The month is over!!!!!

January 31st-  These pants are dirty! I've been sick on and off all month and I think the cleanliness of these pants were most likely the culprit, so I'm glad to have them off! I feel I have accomplished my task of collecting my daily grime and showing wear and tear over the course of the month- this piece is finished.

Now what? --- I plan on un-doing some seams and stretching these pants on to a stretcher and seeing how this presentation reads. I plan to do some more lower body paintings, but will probably be one day events and have a specific task that I do in them. Check back soon to see what I end up doing with them... 

Please comment with any ideas, comments, or suggestions.

my pants were painted with the same wall paint that's behind me.

Butt- and QR code still works.

Back of my knee.

Day 15

I just recently added a QR code that takes you directly to this site when scanned with a smart phone.

Day 10

Dirt

Pants are getting stretched at the knee and paint is beginning to wear out.

Day 5

I've been going about my usual tasks and haven't resisted dirt anymore than I would with my usual pants. I have encountered a few rituals that have altered because of the pants. I now can't successfully dry my hand on my jeans and I also seem to change into my sleeping clothes sooner than usual. The pants don't differ that much from the non-painted pants. They are a bit stiffer and make a different sound when my legs rub together or against something.

they are cracking in places and some paint chips off.

dirty knees.

The Canvas

Always in your pants is a new project that began on January 1st 2013 and will last for at least one month and possibly longer. I had my Levi Jeans painted white to create a clean canvas that will record my dirt and grime and also my daily wear and tear. I will continue to post pictures every few days to document the progress.

watch this video

http://vimeo.com/56664340

Before

After

Pictures by: Emily McBride and video depicts Myself and Emily.