Type of Document	Master's Thesis
Author	Mackie, Tyler Rochelle
URN	etd-05302009-115017
Title	Moppet*Sense
Degree	Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)
Department	Art
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Kelli Scott Kelley Committee Chair Andy Shaw Committee Member Jeremiah A Ariaz Committee Member Loren G Schwerd Committee Member Michaelene Walsh Committee Member
Keywords	childhood family nostalgia feminism hand-sewing crochet pink fairy tales children's stories sound installation fiber arts whimsy
Date of Defense	2009-04-21
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract Moppet*Sense is a hybrid collaboration between my adult self and a fictionalized version of me as a young girl, or moppet. Through use of craft, textiles, sound, light, color and narrative the work describes a space where both woman and moppet can join to engage with one another in a playful exchange of knowledge and experience. Saturated hues, exaggerated scale and a playful approach to the handicrafts offer the viewer an overwhelming, hyper-realistic experience of girlhood and play, which they can each physically explore and navigate throughout. The work refers to the nostalgic and domestic through its employment of familiar domestic objects, materials, space and craft. It seeks to uncover ways that the seemingly disparate worlds of girlhood and womanhood can meet, question and better understand the desires, aesthetic and interior worlds of one another.
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