I returned with a duffle bag full of work in process and lots of packages of joss paper. I don't think there is a source any nearer than Boston's Chinatown to buy more, so I came home prepared. I believe I have just about reached the right length on this book made with the yellow joss paper made in the shape of a large coin.
Back to the tea bags, I am continuing to create small boxes out of two bags sewn together. There are now over 100 pieces to the collection and I still haven't figured out how they will come together as a work, but eventually I'm sure the idea will surface.
This week I also completed a piece that I had started in December before I left. I need to decide how the two separate pieces will attach to one another....for now I have used large paper clips to hold them together. I also may want to use some gloss medium on the piece to finish it, so there are still decisions ahead.
I like the combination of working with the joss paper and the tea bags. It gives me a little more variety
rather than working with just one medium. But clearly it is the joy of manipulating paper that is holding my interest.
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