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Seep

New work inspired by travels to Japan. Created with washi, Japanese style kozo paper made from mulberry bark. Each sheet of paper was folded and hand dyed, some were relief printed with white ink. The sheets were then given bamboo legs and attached to the wall in such a way to create a semi-circle relief. The work is entitled Seep and references the idea of how different cultures influence each other, that often it can be subtle yet truly effective— Like dye permeating a surface.

This piece was made possible by generous funding from a Glick Fellowship, a Lurcy Grant from the School of Liberal Arts, and the Newcomb College Institute of Tulane University.

Seep, hand dyed and printed washi with bamboo 12'x15' (installed in Carroll Gallery)
Seep at Callan Contemporary, Seep installed at Callan Contemporary for Seamless Belonging
Seep (detail 1), hand dyed and printed washi with bamboo 12'x15' (installed in Carroll Gallery)
Seep (detail 2), hand dyed and printed washi with bamboo 12'x15' (detail)
Seep (detail 4), hand dyed and printed washi with bamboo 12'x15'.
Seep (process image), paper after dying
Seep (process image 2), bamboo being glued to the paper
Seep (process image), Small Grouping
Seep (process image), another grouping
Seep (Gallery shot), hand dyed and printed washi with bamboo 12'x15' (installed in Carroll Gallery)
Glueing Paper
Installing
Dyed Paper
Seep (installed at Artfields), relief printed and dyed Japanese paper with bamboo sticks

From the Blog

Cicadas, Paper Pulp and a typhoon

December 13, 2014 Filed Under: Art, Japan, Papermaking, Travel Tagged With: Japan, papermaking

The word washi translates as Japanese paper, and contrary to popular belief Japanese paper is not made from rice. Most sheets are produced from the inner bark of Mulberry trees, that are grown as large shrubs and harvested once the Read more…

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