When I first started pulling and playing with bast fibers, it reminded me of how I feel when I swim, the same kind of movement and lightness. I feel a very strong connection between swimming and the preparation of the fibers and handmade paper. Paper is a versatile material full of poetry, delicate yet strong, smooth and structured, created in water, shaped by water.
I like seeing the whole process through, from the beginning right to the very end, from the gathering of the plants, through the drying, soaking and cooking of the fibers, and to the final sculptural result. I love the tactile feel of the surface and to watch it become a strong, yet vulnerable, skin that bends and flows with my breath.
I like seeing the whole process through, from the beginning right to the very end, from the gathering of the plants, through the drying, soaking and cooking of the fibers, and to the final sculptural result. I love the tactile feel of the surface and to watch it become a strong, yet vulnerable, skin that bends and flows with my breath.
