The On View project was an installation at the Gelman Gallery in the RISD Museum of art. The piece explored the role objects play in defining us and questioned what value lies in their materiality versus the experiences with which they are associated. About one hundred objects from my every-day life were displayed as if in a small shop. Each object had a price tag with its name, how long I’ve had it, and the story of why it is significant to me. In order to experience the piece fully the viewer needed to take an active role and read the tags. The question where an object’s value lies was furthered by a storytelling performance that took advantage of the site as a stage to tell the various stories of the objects.Tumblr (3.0; @bethweaveronview)http://bethweaveronview.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzq7ufBOZP1rnwgeeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Upholstery Fabric</strong>  6 years</p> <p>I bought this fabric at Ikea to make pillows to match the first real piece of furniture I ever acquired, a sofa. The sofa is still in great shape but clearly the pillows will never materialize. </p>http://bethweaveronview.tumblr.com/post/17994982090http://bethweaveronview.tumblr.com/post/17994982090Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:44:39 -0500pillowsofafurnitureIkeafabricupholstery<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzq7p4nt171rnwgeeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Hard Hat</strong>  6 years</p> <p>I got this for my first big architecture job. Wearing it on the construction site made me feel silly and important at the same time. I always enjoyed the unexpected aesthetic statement it made.</p>http://bethweaveronview.tumblr.com/post/17994814773http://bethweaveronview.tumblr.com/post/17994814773Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:41:00 -0500hard hathatjobconstructionsite<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxxb5tdaNT1rnwgeeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Wupper Airplane  </strong>11 years</p> <p>I got this at the Christmas market in Strasbourg, France when visiting my college boyfriend. He was studying in France and I was studying in Spain. My time with him there was magical and remembering it makes me smile.</p>http://bethweaveronview.tumblr.com/post/15989671063http://bethweaveronview.tumblr.com/post/15989671063Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:42:51 -0500ChristmasFranceSpainboyfriendmarketairplane<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lznwcsCAWZ1rnwgeeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Espresso Cups</strong>  8 years</p> <p>These were a gift from my grandmother. I have rarely even used one, but I love the idea of having four people together drinking espresso in my apartment. Like many things I keep them because I hope to entertain more in the future.</p>http://bethweaveronview.tumblr.com/post/17908396010http://bethweaveronview.tumblr.com/post/17908396010Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:41:16 -0500giftgrandmothercupespressocoffeeapartmententertainfuture<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lznw6gMdPj1rnwgeeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Candle Holder</strong>  8 years</p> <p>I bought this for a set design I created for the play <em>St. Joan</em>. It was part of an installation representing a cathedral. I was new to designing and didn’t really know what I was doing. However, it remains one of my favorite projects and even won an award.</p>http://bethweaveronview.tumblr.com/post/17908171879http://bethweaveronview.tumblr.com/post/17908171879Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:37:28 -0500candle holdercandleSt. Joanset designdesigncathedralawardprojectinstallation<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lznvytad731rnwgeeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Crochet Collar</strong>  3 years</p> <p>I made this not long after Christian Siriano won Project Runway with his amazing ruffled collars. I saw the installation “The Hyperbolic Coral Reef” and the two ideas collided. I wear it often, but mostly around my drafty apartment.</p>http://bethweaveronview.tumblr.com/post/17907905996http://bethweaveronview.tumblr.com/post/17907905996Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:32:53 -0500crochetcollarChristian SirianoProject Runwayyarnapartmentruffles<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lznvrqT5TS1rnwgeeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Yarn</strong>  various</p> <p>I have a wide variety of yarn that hangs around waiting to be made into things. I enjoy the colors and textures, like little spheres of potential. About 1/4 of my intended projects ever get realized, but it is so fulfilling when they do.</p>http://bethweaveronview.tumblr.com/post/17907657875http://bethweaveronview.tumblr.com/post/17907657875Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:28:37 -0500yarncolorprojecttextureknittingcrochetknit<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lznvl9CnzU1rnwgeeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Wine Decanter</strong>  7 years</p> <p>I received this as a gift because I love wine. However, the wine never seems to make a stop here on its way from bottle to glass. I keep it because I love things that are made out of glass and I hope to entertain more in the future.</p>http://bethweaveronview.tumblr.com/post/17907428318http://bethweaveronview.tumblr.com/post/17907428318Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:24:45 -0500winedecantergiftentertainglassbottle<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyuczrFAQu1rnwgeeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Peppercorn Clock</strong>  5 years</p> <p>My mother got this clock from a 90-something-year-old man who goes to her church. He glues on each peppercorn by hand. Despite having batteries it has never worked. I hang it on my wall anyway because it makes me happy.</p>http://bethweaveronview.tumblr.com/post/16998840611http://bethweaveronview.tumblr.com/post/16998840611Sat, 18 Feb 2012 18:52:00 -0500clockchurchmom<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz9htyUxkU1rnwgeeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Necklace</strong>  7 years</p> <p>I got this necklace when I studied in Cuba. It is from the market in the center of the old town of Havana. I’m still not sure what kind of seeds it is made from. I can’t wear it in the rain because the red dye starts to bleed. I love it anyway.</p>http://bethweaveronview.tumblr.com/post/17468035622http://bethweaveronview.tumblr.com/post/17468035622Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:01:10 -0500necklacejewelryCubatravelseedsreddyeschool<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz9hleitOE1rnwgeeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Teddy Bear</strong>  14 years</p> <p>This was a gift from a high school boyfriend. Our relationship was brief but he is so squishy I’ve kept him with me all these years. </p>http://bethweaveronview.tumblr.com/post/17467763872http://bethweaveronview.tumblr.com/post/17467763872Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:56:02 -0500teddy bearstuffed animalsquishyboyfriendgift<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz9hhh4Thm1rnwgeeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Parrot Earring</strong>  7 years</p> <p>I bought a pair of these earrings on sale for $3 and immediately lost one the first time I wore them. I kept this one because I thought I might wear it as a mismatching pair. I never have.</p>http://bethweaveronview.tumblr.com/post/17467638288http://bethweaveronview.tumblr.com/post/17467638288Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:53:41 -0500earringparrotjewelrysale<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz77dyIrDK1rnwgeeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Paint Dish</strong>  2 years</p> <p>I bought this for mixing gouache in color class during the first year of my MFA. I hated using gouache but it reminds me of how I bonded with my classmates over the experience.</p>http://bethweaveronview.tumblr.com/post/17389244104http://bethweaveronview.tumblr.com/post/17389244104Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:20:22 -0500paintgouacheclassmatesRISDschoolclasscolor<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz77939R1m1rnwgeeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Stool</strong>  4 months</p> <p>I rescued the stool from being thrown out of the Fletcher building at RISD. I needed a stool and I like that this one has so clearly played a role in making art. </p>http://bethweaveronview.tumblr.com/post/17389079942http://bethweaveronview.tumblr.com/post/17389079942Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:17:00 -0500artstooltrashRISD<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz76t1CuzI1rnwgeeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Volleyball</strong>  8 years</p> <p>I bought this to practice beach volleyball when I lived in Chicago. I am not very good at beach volleyball and have seldom used it. I keep it to remind me of a time when I was somewhat athletic. That time gets more and more remote.</p>http://bethweaveronview.tumblr.com/post/17388550300http://bethweaveronview.tumblr.com/post/17388550300Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:07:49 -0500volleyballbeachChicagoathletic<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz76az5bxK1rnwgeeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Fedora</strong>  14 months</p> <p>I bought this fedora as a replacement for one that I wore over a summer in Italy. The original was crushed while going through customs on my way back. I had to buy a replacement because I had shaved my head and it kept me warm.</p>http://bethweaveronview.tumblr.com/post/17388056538http://bethweaveronview.tumblr.com/post/17388056538Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:56:00 -0500fedorahatItalytravelcustomsshaved head<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz764xnmEl1rnwgeeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Tray</strong>  3 months</p> <p>I bought this tray to carry dinner out to my porch so my then-boyfriend and I could eat outside in the summer. Ever since I got it it’s been used to carry around paper for a project from table to table in my apartment. At least it’s been useful for something.</p>http://bethweaveronview.tumblr.com/post/17387900044http://bethweaveronview.tumblr.com/post/17387900044Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:53:00 -0500traydinnerboyfriendprojectpaperporch<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz75vgIYGQ1rnwgeeo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Curtains</strong>  6 years</p> <p>I bought these curtains at a time when having cohesive decor in my apartment seemed both important and possible. The idea as well as the curtains seem absurd to me now.</p>http://bethweaveronview.tumblr.com/post/17387632789http://bethweaveronview.tumblr.com/post/17387632789Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:47:00 -0500apartmentcurtainsdecorcurtain<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyybk8E4Zr1rnwgeeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Bud Vase</strong>  10 years</p> <p>I bought this as a gift for a friend. However, the occasion passed and I never mailed it. Now it reminds me of her and I think every year I will give it to her for Christmas.</p>http://bethweaveronview.tumblr.com/post/17134570091http://bethweaveronview.tumblr.com/post/17134570091Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:12:08 -0500giftfriendChristmasbud vasevase<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyybga63p31rnwgeeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Moka</strong>  2 years</p> <p>I have had several of these since being introduced to them when traveling abroad in college. Every so often I have to buy a new one because the old one gets too run down. As one of my friends says, “They try to return to the earth.”</p>http://bethweaveronview.tumblr.com/post/17134438718http://bethweaveronview.tumblr.com/post/17134438718Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:09:46 -0500Mokacoffeetravel