NIKKI SOPPELSA

My Collage & Altered Art ... other stuff too

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Teabag origami art... The #12 Zhen Xian Bao with 4 compartments containing those 'words of wisdom' from #saladatea🙏 AND 3 'folded and ironed' T(ea) Shirts ... #nikkisoppelsa_artworks #zhenxianbao #chinesethreadbook #teabags #tea #foojoy #blacktea #greentea #cardamontea #salada #stashtea #ahmadtea #chinese #origami #foldedpaper #foldedpaperart #foldedsecrets #chinesefolkart #asian #paperart #handmadebook #bookart #bookarts #collagist #paperartist #artistsoninstagram #nikkisoppelsa (at Berea, Ohio) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7yUZSBBarA/?igshid=1mpq9n4aohbpc

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beauty in the components, in the jumbled words ... think about it. ~Zhen Xian Bao~ A Chinese Threadbook #nikkisoppelsa_artworks #zhenxianbao #chinesethreadbook #origami #foldedpaper #foldedpaperart #foldedsecrets #chinesefolkart #asian #handmadepaperbeads #paperbeads #wovenpaper #paperweaving #braille #braillepaper #paperart #handmadebook #bookart #bookarts #collagist #paperartist #handmade #artistsoninstagram #nikkisoppelsa https://www.instagram.com/p/B2O1GrwhjNT/?igshid=5v8zsh0c6it3

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~Zhen Xian Bao~ #10 a Chinese Thread Book (8 compartments) The entire cover...the second using papers from my stamp cleaning pad. Some are quite messy, some so randomly pleasing, some almost so but improving with a bit of ... in this one, collaging, related to the rest. A plain white interior of origami & folded secrets... It's small, it's quirky... #nikkisoppelsa_artworks #zhenxianbao #chinesethreadbook #chinesefolkart #origami #folded secrets the #art of #foldedpaper #foldedpaperart #collage #rubberstamping #thehead #bookart #handmadepaperbeads #paperbeads #handmadecord #paperartist #paperart #collagist #collageartist #artistsoninstagram #nikkisoppelsa https://www.instagram.com/p/B18v2oABxMY/?igshid=kq6d2lli3yoj

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another bit deeper inside the inside ... passing by two folded secrets to the bottom of it all ... The Big Box ~Zhen Xian Bao~ #10 a Chinese Thread Book (8 compartments) (and thank you #rock #collection for once again, providing an 'extra hand') ...the second using papers from all that hand stamping work I've done and inside ... origami play with a new coarse paper. There's enough hullabaloo on the outside to warrant a 'plain' interior...which I have become quite fond of. Is plain #white really plain... #nikkisoppelsa_artworks #zhenxianbao #chinesethreadbook #chinesefolkart #origami #foldedsecrets the #art of #foldedpaper #foldedpaperart #collage #rubberstamping #thehead #bookart #handmadepaperbeads #paperbeads #handmadecord #assemblage #paperartist #paperart #collagist #collageartist #artistsoninstagram #nikkisoppelsa https://www.instagram.com/p/B16JxyxBKYL/?igshid=1aibx4y3o91ra

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another bit deeper inside the inside ... The Number 10 ~Zhen Xian Bao~ a Chinese Thread Book (8 compartments) (and thank you #rock #collection for once again, providing an 'extra hand') ...the second using papers from all that hand stamping work I've done and inside ... origami play with a new coarse paper. There's enough hullabaloo on the outside to warrant a 'plain' interior...which I have become quite fond of. Is plain #white really plain... #nikkisoppelsa_artworks #zhenxianbao #chinesethreadbook #chinesefolkart #origami #foldedsecrets the #art of #foldedpaper #foldedpaperart #collage #rubberstamping #thehead #bookart #handmadepaperbeads #paperbeads #handmadecord #assemblage #paperartist #paperart #collagist #collageartist #artistsoninstagram #nikkisoppelsa https://www.instagram.com/p/B13oz8FB7ww/?igshid=dfoiwwrkxrs

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inside the inside ... The Number 10 ~Zhen Xian Bao~ a Chinese Thread Book (8 compartments) ...the second using papers from all that hand stamping work I've done and inside ... origami play with a new coarse paper. There's enough hullabaloo on the outside to warrant a 'plain' interior...which I have become quite fond of. Is plain white really plain... #nikkisoppelsa_artworks #zhenxianbao #chinesethreadbook #chinesefolkart #origami #foldedsecrets the #art of #foldedpaper #foldedpaperart #collage #rubberstamping #thehead #bookart #handmadepaperbeads #paperbeads #handmadecord #paperartist #paperart #collagist #collageartist #artistsoninstagram #nikkisoppelsa https://www.instagram.com/p/B11Bw9-BrVY/?igshid=y2u5m16j856c

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inside ... The Number 10 ~Zhen Xian Bao~ a Chinese Thread Book (8 compartments) ...the second using papers from all that hand stamping work I've done and inside ... origami play with a new coarse paper. There's enough hullabaloo on the outside to warrant a 'plain' interior...which I have become quite fond of. It's small, it's quirky...it's *IMPORTANT* #nikkisoppelsa_artworks #zhenxianbao #chinesethreadbook #chinesefolkart #origami #foldedsecrets the #art of #foldedpaper #foldedpaperart #collage #rubberstamping #thehead #bookart #handmadepaperbeads #paperbeads #handmadecord #paperartist #paperart #collagist #collageartist #artistsoninstagram #nikkisoppelsa https://www.instagram.com/p/B1yadA1htKf/?igshid=1d8y09fnqywvg

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This Number 10 ... ~Zhen Xian Bao~ a Chinese Thread Book (8 compartments) ...the second using papers from all that hand stamping work I've done and inside ... origami play with a new coarse paper. So, sample pc's. and pc's. made to fit come together... It's small, it's sturdy, it's quirky...it's me. #nikkisoppelsa_artworks #zhenxianbao #chinesethreadbook #chinesefolkart #origami #foldedsecrets the #art of #foldedpaper #foldedpaperart #collage #rubberstamping #thehead #bookart #handmadepaperbeads #paperbeads #handmadecord #paperartist #paperart #collagist #collageartist #artistsoninstagram #nikkisoppelsa https://www.instagram.com/p/B1v2XynBhR9/?igshid=18nepjyv89ci4

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This Number 10 ... ~Zhen Xian Bao~ a Chinese Thread Book (8 compartments) ...the second using papers from my stamp cleaning pad (so much art made!) Some are quite messy, some so randomly pleasing, some almost so but improving with a bit of ... in this one, collaging, related to the rest. It's small, it's quirky...it's me. #nikkisoppelsa_artworks #zhenxianbao #chinesethreadbook #chinesefolkart #origami #foldedsecrets the #art of #foldedpaper #foldedpaperart #collage #rubberstamping #thehead #bookart #handmadepaperbeads #paperbeads #handmadecord #paperartist #paperart #collagist #collageartist #artistsoninstagram #nikkisoppelsa https://www.instagram.com/p/B1tWqA7BjMp/?igshid=lxw6i1xjoft3

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This Number 10 ... ~Zhen Xian Bao~ a Chinese Thread Book (8 compartments) ...the second using papers from my stamp cleaning pad (so much art made!) Some are quite messy, some so randomly pleasing, some almost so but improving with a bit of ... in this one, collaging, related to the rest. It's small, it's quirky...it's me. #nikkisoppelsa_artworks #zhenxianbao #chinesethreadbook #chinesefolkart #origami #foldedsecrets the #art of #foldedpaper #foldedpaperart #collage #rubberstamping #thehead #bookart #handmadepaperbeads #paperbeads #handmadecord #paperartist #paperart #collagist #collageartist #artistsoninstagram #nikkisoppelsa https://www.instagram.com/p/B1qysHRh1vM/?igshid=94sciehkb2pz

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Inside/outside ... components compartments (7) and elements for my ~Zhen Xian Bao~ (#9) a Chinese Thread Book #nikkisoppelsa_artworks ...and why I've been making #handmadepaper #handmadepaperbeads #handmadecord ...the #washi made by someone else! #zhenxianbao #chinesethreadbook #origami the #art of #foldedpaper #foldedsecrets #paperfolding #abaca #mulberry #paperart #paperartist #collagist #nikkisoppelsa https://www.instagram.com/p/B1Q9HzuBVSn/?igshid=1wspj9voa7slf

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Happy August !🌻🍅🌞There's always a project, if not more than one, going on here...today, all these are on hold for a day or two of #papermaking in the 🌸garden🌸. That's the plan! #nikkisoppelsa_artworks #collagist #paperartist #zhenxianbao maker! #textileart #origami #sashiko #bookarts #washi #indigo #ephemera #paperfolds #paperpulp #abaca #zhenxianbao foldedsecrets #summer days of #August #artistsoninstagram #nikkisoppelsa https://www.instagram.com/p/B0n7voahkGP/?igshid=pqahzdxozwmv

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inside the covers...#foldedsecrets ~ Zhen Xian Bao (1-8) ~ #nikkisoppelsa_artworks #zhenxianbao #chinesethreadbook #origami #foldedpaper #foldedpaperart #chinesefolkart #asian #chinese #chinesechop #textiles #christo #sashiko #embroidery #stitchery #vintagefabric #japanese #indigo #handstamped #handmadepaper #paperweaving #handmadepaperbeads #paperbeads #paperart #handmadebook #bookart #bookarts #collagist #paperartist https://www.instagram.com/p/B0lMu1eh5xW/?igshid=d6gvmjcucuxv

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and so far, the outsode covers of ... Zhen Xian Bao (1-8) #nikkisoppelsa_artworks #zhenxianbao #chinesethreadbook #origami #foldedpaper #foldedpaperart #chinesefolkart #asian #chinese #chinesechop #textiles #christo #sashiko #embroidery #stitchery #vintagefabric #japanese #indigo #handstamped #handmadepaper #paperweaving #handmadepaperbeads #paperbeads #paperart #handmadebook #bookart #bookarts #collagist #paperartist #handmade #nikkisoppelsa https://www.instagram.com/p/B0ipJmahpQF/?igshid=rbfdyi7150oh

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'...something to have read' #nikkisoppelsa_artworks #collage #collagist #assemblage #ephemera #antiquepaper #antiquephotography #antiquebooks #bookparts #antiquekeyhole #cutandpaste #collageartists #artistsoninstagram #nikkisoppelsa https://www.instagram.com/p/BulsJNglPrj/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=zie0rh0wo44m

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'If you hold it to the light...#3' #nikkisoppelsa_artworks #collage #collageart #collageartists #scraps #fragments off the work table. #ephemera #mailart #postcard #abstract #art #myart #artistsoninstagram #collageoftheday #nikkisoppelsa https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt04K-yFWpo/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=i68cqcphnsne

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'If you hold it to the light...#2' #nikkisoppelsa_artworks #collage #collageart #collageartists #scraps #fragments off the work table. #ephemera #mailart #postcard #abstract #art #myart #artistsoninstagram #collageoftheday #nikkisoppelsa https://www.instagram.com/p/BtyNrlhlP7q/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1m8ea8w1zj7wm