Since my last blogpost I have several works and experiments with paper mache. The fact that it always requires drying time between layers goes well with my often scattered bits of time that I have for making art. On the other hand it also feeds into my tendency to try and do too many different […]
Author archives: Hilke Kurzke
Papier Mâché
It started really harmless with a few paper mache miniature kidney bowls that I made for my model hospital room. (In the picture a bit of it can be seen on the table behind my hand.) From there I started making little “pods” and filled them with scrolls and text, which I then put into […]
Fear Manifesto
Fear is a good emotion, it’s life saving. It can help you if you have to make a really quick decision from the pit of your stomach. But if you can afford just a few seconds to ponder, then fear is not a good basis for decisions. Don’t let fear win – a Challenge That […]
Eggshell Panels
As you might have seen in yesterday’s article, I am currently working a lot with egg shells. Mostly I put cut-out panels in front of printed images and like to think they are related to tunnel books. Working with these, I ended up with a lot of broken eggshells, too. Just to get rid of […]
A work intensive but successful May
When logged in to my page to write this post, and of course first took a look at my last blogpost. How can it be that more than a month has passed since I wrote it? I remember in the old days, I would blog about what I did during the day, and I sometimes […]