Repost from Jenna Bonistalli MFA candidate in sculpture and UICB certificate student. Congratulations Jenna on being included in @handpapermaking ‘s limited edition portfolio #13! . . . @jenncbon_studio “I am super honored and thrilled to be included in @handpapermaking ‘s upcoming limited edition portfolio #13, ‘in between,’ curated by @frida.baranek. i spent a good portion of the summer working on this edition of 127 pieces (!!!). the design is a digitally embroidered pattern rendered from a « soundprint » of a gray catbird i recorded during a dawn chorus in northwest iowa, may 2018 while in residence @lakesidelabair . these sounds were a huge part of my life and landscape this past year and i 💕 them 🐦🐤🦆🦟 and all the possibilities the work has opened. many thanks to @handpapermaking for being so spectacular to work with and for showcasing artists in this way. it’s a real pleasure to be included with such wonderful artists and humans 🌸 . the thread is variegated rayon on bleached abaca, raw abaca and cattail collected from the prairie flower farm in spencer, ia . thanks to @uictrbook and @uiowasculpturedept @uigradcollege @uiowaart for the continued space and support 🧡” . #handpapermaking #contemporaryart #contemporarypapermaking #sound #dawn #pattern #embroidery (at University of Iowa Center for the Book) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5GS3cOJygJ/?igshid=6zno4fr98qjr


















