Monday, February 7, 2011

my creative endeavors

This month the topic for the EtsyMetal blog carnival is "What other media do you work and play with? How often do you get to create? Does it relate to or inspire your metalworking?"

My graduate degree is in fibers and I still occasionally make quilts.

Art is Permanent Revolution, large wall hanging made from commercial fabrics.

Love Blues, small wall hanging made from both commercial and my hand dyed fabrics.

Queen size bed quilt made from my hand dyed cotton velveteen.

I also make pillows.

Tufted pillow with piping, made from my hand dyed fabrics.

Pillow with quilted top and prairie points, made from commercial fabrics.

And I make bags of all sorts.

(Yes, I know, Bettie's name is misspelled.)


I like to make books as gifts.


I am very heavily into mail art, Ray Johnson is sort of a personal hero of mine. I made the pieces below, and I have a huge collection of mail art by others.

Lastly, I make sculpture from paperclips, this one is unfinished:


This one is finished and is made of over 2000 paperclips:


I am very involved with metalwork right now, but I work on my other interests as time allows. I think that everything I make relates to my metalwork, I don't separate my creative endeavors as they all come from the same source (my head, eyes, and hands.)
Posted by Thomasin Durgin at 7:57 PM
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13 comments:

  1. Evelyn MarkaskyFebruary 7, 2011 at 8:42 PM

    I love getting to see your fiber stuff! I knew you were a fiber artist, but I had never seen any of your work!

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  2. Thomasin DurginFebruary 7, 2011 at 8:44 PM

    Thanks Evelyn, most of my fiber work is conceptual in nature, this is just the stuff I make for fun.

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  3. Catherine ChandlerFebruary 8, 2011 at 12:14 AM

    Those quilts are fabulous! And the paperclip sculptures look so soft, in a way :)

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  4. Beth CyrFebruary 8, 2011 at 8:55 AM

    wow! so much fiber! loove the paperclip pieces, so cool!

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  5. 2RosesFebruary 8, 2011 at 9:13 AM

    Paper clip sculpture is fantastic as is the fiber work. We've been traveling down the path of purses lately. Want to collaborate on something?

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  6. Rosy RevolverFebruary 8, 2011 at 9:14 AM

    You're a wonder. Amazing creations.

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  7. NinaGibsonDesignsFebruary 8, 2011 at 10:17 AM

    I am in awe of your quilts - finished ones! and so beautiful, I wish I could touch them. Isn't fabric one of the most tactile of mediums? Your paperclip pieces have such wonderful form and texture!

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  8. Thomasin DurginFebruary 8, 2011 at 11:06 AM

    Thank you all! I really enjoyed reading all of the other posts. 2Roses - yes, let's collaborate!!!

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  9. kate jonesFebruary 8, 2011 at 6:30 PM

    busy, busy!
    The first quilt in your post is absolutely gorgeous!

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  10. Lorena AnguloFebruary 10, 2011 at 2:02 AM

    Your bags, fiber work and sculptures are awesome !!!

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  11. AdobeSolFebruary 12, 2011 at 5:35 PM

    Great work, Tomi! I love the quilts.

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  12. NodeformFebruary 12, 2011 at 10:26 PM

    Wow, I can totally relate to these paperclip sculptures. Very architectural and awesome!

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  13. Lora HartFebruary 19, 2011 at 7:49 AM

    I adore the paperclip sculptures! You're such a talented girl. ;D

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