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capturing phase dynamics quilt (aka science quilt)
Capturing Phase Dynamics of Circadian Clocks
Becky Haycox, 2009
36.5″ x 39″
Artist’s Statement-ese: An exploration of how science interprets wake and sleep, the quilt top’s design is based on a chart in a chemical engineering computation that interprets the Circadian (wake/sleep) cycles in humans. The quilt patterns are EEG rhythms of the human brain during various stages of wake and rest, from “alert” (at top) to deepest REM sleep (bottom.) A quilt, something one wakes and sleeps under, is an effective medium to convey this data.
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- Juried into the Museum of Ventura County‘s “Becoming Art at the Seams: Contemporary and Art Quilts” exhibit, March 12 – June, 2010
- Exhibited at the American Quilt Society‘s annual Quilt Show and Contest, Knoxville, TN, July 2010
- Exhibited at the Fourth Annual Quilt Show at Olivas Adobe, Ventura, CA, March 24-25, 2012
- Exhibited at the “Quilts Go Modern! A Fresh Take on Tradition” exhibit at the California Oil Museum, Santa Paula, CA, November 4-February 17, 2013
junk quilt
Junk Quilt
Becky Haycox, 2009
Size: 53.5” x 53.5”
Materials: Printed advertising circulars, paper bags, brass paper fasteners, thread, duct tape
Artist’s Statement-ese: This piece is an attempt to reform castoff and unwanted materials into something traditional and familiar.
The quilt, made from advertising circulars, is a cacophony of image and color — as junk mail can form a cacophony in one’s life. However, as one approaches the piece, an order to the chaos appears — the pieces have been “tamed” into familiarity using folk art quilting techniques, made with a desire to create something useful from the useless.
I collected two week’s worth of advertising circulars that are routinely delivered to my mailbox — unfortunately, the quilt only uses a small portion of the amount of unwanted paper that enters my life on a regular basis.
I pieced and assembled the “quilt” top using a sewing machine, and fastened the top to the poster board backing using brass paper fasteners — all traditional quilting techniques that have been adapted for the medium of paper.
The quilt is finished using a binding made from the edges of reclaimed paper bags. The entire piece is reinforced using duct tape.
- First place winner in Ventura County Arts Council‘s exhibit, “Repurposed and Recycled – Art From a Disposable Society” exhibit, October 22 – December 1, 2009
- Juried into the Museum of Ventura County‘s “Becoming Art at the Seams: Contemporary and Art Quilts” exhibit, March – June, 2010
- Exhibited at the American Quilt Society‘s annual Quilt Show and Contest, Knoxville, TN, July 2010
- Exhibited at the Fourth Annual Quilt Show at Olivas Adobe, Ventura, CA, March 24-25, 2012
- Exhibited at the “Quilts Go Modern! A Fresh Take on Tradition” exhibit at the California Oil Museum, Santa Paula, CA, November 4-February 17, 2013
i think i know quilt
I Think I Know
Becky Haycox, 2012
50″ x 50″
I dyed and manipulated muslin to give the feel of the subtle, monochromatic beauty of late autumn woods that I remember from my youth in New York…. MORE
- Exhibited at the “Quilts Go Modern! A Fresh Take on Tradition” exhibit at the California Oil Museum, Santa Paula, CA, November 4-February 17, 2013
why quilts are important to me
The life-changing inspiration that set me on the path to modern quilting includes:
- Denyse Schmidt’s quilts featured in the September 1998 issue of Martha Stewart Living. This was a revelation—quilts viewed through a modern lens!
- The first Space Invaders quilt that appeared on Craftster around 2004. The concept of modern folk art changed me.
- Discovering the Gee’s Bend quilters in the mid-2000s. They are incredible visionaries.
When I began quilting in 2000, I explored new perspectives by incorporating elements of science and technology and using nontraditional materials. I have recently returned to quilting after a long hiatus and have been experimenting with improvisational techniques.
I have been a past board member of the Modern Quilt Guild.
other quilt projects
Other quilt projects can be seen on my flickr photostream.
moving images
My most recent work is straight outta Covid, Things are about to get real weird (2021).
- Premiered as part of NAMBA Arts Live In Person show on March 28, 2021 nambaarts.com
- MLC Awards – Nominee for Memorable Comedic Individual Performance; Nominee for Best COVID/Pandemic-Themed Film www.mlcawards.com
- Honorable Mention, Moonshine’s Virtual Cinema Awards
I have written and directed several other short animations and films, including the 16mm minor opus Megathlon (1995), an absurdist look at the parallels between “healthy” competition and fascist propaganda. I co-produced the indie film showcase Clipshow, which was broadcast on San Francisco’s Access SF cable station from 2002-3.
in the flesh
I perform and teach improv at the Ventura Improv Company, of which I have been a member since 1996. I also performed extensively with groups (including the Babcocks) in the San Francisco Bay Area.
As an actor, I appeared in several short films, including John Dilley’s Little Failures, which was selected for the 2003 Sundance Film Festival.
In 2014, I appeared onstage at the To Whom It May Concern series, reading letters from my mother to a much younger me.
I was a regular performer at the Ukulady’s Ponyshow in Los Angeles in 2007 and 2008. I read from my real teenage diaries – the sad, mad, weird, poignant ramblings of a 13- to 19- year old, sending verbose postcards from the middle of the 1980s.
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