Wednesday, February 18, 2009

adze


adze is an african word from the ewe peoples meaning "beast that lurks in the forest" -- composed of bone, bamboo, steel, abalone, horse hair, handmade paper, and wood bead

prehistoric


composed of bone, copper wire,wood beads,glass beads,and cork

work in progress



currently i am working on this piece-- carpet warp,linen, acorn tops, and handmade paper
the first is entitled "vibora" -- composed of handmade paper and dyed-- after drying in the sun i stitched the individual pieces together to create the image of a snake skin

the second is composed of handmade paper'wrapped element and horsehair


i've been working hard on new projects, so i am just going to post the new work that i have done and let me know what you think--