I used to work in a blanket factory

but it folded

     This is my favorite blanket, and I still don't understand it. I chose to use it in the fabric assignment for my product lighting class. I wanted to photograph it in a way that made it stand out for it's weird texture. I have no idea what to call this type of blanket, but it is the perfect horror movie night companion. It started storming while I was in the studio, which was oddly comforting. It had a way of keeping me calm when I was stressing about what I needed to do and how and when I was going to do it. I put off working on this project for a while because I thought it would feel like a chore, but I greatly enjoyed playing around with lights and modifiers without fear of creating a scripted scene to meet assignment requirements. The only thing I felt was difficult about this assignment was trying to figure out how to position the fabric without making it look like a raggedy heap. The picture above was after my temper tantrum, during which I angrily rolled up the blanket and threw it back down on the table. Much to my irritation, it looked better in a burrito than it did when I folded it. The second picture, however, was after I tried to fold it again and got my ring caught in the fabric when I was setting it down and I tried to smooth it out without refolding it. Again, it looked better than what I intended to do. 

     As Bob Ross taught me, "We don't make mistakes, just happy little accidents."