After arriving home, I was faced with a studio assignment of categorizing a few objects that had been fundamental to me during these times, and perhaps base a project on one of their personal values. But I wasn\u2019t able to pick just one or two. I had come home with one bag, and it was filled with everything I needed to guard myself against my fears. When I started to morph my concept into a concrete project, I decided to make what I would call \u201cTHE PANDEMIC SLACKS\u201d. They would provide me with all that was important to me during my travels: passport, wallet, vitamins, a family photo, and of course, a tape measure for six feet distancing.<\/p>\n
As my project began to build momentum, I realized that I wanted to charge it with more meaning. I made a loom and wove my own textile not only as an enjoyable experiment but also as an exploration within the course of Space + Materiality. From there I incorporated almost everything Space and Integrated Studio had taught me over the semester\u2013 wire, sewing, moodboards, moulding\u2013 into creating a pair of pants that would save me in the time of a pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\t\t