You’re Invited: Opening this Monday!

I shared in my last letter highlights from my most recent visit to the Great Dismal Swamp for my fellowship with Ensemble VIM. The fellowship pairs an artist and composer to make a collaborative work. Composer Chelsea Loew and I responded to the Swamp — we gathered sounds, fibers, and new understandings of the ways storied landscapes keep us out, keep us in and craft counter memories. This cohort of collaboration and live performances opens this Monday, 7:30PM, at MOCA GA in Atlanta. RSVP here. Get a peek at the papermkaing process below.

The bald cypress and milkweed fibers I collected from the Swamp became the source fibers for my new work A Homegoing; at once a 5ft x 6ft handmade paper installation and the basis of Loew’s graphic score performed by the pianist, violinist, cellist and flutist of Ensemble VIM. The paper also becomes an instrument, played like one would use a bow on strings.

This collaboration has been so full, I am excited to share it, hope you can make it.

Let’s Make Paper Together

I will be teaching at Georgia Tech’s Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking, Thurs. March 27th, 6:30-8:30PM ($75/person) Collage in the Wet: Blow Outs & Deckle Boxes. I will share some of my favorite stenciling and deckle box techniques. One of the best things about teachings is learning; come learn with me, reach out (email!), and sign up here.