I found out last week that I’ve been selected for the Craft Victoria Fresh Awards. It’s so exciting to be selected and one of the perks is that my work will be on display amongst the other graduates at Craft Vic’s gallery. Being able to have my work there is a pretty proud achievement for me, and it’s great to showcased in such a dynamic exhibition. Although, lets face it, anything would be a step up from sitting in a shipping container during winter! Fresh opens on 03/12/10 and runs until 24/12/10.

The ‘knit shoes’ (above) are part of what I’ve submitted. I made them after MSFW and have been meaning to do a post on them for a while. Like the other shoes I developed with Caz, I’m not sure how functional/comfortable they would be to wear. That’s what I love most about working with materials and objects that are outside my skill set. I don’t know what is and isn’t possible when constructing shoes, therefore I’ve been completely un-inhibited when designing. Like I say ‘if you don’t know the right way, you can’t do it the wrong way’. The shoes are an experiment. They act as a launch pad for developing wearable and functional pieces.
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I had a sneaking suspicion that once assessment was over things wouldn’t slow down- and I was right. Things have been pretty hectic, and besides some laser cutting I haven’t had a chance to revisit anything. Here’s some of the results…

Here is a clip I made for assessment. I always try to present my work with a lighthearted approach and when I came across this song on Youtube, I couldn’t believe my luck. Highly recommend listening to The Knitting Song by Bill Oddie. If you’re like me you’ll probably start singing ‘knit one, purl one’ in a really off key.

Link from Laura Wade on Vimeo.

The last day of the exhibition was the busiest I’ve had so far. I had great support from family and friends who have come along to see the exhibition, so it was good to have a busy day to finish the week off. I thought I’d sum up what the experience has been like so far…
-People are afraid of the lil grey container..
The best part about the containers was the location. I didn’t invite the public to my space; I invaded their space. So naturally people are unsure of why a container is plonked on a basketball court in the middle of RMIT. Next year, I think there needs to be at least two containers in one spot. It wouldn’t be as intimidating going up to two containers, and people can get see two exhibitions at once.
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Due to the weather there weren’t a lot of people around Bowen St today. I had a some visitors but only a couple of people came in and talked to me. Having said that the people who did come and talk to me were really interested in the work and wanted to know the who, what, when, why and how’s of my project. The best part of the exhibition is having a conversation with complete strangers about my work. This is the first day I’ve had with my image booklet, and it really helped people to understand my process and what lead me to this point.