Inspired by a powerful poem by Judith Partelow about the bombing of the Mariupol
Hotel in Ukraine I created this response….. Silence I and Silence II
I created the skeletal remains of beautiful architecture as an Angel looks on.
I was excited to participate with my daughter Alyssa in Big Ink at the Duxbury
Art Museum…. a fun filled day of giant prints professionally printed by Lyle Castonguay
the event was a blast with great musical accompaniment.
It was a fun challenge and great experience to work collaboratively with Barbara Ford Doyle, Mary Doering and Alan Trugman on this 3-D book. I loved how it changed, evolved and grew from its first inception. It went on to be accepted into the exhibition Connectivity at the Attleboro Museum of Art and then again to be shown again in an international show In Tandem at the Cape Museum. nexUS is more than the sum of its parts!
Seeing Through the Trees
Handmade accordion book with ink paintings and
marbled paper. 2016
It is coming closer to the installation of the collaborative
exhibition. SEVEN at the Cape Cod Museum of Art……
watch for details…….
Part of a recent series of prints exploring relationships between natural forms. The prints balance various shapes and forms suggesting the elements. The inspiration goes back to a trip to Pompeii many years ago. Having once been a potter, I have been always enthralled by the beautiful shapes of the vessels I saw in Pompeii, evidence of lost generations and time passing.
evidence
This year’s handmade book donation to the Morgan Paper Conservatory in Cleveland, Ohio.Every year I make a handmade book comprised of their paper and my artwork… so much fun! The auction is coming up in October and raises money for paper research and paper education. Glad to be a part of it.
Morning Time.
After several months of creating it is finally in the mail!
Delicate and transparent “moon” papers from Japan
The Cotuit Center for the Arts presents a taste of the Japanese Tea Ceremony, May 5-June 10. the Event opens with a reception on Saturday May 5, from 5-7pm. the art exhibit Harmony and Balance will include traditional and ono-traditional works by Japanese-American artists and others who have been influenced by Japanese culture. I will have a display of my handmade “washi”. The paper moon series encorporates, mica, clay and kozo bark. It is made from kozo and mitsumato fibers. It was all handmade in Japan on the island of Shikoku at the home studio Kamikoya.