Mental Space

• Main Author: Floyd, Tiffany
• Format: Others
• Published: VCU Scholars Compass 2012
• Subjects: Art
• Online Access: http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/2674; http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3673&context=etd

I create process-oriented, mixed media work in an intuitive manner. I develop compositions by choosing from a wide range of materials and media. I have established a visual vocabulary that I use formally and, on occasion, symbolically to express my personal thoughts. My prints are primarily collagraphs pulled from plates that are constructed using foam, rope, sticks, cardboard, or screen prints. My fiber works are mixed media and often combine soft and stiff fabrics, dyes, pigments, embroidery, quilting, and screen printing. At times I find ways to integrate hard, rigid materials such as kiln-formed and sandblasted glass into my fiber pieces. My pieces tend to be intimately sized and detail oriented, requiring an up close and personal look from the viewer.