My handmade paper art derives from the need to create balance. That need originates from society’s discrepancies of pain and joy, security and instability, compassion and exploitation, as well as balance within the aesthetic variables of hue, texture, shape, line and proportion.
Safety flag — 20 x 12.5 inches — abaca pulp, pigment, acrylic paint, watercolor paint, metallic paint, sewing threa
Autumnal breeze — 16 x 17 inches — abaca pulp, pigment, watercolor paint, metallic paint, sewing thread
Hiatus — 23.75 x 15 x 2 inches— abaca, pigment, acrylic and metallic paint, mod podge
Gray folds — 11 x 12 inches — abaca pulp, watercolor, nori paste, mod podge, thread, burned edges
Pojagi Bird — 19 x 16.5 inches — abaca pulp, sewing and embroidery threads, acrylic, watercolor and metallic paints
Convergence — 14.5 x 22 inches— abaca pulp, tea, sewing thread, embroidery thread, watercolor paint
Redlining — 17.5 x 18 inches — abaca pulp, pigment, acrylic paint, thread, mod podge
Black and blue folds — 8 x 12 inches— abaca pulp, pigment, sewing thread, metallic paint, recycled mulberry paper
Colorful keys — 8.5 x 28 inches— abaca pulp, cotton pulp, pigment, metallic paint, mod podge
Some you win, some you lose — 12.5 x 17 inches — abaca pulp, tea, watercolor, acrylic paint, sewing thread
Elemental — 26.5 x 28 x 0.50 inches — abaca pulp, cotton pulp, pigment, metallic paint, mod podge
Black and white folds — 10 x 13 inches — abaca pulp, tea, pigment, sewing thread, recycled mulberry paper
Blue folds — 11 x 14.5 inches — abaca pulp, metallic paint, red and metallic thread, mod podge
Safety flag — 20 x 12.5 inches — abaca pulp, pigment, acrylic paint, watercolor paint, metallic paint, sewing threa
Redlining — 17.5 x 18 inches — abaca pulp, pigment, acrylic paint, thread, mod podge
Elemental — 26.5 x 28 x 0.50 inches — abaca pulp, cotton pulp, pigment, metallic paint, mod podge
Colorful keys — 8.5 x 28 inches— abaca pulp, cotton pulp, pigment, metallic paint, mod podge
Pojagi Bird — 19 x 16.5 inches — abaca pulp, sewing and embroidery threads, acrylic, watercolor and metallic paints
Some you win, some you lose — 12.5 x 17 inches — abaca pulp, tea, watercolor, acrylic paint, sewing thread
Convergence — 14.5 x 22 inches— abaca pulp, tea, sewing thread, embroidery thread, watercolor paint
Autumnal breeze — 16 x 17 inches — abaca pulp, pigment, watercolor paint, metallic paint, sewing thread
Hiatus — 23.75 x 15 x 2 inches— abaca, pigment, acrylic and metallic paint, mod podge
Black and blue folds — 8 x 12 inches— abaca pulp, pigment, sewing thread, metallic paint, recycled mulberry paper
Blue folds — 11 x 14.5 inches — abaca pulp, metallic paint, red and metallic thread, mod podge
Black and white folds — 10 x 13 inches — abaca pulp, tea, pigment, sewing thread, recycled mulberry paper
Gray folds — 11 x 12 inches — abaca pulp, watercolor, nori paste, mod podge, thread, burned edges
My handmade paper art derives from the need to create balance. That need originates from society’s discrepancies of pain and joy, security and instability, compassion and exploitation, etc. as well as balance within the aesthetic variables of hue, texture, shape, line and proportion.
I love the hands on approach of working with paper pulp and the many ways it can be manipulated to be 2D, 3D, textural, smooth, sewn, painted on and much more!
When I was a teenager in school, I remember a science class where the instructor informed us that water is an extremely strong chemical compound and that each droplet works as a magnet wanting so badly to be with the neighboring droplet. Of course, I had to try it out and quickly found out it’s true…water will pull itself towards each other to create a larger puddle. This really cemented my fascination with water.
I attended the University of Minnesota and earned my Bachelor of Science in Textile Science spending a lot of time post-studies in textile laboratories and the science field. After this wonderful experience, I was ready to take my love of fiber and its many properties in a different, more creative direction. I returned to University studies and obtained my Master of Art in Applied Design. My focus was on Integrative Interruptions in Color Relationships. For my thesis, I had to assert what art medium to show my design principles in, and discovering the medium of handmade paper, I was hooked. With the many pigments and additives used, not to mention almost anything you want to throw in the pulp mixture and the variety of fibers available, It’s a great combination of water, fiber, art, and science…the perfect art medium for me!
I have continued to work and play in the medium of paper pulp, and all of its’ wonderful properties ever since!