Paper Arts Exploration   part one
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JUDY FUNK         Northwoodstudios    Creative Arts Cafe           North Central Florida

WEBSITE:  www.northwoodstudios.us ~ Home Page

Some paper explorations from this century. These are predominantly recycled office shred, dried on wire forms or my own molds & variously impressed and/or   embellished.  Worth a 1000 words?  Hope so. There are, nevertheless, a few words at the bottom of the page. History in progress.

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Mayan Calendar 10 in. dia.

 


 
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Gator, Embossed Panel

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24" embossed gator skull

 

 

 Persephone  sheet laid out on curved sheet of diamond lathe, pink pomegranate tears/ fluorite accents attached with fine copper wire unwound from small motor cylinder.

aka the deconstructed heart of Ceres

flayed and laid out

blood snow icy tears


Travois_Cradle

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Terra Tray
travois form on cherry branches
cotton and silk fiber / bone and stone buttons

Leaf Tray/bottom

Leaf Emboss/Stencil & Brush  18" x 24"

Full Tray
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Tray - Mold cast, stamped & painted

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reverse curve leaf and branch embossed
  earth pigment stencilling
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rox 24" x14"
fresco tray
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Tray, 14" x 18"
Venetian Plaster /faux

36" x22" Wall hanging
embossed botanicals/sumi-e ink detailing
 

Fern Page

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Some Timely Notes. Please feel free to remind us if we forgot. Or mis-remembered.  "People more often need to be reminded  than to be instructed"~ Dr Johnson

the WAY BACK & WHEN mix

1960 - 1983  (bc/before children)

 & a little later ... on throughY2K

early memories of Clay: dug with a spoon from local stream bed, fired in oven on bread baking day. Very process oriented
early memories of drawing on the wall. (not-happy)
(later memories of drawing on people. very happy)

1965-1968 ~ HS & Berkeley U. pottery

1968- 1980 ~  Judy Jensen,
The Clay Studio Rochester VT 05767 - porcelain bas relief, plaster molds, tiles

Quarry Hill Creative Center - pre-K to 12 project coordinator with core curriculum
a variety of hands-on workshops for low-income group = profound and satisfying exercises in re-purposing free and found materials. Turns out you can make almost anything out of recycled paper.


Top Drawer RubberStamp Co, Rochester, VT:
     Rubber Stamp design, signage
Frog Hollow State Craft Center, 
Victoria Falls NYC
& Private Sales:
    Scrimshaw and carved ivory
    Botanical watercolors and pencils
WRVH,Randolph VT
Madworks Printing Co. Waitesfield

    layout, graphics,
typography, darkroom ass'st
   Mule's Mirage, Boston MA,
 
  Fred's Threads Tees,Rochester VT
  Victoria Falls, NYC
& private sales
   Explorations in fabric decoration: stitch, stencil, paint, stamp,dye, batik, airbrush stencil design

and the fun continues to this day...
printmaking/tiedye/stamp/stitch
Adult  instruction, children's craft parties
Art supplies and materials at discount, on our venerable and respected website, www.northwoodstudios.us.

1995-2003 Complex molds :David Adler, professional sculptor/retired commercial mold maker NJ  Materials: clay, bronze, resin, plaster, wax

Color and figure studies: Carol Stronghilos, co-founder of NYFAI

   Workshop coordinator (and participant!) for The Compleat Sculptor Sculptors' Supply, NYC

Freelance projects design/fabricate/install:
l Horticultural Design Associates NYC-CT-NJ NYC-based  landscape & events company
Unforgettable Events/ Dan Hathcock 
Gainesville,  Florida
ZIBITS, Inc. Gainseville Florida
custom hardscaping elements and original creations,
permanent or temporary installations for private and publics events, zoos, museums and theme parks. more images will eventually surface... wrought iron g
ates   concrete   climbing dinos, murals, decorative and  faux paint and fabric treatments  back painted glass panels  backdrops

 

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