Description
Study S-23-26 is an original handmade-paper artwork by Carole Baillargeon, combining collage and natural dyes in a richly textured architectural composition.
- Artist: Carole Baillargeon
- Handmade paper, collage and natural dyes
- Plants and dye materials: walnut, horse chestnut, goldenrod, cochineal, citrus, indigo, quebracho, mugo pine, marigold, Ludwigia and savory
- Anti-UV protective varnish
- Created between 2023 and 2026 and completed at Le Vivoir during an artist residency
- Artwork sewn onto acid-free foam board that can be retained and reused when framing, then presented in an acid-free protective sleeve for safe storage until framing
- Dimensions: 9 x 9"
- Signed, one-of-a-kind artwork
- Certificate of authenticity included
A small house takes shape within an expressive landscape of fibres, natural pigments and layered papers.
The artist
Carole Baillargeon
Deschambault-Grondines
As a multidisciplinary textile artist, my use of handmade paper, natural dyes and their derivatives marks a commitment associated with neo-materialist philosophical thought, which highlights traditional knowledge by advocating a new balance between humans and materials, between the memory of previous generations and a renewal.
Drawing inspiration from cultural and social heritage, I treat my subjects with my visual language: a schematization of shapes, an abundance of textures, an expressiveness of gesture. The use of structural codes drawn from different fields inspires me to compositions and representations where iteration inevitably takes place.
