Designing a physical garment that connected three disparate people was not the easiest task. How were we to create a garment that not only embodied ourselves but could function socially? Our group recognized what connects us socially is our undying … Read more

In order to explore the phenomenon of the branding of the millennial generation as the “participation trophy generation,” our group constructed a pageant sash out of discarded participation ribbons, which we salvaged from the Durham Scrap Exchange. We reversed the … Read more

The History A friendship bracelet is a social garment from its inception. Typically given to one after being handmade by a friend, the time and hard work needed to create the bracelet is meant to represent the effort and care … Read more

How can one describe a female identity? It is typically tantamount to silhouettes and clothing: writers stain pages with descriptions of a woman’s dress and advertisements echo the sentiment of the prototypical female fixture. It is a never-ending designation of … Read more

THE SACK OF ALL TRADES We (a reputable global news network) caught up with the innovators of the new Sack of All Trades, a jacket, sleeping bag/ hammock combo that has recently taken the world by storm and captivated the … Read more

Hawk on Rockwork, Japanese, 19th century, Hirado porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue decoration, gift of Mrs. Joseph Palmer Knapp, by exchange, 2016.34.   Within the Ackland Art Museum’s Colors Across Asia exhibit, ceramic works sit staged throughout a variety of … Read more

“A literal artichoke on a pedestal,” my friend mentioned as I took a picture of the small, forest green object encased alongside other green vessels from Asia. I had seen it before, but this was the first time I truly … Read more

Unassuming at first glance, and tucked away towards the far end of the exhibition path, Sakai Hiroshi’s “Ai-Iro Shino” in fact commands center stage. It’s a large sphere, about a foot and a half in width and height, with concentric … Read more

This piece is called Sichuan Lifan Amphora and is apart of the Color across Asia display. It is from the Chinese, Eastern Han dynasty from 25 CE- 22- CE and is black earthenware with incised and burnished decor and bronze … Read more

In the Colors of Asia exhibit within the Ackland Art Museum, there lies a red vase created by Canadian artist Thomas Bezanson. The vase, titled so, is a porcelain piece with a red “sang de boeuf” glaze, which the French … Read more