installations

Folded & Flat: Revealing The Geometry of Paper Airplanes

Who doesn't love paper airplanes? I fold my paper in a variety of paper airplanes, dye it in indigo on both sides, and when unfolded a geometric pattern appears. I love composing the sheets into compositions which are reminiscent of quilts. Quilts, just like paper airplanes are usually made of throw away material or paper.

Origami Folds: Patterning Paper Yukatas

Folds have been an intrinsic part of my shibori dyeing, so it was inevitable that I would investigate origami folding. The preliminary folds for creating most origami figures are called the diamond, bird, frog, and fish. By dyeing the surface of these simple folds a variety of geometric patterns are revealed.