A new collaborative project with sculptor Jeanne Jaffe.
Last winter, Jeanne and I began to combine her sculptural figures and my writing experience to present a new stop-motion series using popular tales and myths to explore pressing issues in contemporary society.
My daughter came back from a class trip with a gift for me—a modern set of tarot cards. It was encased in a beautiful black box engraved with holographic geometrical shapes on its sides, and its fold-over cover contained a hidden magnet which clasped it firmly shut with a satisfying snapping sound.
My daughter came back from a class trip with a gift for me—a modern set of tarot cards. It was encased in a beautiful black box engraved with holographic geometrical shapes on its sides, and its fold-over cover contained a hidden magnet which clasped it firmly shut with a satisfying snapping sound.
There is something about collage that is irresistible to me:
The finding and making of my own materials, the tracing of shapes, the positioning (and repositioning) of the composition, the gluing, the final ornamentation—there is a beauty and flexibility in all of this, and plenty of room for lucky accidents.