Cynthia Lewis

Dynamic Patterns (64 I Ching)
<strong>Dynamic Patterns (64 I Ching)</strong> <br/> Stitching/Pulp Painting on canvas, 12" h x 12" w, $300
Daybreak
<strong>Daybreak</strong> <br/> Paper cast from Woven Surfaces/Mixed Media on canvas, 12" h x 12" w, $300
Firmament I
<strong>Firmament I</strong> <br/> Paper cast from Woven Surfaces/Mixed Media on canvas, 12" x 12", $300
Firmament II
<strong>Firmament II</strong> <br/> Paper cast from Woven Surfaces/Mixed Media on canvas, 12" x 12", $300
Firmament III
<strong>Firmament III</strong> <br/> Paper cast from Woven Surfaces/Mixed Media on canvas, 12" x 12", $300
Earth
<strong>Earth</strong> <br/> Paper cast from Woven Surfaces/Mixed Media on canvas, 12" h x 12" w, $300
A Sense of Twilight
<strong>A Sense of Twilight</strong> <br/> Pulp Painting on canvas, 30" h x 30" w, $750
Gateway II
<strong>Gateway II</strong> <br/> Pulp Painting on canvas, 18" x 30", $550
Gateway I
<strong>Gateway I</strong> <br/> Pulp Painting on canvas, 18" x 30", $550
Source (Vessel)
<strong>Source (Vessel)</strong> <br/> Pulp Painting on canvas, 48" h x 18" w, $725
Sentience I: Fire
<strong>Sentience I: Fire</strong> <br/> Paper cast from a Woven Surfaces/Mixed Media on canvas, 32" h x 20" w, $700
Sentience II: Light
<strong>Sentience II: Light</strong> <br/> Paper cast from a Woven Surfaces/Mixed Media on canvas, 32" h x 20" w, $700
Sentience III: Mist
<strong>Sentience III: Mist</strong> <br/> Paper cast from a Woven Surfaces/Mixed Media on canvas, 32" h x 12" w, $400
A Moment in Time
<strong>A Moment in Time</strong> <br/> Pulp Painting on canvas, 30" h x 48" w, $800
Water
<strong>Water</strong> <br/> Pulp Painting on canvas w/Threads, 40" h x 10" w, $425
Eye of the Storm
<strong>Eye of the Storm</strong> <br/> Pulp Painting mounted on panel, 48" h x 30" w, $800
Divination
<strong>Divination</strong> <br/> Handmade paper/mixed media collage, 11" x 6.5" image (Birch wood frame, 20" x 16"), $175
SOLD-Majesty
<strong>SOLD-Majesty</strong> <br/>
What Remains
<strong>What Remains</strong> <br/> Handmade paper/mixed media collage, 7" x 9" image (Birch wood frame, 20" x 16"), $165
Made Precious
<strong>Made Precious</strong> <br/> Handmade paper/mixed media collage, 7" x 9" image (Birch wood frame, 20" x 16"), $165
New Tides
<strong>New Tides</strong> <br/> Handmade paper/mixed media collage, 12" x 8" image (Silver metal frame, 20" x 16"), $175
Glistening
<strong>Glistening</strong> <br/> Handmade paper/mixed media collage, 9" x 9" image (Silver metal frame, 16" x 16"), $165
Irregular Edges
<strong>Irregular Edges</strong> <br/> Handmade paper/mixed media collage, 9" x 9" image (Silver metal frame, 16" x 16"), $165
Passages
<strong>Passages</strong> <br/> Mixed media (including handmade paper cut from woven surfaces), 16" x 16" (framed), $165
Cascade
<strong>Cascade</strong> <br/> Paper cast from woven surfaces/mixed media on canvas, 16" x 16", $350

 

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Informational statement

Cynthia Lewis Paperworks and Design was established as a sole-proprietorship in 2003. In November of 2004, after many delays, I purchased and moved my home and studio business to the newly renovated loft space at the Eclipse Mill in North Adams, Massachusetts. I have continued to add to my equipment which includes the all important two pound hollander beater, a twenty ton 20" x 30" press, large vats, an extensive drying system and many moulds and deckles. The largest sheet I can make in the traditional manner is 19" x 25". I can make up to 3' x 5' pieces and thick sheets of paper using my vacuum system.

The raw material is generally a mix of cotton rag and abaca; abaca is a strong fiber from the stalk of the banana plant and is imported mainly from the Philippines. I also use flax (linen), hemp, kozo and gampi and on occassion more esoteric fibers. The paper has a neutral ph and is completely archival. It is sized for writing and drawing and the amount of sizing can be varied on custom orders. The paper is easily hand fed throughink jet as well as laser printers and takes ink beautifully. Mainly the paper I produce is customized to the particular needs of a client.

I was introduced to the handmade paper process as an undergraduate at the Massachusetts College of Art, over twenty years ago. At that time, I was working in textiles, specifically as a weaver and I continue to weave both one-of-a-kind creative wall pieces and I make scarves and shawls on a limited production basis. Shortly after graduation, I worked with Elaine Koretsky and Donna Koretsky at the internationally renowned Carriage House Paper. That experience was absolutely invaluable; I stayed a short three years before going to graduate school where I developed my way of working with paper pulp on top of my woven surfaces-creating "a cast" from that textile. That happened in 1993 and it is a process I continue to explore, probably without end.

Please inquire about custom paper for stationery and papers for drawing, printing, watercolor and collage, as well as decorative sheets of paper for a variety of uses.

Created - 12/13/2009 | Last Updated - 05/18/2013

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