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How did she do that?

First a quick sketch of the idea followed by a final drawing
 
Each low relief (raised) image is sculpted in modeling clay onto an acrylic sheet.
 
Then a negative mold is made from that original sculpture.
 

Paper pulp (Hemp & Banana fiber) in water is poured into the image in the negative mold.  The water in the pulp is removed by pressing then placed onto a drying rack.

When the paper casting is dried it is removed from the mold and hand finished with applications of color pencil, watercolor pencil, pastels or inks to enhance the figure. A collage of various colored hand produced papers from other cultures (i.e. Japanese rice papers, Thai papers, etc.) using an archival grade adhesive is the final addition.

Each base figurative image is cast multiple times,  though only when ordered(on demand). Each casting can have a different base color and surface embellishments according to the tastes of the client. The Figure remains the same.

Since there are "Multiple Originals" made from each sculpture, they are numbered to show how many castings have been made and what the final number of castings in the series will be.
Example: 4/25 means that it is the 4th casting in a series of 25. When the 25th casting is made the mold will be broken

The uneven "deckled" edge is an indication of a hand made piece of paper and as such is not trimmed and is left showing when matted.

 
Because each piece is individually colored and collaged, each image is a unique piece of artwork.
Custom colors and collages can be applied to any of the cast images to suit a client's tastes.

 

 

 

 

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