TWINS
I was in 2 departments, so twice the faculty meetings & double committees. I remember better when I take notes, so I started using gampi paper & permanent ink for my notes. I could paint and draw on the sheets, then glue them together with a strand of mizuhiki in the center. Tying the cord to painted sticks turned the pages into books.
HOUSE OF DREAMS
I was writing my dreams on gampi paper. I discovered how translucent and sturdy the sheer sheets became when glued with acrylic medium. The panels created a room sized structure you could walk into and around reading the stories and images.
SOUVENIRS
This installation recreates a dreamlike souvenir store. "Souvenirs" consists of sixteen old-time store racks filled with postcards or altered souvenirs, real and invented. I hope they remind the viewer of the small, precious items saved from vacations, birthday parties, beaches, and crackerjack boxes. Some of them comment on what our western culture consumes, alters and considers worth saving.
