It’s a wonderful thing to come upon a new papermaking technique in your studio, and then have the opportunity to share it with other artists.
This summer and last summer, I’ve taught ‘Pulptypes: Hybrid Papermaking and Printmaking’ at Women’s Studio Workshop, located in New York’s Hudson Valley region. Their Summer Art Institute program invites instructors to teach week-long intensives in their beautiful paper and print studios.
Read MoreI’m happy to share a wonderful article by Take Magazine, which talks about my art and papermaking practice, as well as a recent project at a community urban garden.
Read MoreThis past fall, I was happy to work with my friend and artist Megan Singleton on a hand papermaking exhibition, which included two new collaborative works. Ebb and Flow was on display at the M.G. Nelson Family Gallery at the Springfield Art Association in Springfield, IL from September to October 2016.
Read MoreIn or around the Providence, Rhode Island this January? I’m happy to announce an installation of new papermaking artwork at the Paperworks downtown storefront.
Read MoreHello there! I’m happy to say that I have a group of pulp paintings at the Pawtucket Arts Collaborative (PAC) Gallery in Rhode Island, at the recent 10x10x10 Exhibition.
Read MoreOnce a year during the fall time, you’ll find me traveling to the annual conference of Friends of Dard Hunter, an organization connecting anyone interested in hand papermaking. Located in San Francisco for 2014, I was proud to be participating artist in the Member’s Exhibition: {this is ourselves} Under Pressure, curated by Anne Beck of Lost Coast Culture Machine.
Read MoreNew work! I’ve been experimenting even further with Phragmites Australis, a.k.a., Common Reed. Aptly named, this is an invasive plant species found in North America and here in Rhode Island.
Read MoreHappy 4th! Enjoy some detail shots of what’s going on my studio recently. Lots of small pulp painting/pulptype experiments and making friends with my new(ish) beater. Yep, I now have a little monster of a Noble & Wood Hollander Beater.
Read MoreI’m happy to announce my latest show, Land Studies, a solo exhibition of my new papermaking work at the AS220 Project Space Gallery in Providence. It’s my first Rhode Island art show! Take a look at my new pulp paintings and sculptural papermaking installations based on sites around Rhode Island and coastal New England.
Read MoreAfter a run of some popular basic hand papermaking classes at the AS220 Print Shop, a sculptural papermaking class seemed to make sense. Pulp painting is fantastic, but so is taking advantage of the artistic potential of paper to be three-dimensional. Working with paper pulp or freshly formed, wet sheets opens up a world of sculptural techniques that utilize how wet paper sheets dry and the remarkable memory that paper fibers have. Lindsey Beal and I had a great time showing a range of sculptural techniques in this debut class. Check out some photos from the workshop!
Read MorePhrag is everywhere. And that’s not exactly a good thing. Common reed (Phragmites Australis) is an invasive plant commonly found near waterways and especially near construction sites, ditched marshes, roadside ditches, and other disturbed sites.
Read MoreIf you saw my last post, you’ll see that I had a ball teaching an all-day hand papermaking workshop at the AS220 Print Shop. Soon after, I was interviewed by Alison, an AS220 intern.
Read MoreThis past weekend, I was happy to teach the very first Papermaking class at the AS220 Print Shop, here in Providence, Rhode Island. The printshop folk were kind enough to let us invade the silkscreen area with vats of pulp, moulds & deckles, and some serious hand papermaking action.The class was sold-out, and enthusiastic students had a great day learning how to make paper by hand and create fantastic pulp paintings.
Read MoreIt’s been a painful amount of time since I’ve posted, so here it goes.
Me, my hubby, and my dog have moved to Providence, RI, leaving dear old Baton Rouge behind. The trouble with moving, as an artist, is finding/creating the space to make work. Thus, I’ve been jerry-rigging a hand papermaking studio for myself in a wee corner of a very dark basement.
Read MoreLouisiana is strange enough as is, so it wasn’t to hard to discover the places I’m showing to you in this post. We (me + significant other + dog) traveled 30 minutes north of Baton Rouge to find the world’s largest living Bald Cypress tree and rumors of cliffs and waterfalls hidden in the woods.
Read MoreNot too long ago, I made a road trip to San Antonio, Texas to see the city and make some pulp paintings at the Picante Paper Studio at the Southwest School of Art. The visit was my award won at the 5th National Collegiate Handmade Paper Art Exhibition, shown at Rutgers and the Corcoran Center. Thank-you Beck Whitehead for being a great host!
Read MoreThe local art scene in Baton Rouge is getting noticeably more exciting!
Elevator Projects is an art collective that holds “pop-up” experimental art exhibitions. It was started by a group of LSU graduate art students who saw a need for more open platforms for art in the community.
Read MoreAs promised, here are photos of the art installations shown in Uncharted Territories: A Printscape, which was part of this past SGC International Printmaking Conference held in New Orleans, Louisiana. This exhibition features emerging artists in South Louisiana, working in printmaking, handmade paper art, fiber art, video, sculpture and more. Enjoy!
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