I had to take a break from framing my mother’s art but I’m back in the game again. About 5 more pieces are ready for the walls and I will continue daily until they are all done.
Here’s another one in Helen Andersen Paperclips Series. She made many variations on this idea, sometimes on colourful grids, sometimes in black and white drawings, sometimes as silkscreened cards and even as lithographed postcard prints.This one shows Helen’s willingness to use non-traditional materials. The bent paperclips are touched, appropriately enough, with metallic paint.
Below is a piece called Impressions of Toronto, made when she returned home to Vancouver Island after visiting us in the 80s. The subject matter is preety typical, but the medium isn’t. The painting is done on paper Helen made herself, using a food blender to create pulp from dried grass, leaves and old paper she picked up in her yard.
