Plasticity: Making Art From Inherited Waste

Plasticity

Griffin Nordstrom and Domenica Queen talk about their ongoing work with waste plastics as an art medium.

10 Episodes

10 - Season Wrap Up | End of season 1 announcements
9/18/2023
3:47
Making art from inherited waste. Griffin wraps up this first season of Plasticity and discusses plans for season 2. Reference links: Instagram Griffin: ⁠⁠⁠@northriverart⁠⁠⁠ Domenica: ⁠⁠⁠@MadArtSci⁠⁠⁠ Plasticity Shop ⁠⁠⁠https://plasticity.bigcartel.com/⁠⁠⁠ Media/Cultural References Mycelium Art Supplies & Community Space [email protected] 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
9/4/2023
44:10
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 Domenica: ⁠⁠⁠@MadArtSci⁠⁠⁠ Plasticity Shop ⁠⁠⁠https://plasticity.bigcartel.com/⁠⁠⁠ Send us plastic bags! Plasticity P.O. Box 7379 Cross Lanes, WV 25356
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8 - The Bags Themselves | Our relationship to different bags, and how they affect the art
8/26/2023
40:58
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 Domenica: ⁠⁠⁠@MadArtSci⁠⁠⁠ Plasticity Shop ⁠⁠⁠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
8/7/2023
42:47
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 Domenica: ⁠⁠⁠@MadArtSci⁠⁠⁠ Plasticity Shop ⁠⁠⁠https://plasticity.bigcartel.com/⁠⁠⁠ Media/Cultural References Sauder Village Rug Hooking Week Griffin with plastic garment in front of constructed background Precious Plastics 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
7/24/2023
55:03
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 Domenica: ⁠⁠@MadArtSci⁠⁠ Plasticity Shop ⁠⁠https://plasticity.bigcartel.com/⁠⁠ Feed Sack Dresses Hope Chest Send us plastic bags! Plasticity P.O. Box 7379 Cross Lanes, WV 25356
5 - Everything is Neon - Everything is Dead | Underlying climate dread
7/10/2023
37:08
Making art from inherited waste. Griffin Nordstrom & Domenica Queen discuss the underlying climate dread inherent to their chosen medium. Working with waste plastics as the primary material for creating art has an ever-present dystopian quality brought on by the sheer, terrifying ocean choking abundance of it. Acknowledge the doom, but don't fall in. Reference links: Instagram Griffin: ⁠⁠@northriverart⁠⁠ Domenica: ⁠⁠@MadArtSci⁠⁠ Plasticity Shop ⁠⁠https://plasticity.bigcartel.com/⁠⁠ Media/Cultural References: https://www.billnye.com/ https://www.minecraft.net/en-us Plastics Make it Possible Campaign: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBhCOS95Xrpc6lOXTshd5fMKdN_Wm08rU Send us plastic bags! Plasticity P.O. Box 7379 Cross Lanes, WV 25356
4 - Prepping Plastic | Managing inconsistent materials when creating art from waste
6/26/2023
51:52
Making art from inherited waste. Griffin Nordstrom & Domenica Queen talk strategies for working with and embracing the inconsistencies of waste plastic as an art medium. It's hard to know for sure what the supply of any given plastic will be and how it will act once it's in the studio. The bags most commonly used in their work come from a variety of manufacturers and though the plastic is the same, inks, dyes and construction differ, making improvisation a must. Reference links: Instagram Griffin: ⁠⁠@northriverart⁠⁠ Domenica: ⁠⁠@MadArtSci⁠⁠ Plasticity Shop ⁠⁠https://plasticity.bigcartel.com/⁠⁠
3 - The Plastics Studio | How to work with plastics and set up your studio
6/12/2023
44:51
Making art from inherited waste. Griffin Nordstrom & Domenica Queen discuss their plastic studio setups and a few safety measures for working with the material. Getting starting with plastic artmaking is very low barrier and requires few tools, making it a fantastic material to Reference links: Instagram Griffin: ⁠⁠@northriverart⁠⁠ Domenica: ⁠⁠@MadArtSci⁠⁠ Plasticity Shop ⁠⁠https://plasticity.bigcartel.com/⁠⁠ Some of the equipment we talked about ⁠https://www.lowes.com/pd/3M-Reusable-Chemical-Valved-Safety-Mask/1000040243⁠ ⁠https://www.amazon.com/Dritz-0675992-Mighty-Travel-Iron/dp/B081BX74RG/ref=sr_1_8?keywords=mini+iron&qid=1685214407&sr=8-8⁠
2 - Art Thoughts Check-in | What themes and thoughts we're working with these days
5/29/2023
41:48
Making art from inherited waste. Griffin Nordstrom & Domenica Queen talk about the concepts and themes in their current work as well as projects they're developing this year. Reference links: Instagram Griffin: ⁠@northriverart⁠ Domenica: ⁠@MadArtSci⁠ Plasticity Shop ⁠https://plasticity.bigcartel.com/⁠ Some of the art in this episode is now on display: Mycelium Shop in Elkins, WV ⁠⁠https://www.myceliumshop.earth/⁠⁠ Plasticity: Willow Pond (art installation in Mycelium)
1 - Plastic Beginnings | Who we are and how we got into plastic artmaking
5/15/2023
50:34
Making art from inherited waste. Griffin Nordstrom & Domenica Queen explain the meandering paths through art and life that brought them to creating artwork with waste plastics. Reference links: Instagram Griffin: @northriverart Domenica: @MadArtSci Plasticity Shop https://plasticity.bigcartel.com/ Art from this episode: Griffin's first plastic quilt https://www.instagram.com/p/CEKoyzynVT6/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Susan Feller - https://artwools.com/susan-feller/ Domenica's first hand hooked rug https://www.instagram.com/p/CGrGak3BLLw/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

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Plasticity: Making Art From Inherited Waste

Plasticity

10 Episodes

10 - Season Wrap Up | End of season 1 announcements

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

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

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

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

5 - Everything is Neon - Everything is Dead | Underlying climate dread

4 - Prepping Plastic | Managing inconsistent materials when creating art from waste

3 - The Plastics Studio | How to work with plastics and set up your studio

2 - Art Thoughts Check-in | What themes and thoughts we're working with these days

1 - Plastic Beginnings | Who we are and how we got into plastic artmaking