Jen Lamastra is a textile artist currently studying at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. For years, she has created provocative visual art pieces that explore self and identity, as well as community and solidarity. One of her most famous projects is the Liberty Crochet Mural. She designed this piece as a collaborative effort in which 40 women crochet an individual panel that is stitched together into a patchwork of solidarity among individuals. Since she initiated the project, 27 states have participated in making their own Liberty Crochet Murals across the US.
Jen has quite a few personal works too. Her mediums extend from yarn to fabric to human hair and egg shells. Her website features a plethora of beautiful sculptures of texture and emotions. Jen has described how she must keep her emotions in check while she creates, as emotions bleed into art fairly easily. She describes the peculiar way music can leave imprints on her art depending on the songs she listens to.
Rick Rubin details in The Creative Act the importance of looking inward. Emotions, patterns of thought, and sensations provide great insight into art and a well of inspiration (Rubin 41). Jen's work, "They Said It Would Just Take Time," is a great example of exposing inner emotions and turmoil in a multimedia form. The installation took her 4 years to create. Jen understands how the principles of emotions and thought impact the process of creation and the creative product itself.
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