Favorite Fiber

Susanna Harris
A sheet of light blue-grey handmade paper with blue, orange, and rust-colored lint, pink, green, and white office paper, and deckled edges.

In this piece, Susanna Harris demonstrates a unique, experimental mix of pulp and dyes.

Artist's Statement: "Handmade paper using recycled office paper, blue dyed cotton linters, and pulp painting using orange, and rust dyed cotton linters. These sheets were originally created by me for an art installation to wrap around small trees in the woods to consider recycling, reuse, and its connection to deforestation."

A sheet of light blue-grey handmade paper with blue, orange, and rust-colored lint, pink, green, and white office paper, and deckled edges.

"Suckle Strangle" - Interior

Eileen Ferara
Inspired by Japanese Honeysuckle, this piece is a trifold and has brown and black block prints of vines and flowers on the outside. The two front panels unfold to reveal a black and green block print of a tree. The paper itself is handmade from cotton with seed, leaf, and floral inclusions.

Eileen Ferara's piece is an excellent reminder that one can appreciate the beauty of life while also acknowledging its downsides (as is the case of invasive species).

Artist's Statement: "'Suckle Strangle' features one of my favorite invasive vines, Japanese Honeysuckle. Its relationship to the native trees in North American wild places is problematic, but it has been here in the US since the early 1800's.

Created for the NAHP 2021 May Mail Art Exchange, the folded piece is a varied edition of 10. Printed on handmade cotton paper with collected seed, leaf and blossom inclusions. My favorite fibers are experimental, and often have natural variations in outcome. Imagery is block printed with monotype and colored pencil."

Inspired by Japanese Honeysuckle, this piece is a trifold and has brown and black block prints of vines and flowers on the outside. The two front panels unfold to reveal a black and green block print of a tree. The paper itself is handmade from cotton with seed, leaf, and floral inclusions.

"Suckle Strangle" - Rear Exterior

Eileen Ferara
Inspired by Japanese Honeysuckle, this piece is a trifold and has brown and black block prints of vines and flowers on the outside. The two front panels unfold to reveal a black and green block print of a tree. The paper itself is handmade from cotton with seed, leaf, and floral inclusions.

Eileen Ferara's piece is an excellent reminder that one can appreciate the beauty of life while also acknowledging its downsides (as is the case of invasive species).

Artist's Statement: "'Suckle Strangle' features one of my favorite invasive vines, Japanese Honeysuckle. Its relationship to the native trees in North American wild places is problematic, but it has been here in the US since the early 1800's.

Created for the NAHP 2021 May Mail Art Exchange, the folded piece is a varied edition of 10. Printed on handmade cotton paper with collected seed, leaf and blossom inclusions. My favorite fibers are experimental, and often have natural variations in outcome. Imagery is block printed with monotype and colored pencil."

Inspired by Japanese Honeysuckle, this piece is a trifold and has brown and black block prints of vines and flowers on the outside. The two front panels unfold to reveal a black and green block print of a tree. The paper itself is handmade from cotton with seed, leaf, and floral inclusions.

"Suckle Strangle" - Front Cover

Eileen Ferara
Inspired by Japanese Honeysuckle, this piece is a trifold and has brown and black block prints of vines and flowers on the outside. The two front panels unfold to reveal a black and green block print of a tree. The paper itself is handmade from cotton with seed, leaf, and floral inclusions.

Eileen Ferara's piece is an excellent reminder that one can appreciate the beauty of life while also acknowledging its downsides (as is the case of invasive species).

Artist's Statement: "'Suckle Strangle' features one of my favorite invasive vines, Japanese Honeysuckle. Its relationship to the native trees in North American wild places is problematic, but it has been here in the US since the early 1800's.

Created for the NAHP 2021 May Mail Art Exchange, the folded piece is a varied edition of 10. Printed on handmade cotton paper with collected seed, leaf and blossom inclusions. My favorite fibers are experimental, and often have natural variations in outcome. Imagery is block printed with monotype and colored pencil."

Inspired by Japanese Honeysuckle, this piece is a trifold and has brown and black block prints of vines and flowers on the outside. The two front panels unfold to reveal a black and green block print of a tree. The paper itself is handmade from cotton with seed, leaf, and floral inclusions.
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