I am going to be speaking about electronic textiles and my work on CBC Radio’s Metro Morning show tomorrow morning (January 11th) at 7:20am EST. You can also stream CBC Radio 1 from their website: http://www.cbc.ca/metromorning/
I will be speaking about my work at the Toronto Wearables Meetup at OCAD on January 11th, 2012. It starts at 7pm at the Social Body Lab (205 Richmond St W., 6th Floor, Room 7602). Update as of January 11th: The talk has been moved to room 7514, on the 5th floor. Some information about [...]
I’ve added a project that I finished a few months ago and finally got around to taking photos of: The Glowworm is an object that can be worn in many ways. It is commonly worn around the neck, similar to a scarf or a tie. It can also be worn around the waist, arm, or [...]
I’ve added photos and videos from my show to a website that I made specifically for the show, siphonophorae.com. The show went pretty well, although making the mannequins and setting up the hanging system was a lot more work than I had expected. Thanks to everyone who helped me set up in the gallery! I’ve [...]
Marisa Ranalli is a textile artist who incorporates electronics into her artwork. She works with human interaction and how it relates to themes of deep sea life, human biology, and light. Marisa uses felt and silk to create three dimensional, wearable forms. Siphonophorae is the culmination of Marisa’s research over the past 5 years. Siphonophorae’s [...]
Many different types of creatures have innate defense mechanisms to help them to survive. My inspiration is drawn from sea creatures – most specifically, jellyfish, sea urchins, and puffer fish. Puffer fish are known for being able to fill themselves up with water or air to produce sharp spines that cover their bodies. I have [...]
The new website redesign has been launched! I’ve been working on this for the past few months, trying to make sure that everything is organized and user friendly. The new layout better reflects the kind of textile work that I create. I’ve made a few changes and added some new things. The Illustration section has [...]
I haven’t had much time to work on anything, I had a tonsilectomy last month and this month I’m kind of busy. My last flameworking class for this semester is today. I’ve been recycling beer bottles and making them into glasses. It’s been interesting. I just started using a vinyl cutter to make a pattern [...]
How It Works The skirt is turned on by a conductive velcro switch. When the velcro is fastened, the white lights on the skirt turn on. There’s a switch inside the left shoe. When you step with your left foot, it puts pressure on the switch and activates a wireless transmitter that sends a signal [...]
To the left is an invite for the Super Wired exhibition at the the Textile Museum of Canada. The opening reception is tomorrow night from 6-7:30pm and my piece will be on display until the beginning of June. Last year, I was chosen to participate in a project called ‘Digital Threads’. In October 2007, I [...]
