Newgrange Series by Gayle Fitzpatrick

Newgrange Series

The Newgrange series is a response to my need to create a space of reverence, "sacredness," and awe: my neolithic ancestors built the Newgrange mound to fill that same need. Like them, I have used natural materials worked by hand, but my own "space," like my own world, is more fragile and less permanent.

Dyed kozo pulp, processed using traditional Japanese techniques, was poured into a western mold. Templates were then used for the shapes. Sheets were sun-dried; then the images were "pulled out" and enriched with colored pencils, creating a tension of surface/image/light.

- Gayle Fitzpatrick