Plasticity: Making Art From Inherited Waste

10 - Season Wrap Up | End of season 1 announcements

Making art from inherited waste. Griffin wraps up this first season of Plasticity and discusses plans for season 2. Reference links: Instagram * Griffin: ⁠⁠⁠@northriverart⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/northriverart/] * Domenica: ⁠⁠⁠@MadArtSci⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/madartsci/] Plasticity Shop * ⁠⁠⁠https://plasticity.bigcartel.com/⁠⁠⁠ [https://plasticity.bigcartel.com/] Media/Cultural References * Mycelium Art Supplies & Community Space [https://www.myceliumshop.earth/] * plasticityart@gmail.com Send us plastic bags! Plasticity P.O. Box 7379 Cross Lanes, WV 25356

9 - The Plastic Aesthetic | Creating an aesthetic for the medium that aligns with different audiences

Making art from inherited waste. Griffin Nordstrom & Domenica Queen work through aesthetic considerations in their art and how to connect with different audiences. How do you bridge the aesthetics inherent to recycled plastic with audiences that are conceptually aligned with the work, but often not aesthetically aligned? What is the re-used plasthetic? Reference links: Instagram * Griffin: ⁠⁠⁠@northriverart⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/northriverart/] * Domenica: ⁠⁠⁠@MadArtSci⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/madartsci/] Plasticity Shop * ⁠⁠⁠https://plasticity.bigcartel.com/⁠⁠⁠ [https://plasticity.bigcartel.com/] Send us plastic bags! Plasticity P.O. Box 7379 Cross Lanes, WV 25356

8 - The Bags Themselves | Our relationship to different bags, and how they affect the art

Making art from inherited waste. Griffin Nordstrom & Domenica Queen talk about their relationship to the plastic bags they use in their work. What meanings different bags carry, especially in the context of consumerism and branding. When working with reused plastics, we're always making decisions to enhance or obscure the original advertising present on most materials. Reference links: Instagram * Griffin: ⁠⁠⁠@northriverart⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/northriverart/] * Domenica: ⁠⁠⁠@MadArtSci⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/madartsci/] Plasticity Shop * ⁠⁠⁠https://plasticity.bigcartel.com/⁠⁠⁠ [https://plasticity.bigcartel.com/] Send us plastic bags! Plasticity P.O. Box 7379 Cross Lanes, WV 25356

7 - Plastic Art in Context | How the context of presentation effects the the artwork

Making art from inherited waste. Griffin Nordstrom & Domenica Queen think about the contexts they present work in and the various reactions and effects as well as the context of other contemporary plastic work they have seen. Reference links: Instagram * Griffin: ⁠⁠⁠@northriverart⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/northriverart/] * Domenica: ⁠⁠⁠@MadArtSci⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/madartsci/] Plasticity Shop * ⁠⁠⁠https://plasticity.bigcartel.com/⁠⁠⁠ [https://plasticity.bigcartel.com/] Media/Cultural References * Sauder Village Rug Hooking Week [https://saudervillage.org/classes-events/special-events/rug-hooking-week-2023] * Griffin with plastic garment in front of constructed background [https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cq-0GNaAbPt/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==] * Precious Plastics [https://preciousplastic.com/] Send us plastic bags! Plasticity P.O. Box 7379 Cross Lanes, WV 25356

6 - Relating to Traditional Craft | How plastic fiber arts relate and work with tradition

Making art from inherited waste. Griffin Nordstrom & Domenica Queen discuss their relationships with traditional craft. There lots of potential reasons for tension with traditional expectations of both life and creative practices. On the other hand there is also a great deal of appreciation for the same traditions and through lines from the past into the future. Reference links: Instagram * Griffin: ⁠⁠@northriverart⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/northriverart/] * Domenica: ⁠⁠@MadArtSci⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/madartsci/] Plasticity Shop * ⁠⁠https://plasticity.bigcartel.com/⁠⁠ [https://plasticity.bigcartel.com/] * Feed Sack Dresses [https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_1105750] * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Civil_War * Hope Chest [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hope_chest] Send us plastic bags! Plasticity P.O. Box 7379 Cross Lanes, WV 25356