papermaking

Exploration into human vulnerability has led me to paper and plant based materials. I enjoy the risk in working with foraged materials in that I do not know what my end product will be until it emerges from the continual experimenting. However it appears, the work is made intentionally to change and alter through time, expressing this sense that we (humans) and our art are not permanent and perhaps do not need to be to contribute to society in a meaningful and impactful way.

Recycled

Mullein and Peony

Cannabis

Mystery

Pillow Case

Hawkweed

cochineal dyed paper pulp

ingigo dying paper

corn husk paper

collecting cannabis fibers

cutting up cotton sheets

very mini Japanese style

corn husk paper

cannabis paper, bone black, madder red

I will be attending Penland School of Craft in the summer of 2023 taking workshops in the papermaking studio. Thank you to the support of the British Columbia Arts Council

Sarah Acknowledges support from the Canada Council for the Arts