I made a sculptural piece for the BRUSHED show at the Compound Gallery in Oakland, curated by Courtney Cerruti. The opening was this weekend, and I went to take a look. I loved the wall my piece is hanging on - all the creamy pale pieces together.
I made my piece with an Asian wide brush, wrapping it in washi paper and collaging leaves made from my mokuhanga offcut prints. I tried to create a feeling of a dappled grove in the woods.
I originally thought I’d have the brush facing one way and put a hook on the back, but as I worked on it, I decided to collage both sides, and all the edges too…
I put a hook in the top, and now the piece can be hung whichever way forward you prefer!
The show is up for a while, I do hope you can pop by.