Jacqueline Mallegni
Paper Rain Studio
paper.rain.studio@mallegni.com
Images:
Ancestor Bones
Cast kozo pulp, indigo, charcoal
23 x 12 x 9 inches
2020
Ancestor Journey
Cast kozo paper, indigo, joomchi, encaustic
19 x 7 x 4 inches
2021
Broken Eggs
Cast kozo paper, indigo, encaustic, paper cord
30 x 13 x 10 inches
2020
Emergent
Cast kozo paper, paper cord
13 x 10 x 8 inches
2020
Joomchi Vessel
Cast joomchi paper, indigo, sumi ink
9 x 8 x 8 inches
2020
Brief Bio:
I came to making washi through my fascination and appreciation of Japanese aesthetics, philosophies of wabi-sabi, and yûgen, and my passion for organic materials. Many years spent collecting dye plant materials for loom weaving and basketry easily translated into using some of the same dye plants to add color and texture to handmade paper. The ancient art of papermaking, for me the process of