Earth and Fire Triptych L Sage - Fiber Wall Art - by Kara Young

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"Earth and Fire Triptych L Sage"

Fiber Wall Art

Created by Kara Young
 
Triptych, as Shown
These pieces are made of 85 percent abaca fiber handmade paper. When the pieces have dried they are painted with gesso on all sides to seal the paper. The surface is then troweled with joint compound in the top 1/2 creating mostly a texture and in the bottom 1/2 a more cracked surface. While the joint compound is still wet, pieces of wood stove fired copper are embedded into the joint compound, they adhere naturally. The pieces are then sanded and the top 1/2 is copper leafed, painted with deep blue acrylic, which is then rubbed off. This technique enhances the cracks and texture it also creates a aged effect. The bottom 1/2 is painted with sage and golden colors.Over the painted surface encaustic ( bees wax, tree resin, dry pigments ) is used to create a deep rich and semi translucent look with the rust colored dry pigments underneath. Layers of colors and paint seem to float on top of one another. The encaustic can be buffed with a dry cloth to create a more polished look every 6 month or so. The use of handmade paper for the canvas of the piece gives an organic feel to the piece and the added benefit of keeping the work very light for hanging. This set of work would weight about 22lb. The pieces are wired and hung without a frame.
Dimensions: 32.0in H x 56.0in W x 1.5in D
This piece ships on or before: Mon, Jun 10, 2013
Shipping charge (based on items in My Basket): $100.00
$5375.00  
Individual Side Panel (shown left or right of center)
These pieces are made of 85 percent abaca fiber handmade paper. When the pieces have dried they are painted with gesso on all sides to seal the paper. The surface is then troweled with joint compound in the top 1/2 creating mostly a texture and in the bottom 1/2 a more cracked surface. While the joint compound is still wet, pieces of wood stove fired copper are embedded into the joint compound, they adhere naturally. The pieces are then sanded and the top 1/2 is copper leafed, painted with deep blue acrylic, which is then rubbed off. This technique enhances the cracks and texture it also creates a aged effect. The bottom 1/2 is painted with sage and golden colors.Over the painted surface encaustic ( bees wax, tree resin, dry pigments ) is used to create a deep rich and semi translucent look with the rust colored dry pigments underneath. Layers of colors and paint seem to float on top of one another. The encaustic can be buffed with a dry cloth to create a more polished look every 6 month or so. The use of handmade paper for the canvas of the piece gives an organic feel to the piece and the added benefit of keeping the work very light for hanging. This set of work would weight about 22lb. The pieces are wired and hung without a frame.
Dimensions: 32.0in H x 12.5in W x 1.5in D
This piece ships on or before: Mon, Jun 3, 2013
Shipping charge (based on items in My Basket): $65.00
$1400.00  


About this Artist

Kara Young

"My work is about witnessing how the passing of time affects the appearance of surfaces in the world around us. I see nature in all Her beauty, and I express this artistically in contemporary ways."

Kara Young, who has worked as a fiber mixed-media artist since the beginning of her career, is inspired by visits to ancient ruins, colorful rock canyons, and searching for petroglyphs and aged, cracked walls and doors in beautiful old cities such as San Miguel de Allende. Her work is seen as ancient, but also contemporary, fitting well into many different environmental settings.

Young's wall pieces are made with 85% thickly cast Abaca handmade paper. Integrated into the compositions are other materials and found objects. Crackled joint compound is used to age the surfaces, which are further enhanced with copper leaf, fired copper pieces, and acrylic paint. And now, many of the pieces are also infused with encaustic.

She majored in sculpture at Ohio State University, 1969-73, and has worked in weaving, art clothing design, and papermaking for the past twenty-one years. In 1986-87 she apprenticed with mixed-media artist Leo Hobaica. Above all, her study of art has come through witnessing Nature, seeing how She orders Herself and how She curves to the elements. This education is continuous and never ending.

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