The Walker/McKnight site mnartists.org is a treasure trove of weird and well-produced art. Case in point, the curious couture of Northeast Minneapolis’ Rebecca Yaker. An artist and entrepeneur (and Minnesota Rollergirl), her portfolio includes an un-Prom dress made from sock monkeys, an entire outfit crafted from “toy foods (tomatoes, cheese slices, roast beef, white bread, bologna, hamburgers, and lettuce), clear vinyl, and plastic coated metal,” and this sweet Fruit Roll-Up Western Shirt:
This shirt is constructed entirely out of various fruit roll-ups–strawberry, tropical fruit, and electric blue (not really a recognizable favor, but it’s tasty)–finished with rhinestone snaps up the center placket. It was nearly impossible not to eat my supplies, but somehow I managed not to.
The sock monkey dress was featured in the Teen Fashion show as part of Open-Ended, too!
Comment by Giselle — 11/15/2006 @ 11:35 am
The sock monkey dress was featured on boing boing back in august. Flickr has images of more of her work complete with links to other stories run on it.
Comment by Justin — 11/15/2006 @ 11:48 am
[…] From the meat dress mentioned here to the sock monkey dress here, I’m going to keep the craft theme alive with a look at the new book By Hand: The Use of Craft in Contemporary Art. In the catalogue for the UK Crafts Council’s 2004 exhibition Boys Who Sew, curator Janice Jeffries defines the term ” to craft”: As a verb, though, “to craft” seemingly means to participate in some small-scale process. This implies several things. First, it affirms the results of involved work. This is not some kind of detached activity… To craft is to care… [It] implies working on a personal scale–acting locally in reaction to anonymous, globalized, industrial production… […]
Pingback by Off Center » Bookshelf: By Hand — 11/15/2006 @ 3:09 pm
Oops, I should’ve credited the sock-monkey dress photo to the Walker’s Gene Pittman (I think). Giselle’s right; the dress was part of the WACTAC Un-Prom this spring (which is linked).
Comment by Paul Schmelzer — 11/16/2006 @ 10:44 am
Thanks to GENE PITTMAN for the photo of the Sock Monkey Dress and LUCAS SAUGEN for the photo of the Fruit Roll-Up Western Shirt!
Comment by Rebecca Yaker — 11/16/2006 @ 5:53 pm
Thanks, Rebecca. Credit where credit’s due!
Comment by paul — 11/18/2006 @ 10:52 am
[…] • How to Make a Sock Monkey: Plans here; inspiration here. […]
Pingback by Off Center » Centerpoints 4.1 — 11/19/2006 @ 10:38 am
[…] Or get even weirder and wilder and do something with Pom Poms, yes Pom Poms! Maybe in a Pom Pom Tuxedo you can take out a girl in a Sock Monkey Gown! […]
Pingback by Creative Prom and Formal Fashion for Guys « Event Fashion — 3/2/2007 @ 5:21 pm
A one-shoulder sleeveless dress? Why do I have my doubts that's ever been in use by CMs? Love the fabric though.
Comment by Scott — 1/21/2008 @ 2:52 am
From the meat dress mentioned here to the sock monkey dress here, I'm going to keep the craft theme alive with a look at the new book By Hand: The Use of Craft in Contemporary Art. In the catalogue for the UK Crafts Council's 2004 exhibition Boys Who Sew, curator Janice Jeffries defines the term " to craft": As a verb, though, "to craft" seemingly means to participate in some small-scale process. This implies several things. First, it affirms the results of involved work. This is not some kind of detached activity... To craft is to care... [It] implies working on a personal scale
Comment by Ann — 7/26/2008 @ 5:16 am