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Donise English
Paper Quilt #6 (Brightly Colored Unique Wall Sculpture Stitched w/ Paper & Wax)

2016

About the Item

5 x 9 x 2.5 inches paper, pigmented beeswax (encaustic), nylon thread This paper construction is offered by Carrie Haddad Gallery, located in Hudson, NY. Small paper wall sculptures that are hand painted with encaustic and hand stitched to form tiny boxes that piece together like little portraits or figures. Light as a feather, these delicate boxes hang on the wall with a simple hook and small piece of nylon thread that loops in the back. Truly one of a kind, Donise English's designs never fail to delight! This particular piece was created as one of a series, and would pair well with others to create a mini installation. Bright palette of sunshine yellow, gray, black, and orange. Artist Statement: Lately I’ve been looking at quilts. The quirky patterns have found their way into my sculpture, gouache and encaustic pieces. Whether using hand-stitching, tiny collage fragments, gouache or wax, the obscure processes of all of the works share an intricacy that allows me to explore my ongoing interest in the sense of touch and the way that it embeds itself in, and indelibly records, human involvement in an object’s making. The small sculptures are constructed of hand-painted, encaustic soaked paper that I stitch together to form multiple similarly shaped components. This method of stitching and applying hot wax results in the quirky, imperfect shape of each unit that are then pieced together as one would a quilt using peculiar scraps of fabric.
  • Creator:
    Donise English (American)
  • Creation Year:
    2016
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 5 in (12.7 cm)Width: 9 in (22.86 cm)Depth: 2.5 in (6.35 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Hudson, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2271744003

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