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Estocástico - a collaboration with the Boneca de Ataúro

 

Shown at the Fundação Oriente, Dili, 07/13/16 - 08/13/16

 

Pastel and thread on handmade kapok, pineapple, banana, snake plant, canna lilly, grass, corn, and recycled katupa paper

Three works produced during residency with the Boneca de Ataúro, Vila Maumeta, Timor-leste - 05/18/16 - 08/13/16:

Rama - 34 x 54 in.

Mapa - 42 x 42 in.

Lorosae - 33 x 39 in.

Rama

 

Mapa

 

Lorosae (detail)

Rama (detail) 

 

Mapa (detail)

   Lorosae

Invited as an artist-in-residence by the women's cooperative, the Boneca de Ataúro, to teach handpapermaking and help develop new handmade paper products, I arrived on the island of Ataúro, Timor-leste, May 21st. A brief summary of our incredible time together follows, but please find details about the unfolding of our three months of working together on my blog. I send my deepest, heartfelt thanks to the women of the Boneca de Ataúro for making me feel completely at home.

 

      

                                                                  Popcorn break one afternoon with manas Georgina, Leocaldia, and Katarina 

 

 



                                                                  Mana Katarina decorticating a pineapple leaf

 

 

              Decorticated canna lilly, snake plant, and pineapple fiber                                                 Banana fiber cooking with lime over fire in a stainless steal pot

 

              Manas Lydia and Katarina beating banana fiber in the white eucalyptus nesun                   Mana Lydia using a chain stitch to sew together a papermaking screen

 

              Mana Katarina sewing the papermaking screen onto an embroidery hoop                          Tulle is sewn over the papermaking screen, completing the papermaking mold

 

              Mana Lydia making one of our first sheets of paper from pineapple fiber                            Mana Katarina preparing to "couch" the paper, i.e. remove it from the mold

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                    Mana Katarina with the freshly couched sheet of pineapple paper   

 

              Our first batch of paper hanging in the sun to dry, all made from pineapple fiber                 Manas Lydia and Katarina showing our first batch of dry paper  

 

                                                                                                                                  Mana Maturina sewing together sheets of paper to make the building blocks of Mapa

 

                                                                                                                              Manas Katarina and Igitza applying subtle layers with color pastel onto Lorosae   

 

              Entrance banner for our show, Estocástico, at Fundação Oriente, Dili                               Installation view showing paper samples, Mapa, and Lorosae

 

              Installation view showing display of process photos, Rama, and paper samples                 Installation view showing paper samples and Mapa 

 

 

              Canna lilly leaf with canna lilly paper sample                                                                   Banana leaf with paper samples showing different lengths of beating time

 

              Mana Katarina designed different groupings of papers, and I arranged the composition       Mana Katarina with samples of katupas and corresponding paper sample

 

              Mapa, detail                                                                                                                 Proud Manas visiting our show one more time before the closing

 

After the opening of Estocástico, at Fundação Oriente, we returned to the Boneca and continued to develop various products from our handmade papers including jewelry, paintings, and books.

 

              Necklace of handmade paper beads strung on jute twine                                                  Earrings of handmade paper beads and jute twine                                                                                 

              Paintings of egg tempura using lime following the ancient technique of Bianco di San Giovanni on handmade papers

 

              Handmade paper circle books

 

              Handmade paper square books using snake plant and kapok base sheets with canna lilly fiber stencils and banana and palm leaf fiber accent pages

 

              Interior of snake plant/kapok book with banana fiber accent page and drawn details           Interior of snake plant/kapok book with canna lilly fiber stencil and sewn details



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