RFA Show Features 'Alterations' of a Familiar Face
Jamie Fuell
Issue date: 10/12/09 Section: Features
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"Alterations" is the work of Margo Jones, the featured artist for the month of October. Jones is a Little Rock native and attended the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
She later moved to California and went to Humboldt State University in the northern part of the state. While there, she received a bachelor's degree in studio art and then moved on to San Jose State University, also located in California, in pursuit of a master's of fine arts in photography. She accomplished her goal this past May. She has also taught beginning photography courses at San Jose and at the University of California, Berkeley.
The title "Alterations" has double meaning. Jones said that it is mainly a reference to the sewing term alteration, but it also symbolizes that people as individuals alter themselves and piece stuff together. It is an art form called an instillation, meaning the whole room becomes one piece of art. In the middle of the gallery room, there are three sewing machines. Spools of many colors of yarn, such as white and red, are sitting on a ledge located right at the ceiling. Each spool has a piece of yarn coming down and connecting to the sewing machine that is closest to it.
In one corner of the room there is a shelf at about the middle of the wall. It is lined with small spools of varying colors of thread. Some of the spools have little pictures transferred on to them. There is a sewing mannequin with sewing patterns hanging on one side. Hanging on the walls are also some old sewing patterns. Some of the patterns have pictures copied on them.
One will notice a glossy, hardened look to the patterns and spools. This is done through an acrylic gel transfer method.
Jones even demonstrated this process in one of the art classes while on campus.
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