Suite of eight photocopies and screenprints on pigmented
abaca paper.
Elena del Rivero, 2009, Somosi Series - Flying Letter # 1, ink, feather, needle, thread, gold leaf, gouache
on abaca paper, 10.5 x 8.25 inches
The exhibition was developed through an independent study graduate course at Chicago's Columbia College led by Jessica Cochran, who with co-curators Elizabeth Isakson - Dado, Hannah King, and C.J. Mace, invited more than a dozen artists to imagine new artworks to be made
from abaca and cotton paper by graduate students at Columbia.
Finally, a translucent sheet
of abaca paper was applied, promoting unique aspects of the papermaking process, and enabling a contrast between the portion of the work that is determined — color and string combinations — and the length of the strings, which extend below the plane, creating an effect of unknown possibility, more and more choices.
Glen Baldridge, I can not lie, 2012, Pigmented cast cotton on
pigmented abaca handmade paper, 20 x 20 x 1 inches.
KEY PRODUCT POINTS Handmade
with abaca rope and cement.
Cotton blowout on pigmented
abaca base sheet, 21 7/8 x 16 7/8 in.
Charmingly rustic, this place mat is crafted of strong
abaca fibers with a beautifully hand - braided design.
The frame is made of
abaca rope with a natural finish.
In her variable edition, Endless Outcomes, Campbell developed an «arrested mobile» using handmade paper, with embedded strings and shaped color components encapsulated between a colored base sheet and a
translucent abaca paper overlay.
Our favorite part has to be the walls covered in Phillip Jeffries» soothing silk - and -
abaca wallpaper in a silver gray palette.
Tightly handwoven using
strong abaca fibers, this charger brings hearty rustic texture to the table.
Even outdoor dining is an ideal time for chargers, especially when they are made of woven sea grass or
braided abaca.
Expertly woven by hand of natural, sustainable and incredibly
durable abaca, our wheeled recycling bin features eye - catching color variation.
Each room has floor - to - ceiling glass windows, and the hotel is decorated with materials such as coco - twig white resin, crushed mahogany seeds, and
abaca laminated glass.
But the payoff comes when you check - in to Ananyana Beach Resort, where the 12 luxe thatched - roof huts have bamboo - framed king - size beds and the lounge is outfitted with regionally made rattan and
abaca furniture.
The only destination in Philippine currency that I haven't personally been to (which remains high on my bucketlist) is the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park, which can be seen at the reverse side of 1,000 peso bill, along with the South Sea pearl and the Mindanao design for Tinalak or Ikat -
dyed abaca.
More than any of Smith's soigné flourishes — the dreamy Oushak carpet in the Yellow Oval Room, the custom -
stenciled abaca wall covering in the Treaty Room, the Peter Schlesinger ceramic urns in the West Hall Sitting Room — it is the art that rings the most clarion bell of modernity in the Obama White House.
Suite of seven works in paper pulp (pigmented linen on
abaca base sheet), 33 1/4 x 24 1/4 inches each.
The Abaca - Dabra line is hand - woven using one of the strongest natural fibers in the world
called abaca.
Watermarks were an unexpected thread in a number of works on display and lent marvelous results: Bochner's Language is not Transparent (1999)(watermarked
translucent abaca on black cotton) recalls investments in language as an artistic material and support, a proposition mirrored in the materiality of paper; while Kentridge's Anne (2009)(watermarked cotton) is displayed in a lightbox illuminating its normally discreet surface.
The walls are now sheathed in Phillip Jeffries's soothing silk - and -
abaca wallpaper.
Ironically, facing shortages
of abaca from Japan - occupied Phillipines during World War II, the U.S. government reversed its stance and promoted the production of hemp once more in 1942.
Lesley Dill Head, 2003 cast, die - cut
pigmented abaca paper letters with thread edition of 25 6 x 7 x 3 1/2 inches LDr 45 Published by Dieu Donne Papermill 3.
Elena del Rivero, 2009, Somosi Series - Flying Letter # 3, detail, ink, oil, gold leaf, feathers on
abaca paper, 32 x 25 inches
Pigment and stenciled linen pulp
on abaca base, sheet 39 1/8 x 31 x 1 in.
All rooms are furnished
with abaca and mahogany furniture for a natural feel.
Incredibly durable, renewable, and rich in tonal variation, seagrass and
abaca are both ideal for relaxed living spaces such as covered porches, patios and sunrooms.
Sinamay is an organic material made from
an abaca plant which is similar to a banana plant.
KEY PRODUCT POINTS Rattan and
abaca, both renewable and sustainable fibers, are...
The environmentally driven concept of the B - Class is clearly evident from its use of high - quality recycled plastics, for instance, or its components made from natural materials, including flax, cotton, coconut fibre, wood veneer and fibres from
the abaca banana.
Instead, we use
abaca, a bananalike plant, and we produce all our stuff in the Philippines, where abaca is native.
During her travels to the Philippines, Jones met with talented artisans that became enthused to utilize
the abaca plant, their weaving skills and creativity to earn their livelihoods and enhance their communities.
Known as «Manila hemp,»
abaca has been used for centuries not only for its strength, but its anti-microbial and biodegradable properties.
People, places and things mentioned: Rackstraw Downes, Lois Dodd, Robert Berlind, Yaddo, Jiro Dreams of Sushi,
abaca paper...
Composition for a Thin Membrane, 2012,
abaca, transducers, wire, original 4 channel soundtrack (12 min loop), 68 x 18 x.25 in (height to ceiling adjustable)
In some cases the surface has been gilded with gold leaf, in others the translucency of
the abaca paper is visible through the marks and stitches that barely hold the works together.
SUYAMA SPACE: 2324 Second Ave. «Metamorphosis / Web,» an installation of two bodies of work (one a virtual ecosystem of flax,
abaca and cotton pods, the other carved wood reliefs and flax - covered objects) by sculptor Yuriko Yamaguchi.
Dorothea Rockburne, a student of Vicente's at Black Mountain College in Asheville, N.C., is represented by a luminous work on cotton and
abaca (a plant fiber), «Einstein's Cross,» from 1998.
Installed on the ceiling, Specks of Green Rust before the Wind, consists of a skeletal - like cane adorned with handmade paper (kozo,
abaca and cotton) imbued with wood stains patina and corroded copper.
Joan Hall, Acid Ocean (2012), printed, cut, pulp painted, hand - formed paper, Mylar, acrylic and cast resin pins made with sand and beach detritus, fibers:
abaca, kozo, gampi, 64 x 245 x 18 inches (variable dimensions).
Latex wall drawing, fleece, wool, felt, plastic beads, plastic bones, feathers,
abaca paper, glitter shoes, spandex.
I am currently captivated by handmade paper and create abstract landscapes out of cotton,
abaca and kozo pulp, and added pigment.
«Metamorphosis / Web,» an installation of two bodies of work (one a virtual ecosystem of flax,
abaca and cotton pods, the other carved wood reliefs and flax - covered objects) by sculptor Yuriko Yamaguchi.
Linen, cotton,
abaca, pigments, water, and methyl cellulose: since 1976 a small, non-profit paper studio in New York City has empowered some of the most influential artists of the day to experiment with these and other papermaking materials.
Stainless steel wire, magnet wire, magnet,
abaca paper, amplifier, audio player, wood Sounds of: breathing, a whispered conversation, a timpani drum, rustling paper, a child's laugh, a storm, thunder
Unglazed porcelain, magnet wire, magnets,
abaca paper, wire, amplifier, audio player, wood Sounds of: breathing, a heart beating, fire, a Kepler star pulse, a children's song