To BE

It begins with a traditional painting which I scan into the computer.

Then Origami or folded pieces of paper are first

printed with the painting which is manipulated on the computer.

Cardboard is cut then covered after deciding the shape of the box and fabricating it.

Colored sticks hand made are placed inside the handcrafted boxes.

Then this is photographed and again manipulated,

printed on transfer paper,

then heat set onto fabric,

then backed with layers of materials

until it feels right.

Then I choose the thread colors according to original painting

to proceed to the thread painting which is done with a sewing machine.

Each piece has a time of it's own. Some take days,

some take weeks. It depends on how large the piece is and

how intricate is the painting.

This is how I work.

There is never-ending possibilities,

this is what keeps me interested,

to see what it will be.

Below is a mid point in the process

But I like these

as they are, too.

Sometimes, I add elements such as hand embroidery to my pieces

or objects.

They speak to me

to inform my intuition

of what

they

be.