Sea of Secret Colors
Foraged seaweeds are embedded in paper pulp by the artist during the wet hand papermaking process. Seaweed and pulp are pressed and dried together, resulting in an extraordinarily detailed preservation of the aquatic species, layered inside a natural, organic, tactile, imperfect, translucent handmade paper complete with feathery 'deckled edges.'
Some works display a subtle eco-print of bladderwrack, where the seaweed is layered on top to impart its natural colors and shapes onto the paper. Others are circled by natural inks made from indigo and turmeric. And the first of this series simply started as a innovative identification method while exploring marine macroalgae species for paper fiber in Rhode Island waterways.
Exhibited at: T.F. Green Airport, Providence, RI; Worlds Fair Gallery, Providence RI; Hamilton Gallery, Salve Regina University, Newport RI; City Hall Gallery, Providence, RI; Private Collections.
Sea of Secret Colors, 9 x 6 inches, artist-made paper (linen rag, flax, abaca), seaweeds, inks from turmeric and indigo, 2022.
10 works.
Bladderwrack Prints, 9 x 6 inches, artist-made paper (linen rag, flax, abaca), seaweeds, inks from turmeric and indigo, 2022.
8 works.
Macroalgae, 9 x 6 inches, artist-made paper (linen rag, flax, abaca), seaweeds.
Over 60 works.