Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Semester is Winding Down!

As the semester is winding down I am trying to wrap up projects that have been started and work through the details of presentation.  I have worked on a few painting in reference to mark making techniques and implementing the materials I have used throughout the semester. I am not sure what I should call the sculptural boxes....assemblage, reliefs, sculpture or line drawings....one thing I am sure of is - an important part of these geometric shaped pieces is they create imagery on the wall when hung in a certain light.  I chose to keep the framework around several, not only keeping in mind the discourse of "fine art" but also of the confinement and containment.  The pieces without the framework also lend themselves to mark making though here it is the sense of fragility that accompanies this piece.

In my research I discover gampi silk tissue paper.....needless to say I loved the transparency and fragility (though it is said to be very strong paper)
~so I decided to experiment with it and mark making.
Acrylic Kozo Fiber on Panel

Acrylic and Thread on Canvas

Acrylic, Sumi Ink and Acrylic Ink on Paper

Thread and Pulp



Thread, Wood and Pulp



Tuesday, April 7, 2015

American Textile Museum and MASSMoCA

Textiles of Artists Picasso to Warhol:

One of many of Calder's silkscreen print fibers

Teresita Fernandez and Lee Boroson at MASSMoCA

In Fernandez's work the viewer enters the image.....

Plastics ....Boroson's installation....

Update....

Several pieces of pulp waitning to be sewn together
What remains....the shadow on the wall
Side View of finished piece
Finished paper weaving 
Vat with 40 x 20 paper weaving on PVC pipe

Sunday, March 22, 2015

Ink, Pulp, Thread, and Silk organza

After inking the handwoven pulp and thread I printed it onto Arches 88 and a ghost onto silk organza.



Thursday, March 19, 2015

March update-

Joomchi study in white

The remnants-the shadow

Cooking Kozo fibers for wall hanging

Pulp and thread weaving, pigmented

Shadow of pulp and thread weaving

Pulp and thread eaving

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Studies: The continuation of the scroll, studies for prints, Joomchi and paper weaving



The continuation of the scroll 

The following are studies for prints



My first attempt at Joomchi a Korean tradition for making textured  and imagery paper. The surface relates to the idea of aging , deterioration and transparency.  


close up

Ready to dip into pulp for first attempt at paper weaving