Intersection

The object of the project was to combine fabric, paper, and thread to act as a container for an important object. I chose my blue crab plack that says "Fresh Blue Crabs Sold Here." I chose this item because I am from Maryland, and I received the object for my birthday to take with me here to North Carolina to remind me of home. I made a crab net out of red and black fabric because those are University of Maryland College Park colors. I also added two paper origami blue crabs, and connected them with orange thread (orange and black are Maryland state colors).

This is the object in its second stage.

I decided to change my intersection project into something different. This time I chose a prayer blanket as my special object. The blanket has a scripture sewn into it (Exodus 15:26 "For I am the Lord who heals you"). I received this blanket as a gift when I was sick with cancer to remind me of God's word, and His healing powers. 

I lined the box with a similar fleece fabric of the blanket, and also covered the lid with the same fabric. On the outside of the box I created puzzle pieces out of paper, and wrote scriptures that were important to me on the pieces. I chose the colors because they reminded me of how God's word is alive, and colorful. I chose puzzle pieces because to me it symbolized the different parts of the bible, each piece fitting together an entire body of work, each piece connecting to something else, connecting to God.

I threaded the top of the box together using blue yarn (to include thread), and I also attached a handle across the top to make it easier to open.