Lynne McIlvride – Modest Epiphanies
Artist Lynne McIlvride creates these ornate equilateral crosses from painted carved basswood, beadwork and paper sculpture. She’s recently added the relief wood carving to her repertoire,
Prêt-à-Papier: Isabelle de Borchgrave’s Textile Illusions
Isabelle de Borchgrave re-creates elaborate costumes, in paper. She crumples, pleats, braids and paints the surface of simple rag paper to achieve the effect of textiles and create the illusion of haute couture. Her work is inspired by fashions from European paintings, famous costumes and the designs of […]
Jennifer Collier: Paper Goods
British artist Jennifer Collier remakes household objects in unusual paper fabrics constructed by bonding, waxing, trapping and stitching. -Letter Dress, 50 x 50cm “The papers are treated as if cloth, with the main technique employed being stitch; a contemporary twist on traditional textiles,” Collier says. –Map SLR Camera, […]
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