Class: DS 501 Sustainable Forms
Major: Textile Design
This piece addressed issues of sustainability in art and design by using mulberry fiber harvested from a local restored prairie, and transforming it into a strong, flexible paper. Mulberry is an invasive species in Wisconsin. It would have been weeded out of the prairie to make room for native plants, so using it for paper was an excellent way to use something that would have been disposed otherwise. / It was important for the piece to refer to the land that it came from, and also to my personal history as a farmer and person interested in environmental issues. This piece can also be used in performance.
*Recipient of the Honorable Mention
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