About this project
I make works that require hours of what some people call obsessive compulsive activity. 7,000 hand cut pieces of canvas sewn together-things like that. WHAT??? Not EVERYONE spends 5 hours a day sewing canvas they cut apart back together?? Why the heck not?
Anyway I like to think of this “obsessive compulsive” behavior as “productive.” All of this Productivity has killed my sewing machine. R.I.P. Husqvarna 230 Electronic.
I have a show coming up in January and desperately need to replace old Husqy with a more appropriate machine- something that can sew through 5 layers of painted canvas, something with…a walking foot…who knew!
Help me buy an industrial sewing machine so I can finish my works for the show. To celebrate I’ll host an art-making extravaganza at Fleisher Art Memorial in Philadelphia. Students, community members and you (if you can make it) are invited to participate in creating a new work. Participants can bring their own scraps of canvas and old jeans or they can use the ones I provide. We’ll build a structure inspired by the awesome (and sparkly) Wissahickon schist that pops up here and there around Philadelphia.
Choose a print from a selection of photographs of my work. These photos are details, sneak peeks, and works-in-progress shots. I’ll post new options frequently. Keep checking the updates tab above (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/442876/the-great-wissahickon-project/posts) and feel free to contact me if you’ve seen an image on my website or blog that you’d prefer.
Thanks for your support!
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Colleen McCubbin Stepanic was born in Newport News, Virginia and grew up in the suburbs of Chicago, Cleveland and Washington DC. She earned a BFA from the University of Dayton and an MFA from the Tyler School of Art. McCubbin Stepanic has been the recipient of many grants and awards and has successfully completed a number of artist residencies. McCubbin Stepanic has recently been awarded an Artist-in-Residence in Acadia National Park scheduled for September 2010. Other accolades include a 2010/2011 Fleisher Challenge winner and many other awards. McCubbin Stepanic’s work has been featured in exhibitions in New York City, Philadelphia, and Boston. She has been included in exhibitions at The LaGrange Art Museum in LaGrange, Georgia, The Susquehanna Museum of Art in Harrisburg, PA, The Woodmere Art Museum in Philadelphia, and the Toledo Museum of Art in Toledo, Ohio. Her work has been shown repeatedly in many states including, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Illinois, Georgia, Arizona, Tennessee, Ohio, Washington D.C. and New York. She has had 8 solo exhibitions of her work since 2003 and has participated in art projects in Budapest, Hungary and Batoufam, Cameroon.
