Hello! My name is Macayle Wells, mostly known as Mac, my pronouns are she/her and I am from Connecticut. Art plays a big role in my life and my future plans. Currently it is a way I express myself and learn new things which I find interesting. While in the future I hope to get more involved in collecting interesting yarn and start making some of my own. One of my main goals in the future is to purchase a spinning wheel and learn how to use it.
Both my mother and grandmother loved painting, so I have been painting from a very early age and art has been a big part of my life. I also learned how to sew around the age of 8 which started my crafting journey and love of yarn. As for technologies, I’ve been using technology in my life from a very early age, since my brother loves video games, I have been watching him play since I was young. As for using technology to make art, the first time I did that seriously was at WPI for my graphic design class.
I love crafting anything I can physically put my hands on. I’m not good with any craft in the 2nd dimension. I do love to write however, it doesn’t go anywhere since I don’t enjoy editing. I just like coming up with stories and writing down rough drafts and going from there. I am inspired a lot by things I see online that I think are cool. I enjoy a challenge of making things without a pattern in that case. I am also inspired by thinking of things to give people, though I still like figuring out the details though visual inspiration. If I can get my hands on something that is even better so I can take a closer look at the structure and creation.
A recent finished creative project that I am proud of is a blanket that I made for my best friends grandmother. It was a crochet project for me to recreate a blanket that she had lost, which I only had a photo of and I managed to recreate it from that. It was a fun challenge.
As for light art, I had never thought about it before. There is so much more to it than I expected initially. I had been worried because I’m not very good with technology, but now I know light art is so much more than that, and I think it is a very creative way to express oneself.
The badge that I am giving you is gorgeous. Your crochet work is beautiful, and I love the way you turned quotes/song lyrics into visual artworks.
The pieces you made in your graphic art design class are thought-provoking. Despite the simplicity, it feels there is a lot to be said and a lot of meaning can be interpreted. A sense of somberness is elicited nicely!
Awesome artwork! I specifically liked your graphic design work and found the works with quotes in them were particularly thought-provoking.
I’m giving you the impressive badge. I can’t even imagine how long the blanket must have taken you. Good work!
Wow, as someone who has crocheted myself that blanket is insane and I’m definitely giving you the striking badge. Overall your work is really cool and I admire your dedication to such a huge project!
Clever, I like how you include poetry in your art.
striking! i like that you included one piece of the blanket so we can see just how many of those pieces make up the whole finished product! love it!
Familiar. Your negative-space work feels like something I have seen before, and you have executed it very well with the colors and proportions.