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Creation Date
Fall 10-19-2023
Description
Wayfinding 2023, Letterpress printed on handmade paper (abaca/cotton), 21.5" X 6.5" X 0.25" (extends 43" open). Kerri Cushman is a sculptural book artist and papermaker with an affinity for letterpress. She is a professor of art teaching papermaking, bookbinding, and letterpress printing at Longwood University in Virginia. Her innovative work was selected for the cover of 500 Handmade Books and has been featured in 500 Handmade Books vol. I & II, 1000 Artists’ Books, 500 Paper Objects, and in Hand Papermaking’s portfolio Fiber Exposed! and the Language of Color. She conducts workshops across the country, exhibits her work internationally, and is the proprietor of Performing Goats Press.
Shared Obessions | NAHP Members' 2023 Annual Showcase satellite exhibit in conjunction with the opening reception ceremony held on the 2nd floor of the RISD Fleet Library, 15 Westminster St. Providence, RI. Additional work displayed at the RISD Color Lab, 30 North Main St., Providence, RI.
Keywords
North American Hand Papermakers, NAHP, annual showcase, Shared Obsessions, Color Lab, Rhode Island School of Design, handmade paper