July 2009 : small paper house made of parchment paper
| Parchment paper or grease proof paper is another of my favourite papers to work with. I enjoy the translucent quality and its association with everyday activities like baking. For July 2009, I stitched a small house of multiple stories using parchment paper. It was a 3 dimensional house but by the time Orah received it, it was completely flattened in the post. I made a series of 2 dimensional multi-story houses, already flat, sandwiched between two sheets of parchment papers. These were the pieces for my new work. The little houses look like they are enveloped in a mist of fog. You have to look very closely otherwise they may disappear forever. It is like trying to hold on to a memory that is slipping away. | 
'Paper Houses', parchment paper, thread, graphite, 15 January 2014
'Paper Houses' - detail
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