why?

Because, not only am I fascinated by our approach to space, I think they are a good representation of my misanthropic approach to life.

My first two were designed while watching a lot of "old school" science fiction and trying to ignore/conceal why I was making them (mostly due to my embarrassment). I put people in them and made them bluntly silver.

My second two were designed with more concepts. My "man" is limited, but his face is open. He has no use of his arms and his pants are only two feet long. His suit glows has chaotic stitching that glows in the dark and a glowinthedark printed "snowflake" pattern. The pattern shows silver in normal light where as the stitching is hidden. To me they represent my attempt at attracting people as a child. I would practice these things at night to seem normal and accomplished during the day.

My female suit is see-through on the tops of the legs and middle of chest. The helmet limits all senses and contact with the outside. The hidden exposure is related to the way "Friends" exist in the world. You have very little control over what is posted of you on the internet/said through text. Maybe I shouldn't be writing all this, but I take comfort in the fact that very few people read this nonsense.

Edit: Had the best critique in my KCAI history over my men's suit. Thank you to my quilting class and Professor, Kim Eichler-Messmer.