These new abstract works were created by the artist from natural cotton and silk fibers and cloths, a variety of papers from remnants of butcher paper to Japanese rice papers, and Sumi ink applied with handmade found object brushes. In these works the artist is exploring mark-making amid the interaction between the various components utilized in each piece.

While each piece harkens from the elements employed—seaweed, strings, dried grasses, feathers, fibers—it continued to evolve as Sumo ink was applied in a variety of washes and earth based colors. Collage techniques further enhanced the work as elements of an narrative emerged from tearing and rearranging each component.

From the coast of Maine, through Studio 2 at Running with Scissors, Earth Bound emerged.

September 2024