ersona I SOPHOMORE JON ROSSpu~ finishing touches on a T-shi~ he is tie-dyeing Oct 6in Allen Hal l.Ross, an art major, said his interest in tie-dying gave him agreater appreciationfor color. 'R. I(fCK lye-die artist develops hobby, life ed Zeppelin, Africa and Hawaii. The three seem to share no common traits. However, sophomore Jon Ross looked at each separately and poured all his artistic inspirations into exploring a new medium of art - tie-dyeing. Ross, an art major, moved into Allen Hall in August without a painting he created over the summer specifically to fill the wall space above his bed. Ross needed a replacement to make up for his memory lapse. A Led Zeppelin DVD and a hike up the Hawaiian coast gave Ross the idea for a large, tie-dyed wall hanging with the Led Zeppelin angel in the foreground. Ross started experimenting with small projects when he and a few friends tie-dyed T-shirts, jeans and other clothes the first weekend of the fall semester. Some of the patterns were based on colorfully dyed skirts his sister brought back from a trip to Africa. Still another source of ideas came from vintage 60s and 70s finds. "It's kind of hippy-ish," Ross said. "I think the hippies have some characteristics Ouistians could go for, like peace and love." Ross said his project was not only artistic, but also spiritual. " Basically, I feel like through mysumrrer and the first few weeks of school here that God's given me something new to do with color," Ross said. Ross and his friends spent five hours dyeing pillowcases, clothes and the sheet that would serve as the angel's background. "Since J've been wearing the tiedye, half of my wardrobe is now tiedye," Ross said. "After wearing tiedye for two weeks, it's really weird wearing a regular shirt. It seems so bland." Ross's varied inspirationsfor wearable art gave him a greater appreciation for color. Until this tie-dye experi me n ta tion, Ross's preferred mediwns were black and white charcoal, and pen and ink drawings. Through tie-dye and painting, Ross , expanded both his palette and his creative horizons. "Through Led Zeppelin, tie-dye, color and nature, I feel that God's given me brilliant colors in my life," Ross said. "It has really changed my life." -BONNIE BOWLES 109 -FRESHMEN
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