In 2007 I was invited to be a smocker for smockshop, an artist run enterprise that generates income for artists whose work is either non-commercial or not yet self sustaining. A smock is a simple double wrap around garment designed by Andrea Zittel — then sewn by artists who reinterpret the original design. As an active testament to Zittel’s principle that “rules make us more creative”, each resulting smock is completely unique and one of a kind.
It was so great to participate in smockshop from my studio in Maine even though the enterprise is based in Los Angeles (this is why I was referred to as a "remote smocker"). The smocks I made for the project used my custom printed fabrics and wool from the Oxford Mill Ends Store in Oxford, Maine. Over 300 smocks were produced during the liefspan of the project which concluded in September of 2009.
The smockshop project was exhibited in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Berllin, and Munich with a final sale in London at the gallery Sprüth Magers and the archived project included in the show Mis-Design at the Ian Potter Museum in Melbourne. In celebration of the conclusion of the project, there is a downloadable version of the smock pattern on the smockshop website so the project can continue to grow through more organic means (click on the link "make a smock").
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