Macroalgae: Moonstone Beach #17 Collage

MACROALGAE SERIES Foraged seaweeds are laminated between transparent pulp sheets during the wet hand papermaking process. They are pressed and dried together, resulting in an extraordinarily detailed preservation of the aquatic species, layered within a natural, organic, tactile, imperfect, handmade paper complete with authentic, feathery 'deckled edges.' This is an ongoing series that started as an innovative identification method while exploring invasive and indicator aquatic plant and algae species for paper fiber in Rhode Island waterways. A sample of the seaweed Rockweed (Ascophyllum nodosum). These were collected from Moonstone Beach in South Kingstown, Rhode Island. My artwork acts as witness to poignant evidence of human activity, while celebrating the beauty found in natural forms. ARTIST STATEMENT Landscapes are complex, full of botanical life, waterways, historical memory, built environments and more, all of which can offer clues to a culture. I begin with specific sites, where I collect plant fibers, materials, and drawings to gain psychological impressions and witness poignant evidence of human activity. I am a curious artist, who researches and is fascinated by local hydrologies, plant ecologies, geological history, and human-created structures and histories. As a hand papermaker informed by print processes, technical experimentation in the studio invigorates my practice. Adventurous hybrids explore a range of processes, chosen for their aesthetic value and contextual significance. This broad range of influences coalesce with artist-made paper pulp, used to draw sculptural forms, realize large scale pulp paintings, cast carved woodcuts, develop textured sheets for cyanotype, and embed river muds and seaweeds. Very often, I create public art, large-scale installations, and community-created works that are both inspired by and crafted for specific sites and peoples.

Collage:Paper on Paper

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:6 W x 9 H x 0.1 D in

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