Torn Garments.

I new piece embracing the mistake, the throw away, and the scraps strewn about the studio. I set out to make a print on two connected pieces of watercolor paper. I glued the paper together, mounted it on a canvas, then began the printing. It didn't work out as well as I hoped as the paper began to tear as it dried and the image just wasn't doing it for me as a bold visual (the background black of the image is the print). I cut the paper from the canvas and laid it on the ground, thinking I'd completely cover what I had done...but I was surprised. The loose pieces of paper still attached to the stretchers formed a frame of sorts...the uneven edges, staples, rips and bends all added to the paper that laid within it's constraints. It created a depth and barrier that informed the paper behind it...and gave the material new life. After a little bit of work, Torn Garments emerged.