Jappie King Black, Brockport, NY
Jappie King Black, Brockport, NY
Mixed fibers and crocheted.
Jean Etheridge
Jean Etheridge
I used batik and 100% cotton batting. I cut out the leaf shape and two layers of batting. I sewed the leaves, right side together and then turned it right side out.
Jeannie Walker, Hazel Green, AL
Jeannie Walker, Hazel Green, AL
This collage leaf was prepared with an acrylic coating. I used dyed tissue paper, leather, tree bark, acrylic paint, silver beads, silver foil, and cotton string. My artist friend Judy Babula and I made leaves together. I love gold, purple and red together and wanted this leaf to express nature.
Jeannine Glaves, Tulsa, OK
Jeannine Glaves, Tulsa, OK
This leaf is a representation of a mulberry leaf – food for silk worms. Recycled silk fusion pieces from recycled leaves.
Jeehee Kang, Kyounggi-Do, South Korea
Jeehee Kang, Kyounggi-Do, South Korea
Hanji’ is Korean paper, put it in water, Hanji melts. Take the melted paper to make a leaf shape and dry. This process is one of many kinds of Korean Paper arts, I think this process is very interesting. This paper art is very strong and I like this Hanji’s feeling. I like fishing line’s transparency and stretch character. So, I used fishing line and crochet too. Nature is clean and pure. So, I was think simplify choose transparency material fishing line and put in ‘Hangeul (Korean letter)