"Crack"

Stephanie Damoff
This piece is an off-white, slightly speckled and slightly textured sheet of paper with an intentional tear in the center.

"Pressure/relief 

Pressures mount; the crack relieve the pressure 

Repairing/strengthening 

Weakness transformed to the toughness of the scar tissue 

Healed but always a reminder 

(the beauty of kintsugi) 

Scars worn with pride  or 

Humility; recognition of error 

The grafted twig grows into a new form"

This piece is an off-white, slightly speckled and slightly textured sheet of paper with an intentional tear in the center.

Relief

Judy Tobie
This piece is a beige square layered underneath a gilded gold and black sheet with Tibetan hieroglyphs imprinted on it.

"Pulp cast on Tibetan calendar stick. Black abaca pulp, Sennelier iridescent oil pastel rubbed on surface."

This piece is a beige square layered underneath a gilded gold and black sheet with Tibetan hieroglyphs imprinted on it.
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