Heather Leigh Corey
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Harvest Bouquet, abaca base sheet with sculpted and pigmented abaca 
Floral Vessels, sculpted and pigmented abaca 
Petal Composition #1, abaca base sheet with pigmented abaca and dried roses
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Artist StatementI am fascinated by exquisiteness, but I suspect that there is an underlying helplessness. As I break down a plant into its fibrous form, I reconstitute its make-up to reflect how I see it in nature. Beating time softens this fiber which creates a pulp that can be cast in low or high relief. Typically, I hand-coil wet abaca pulp to sculpt bouquets for which I feel are genuinely beautiful. Each flower is left to dry freestanding where it may shrivel and turn to a darker shade around its outer edge. Their subtle distortions symbolize apprehension and imperfection. This body of work is an exploration upon themes of interior and exterior fragility. Hand-cast abaca, along with a variety of other fibers mixed into a pulp, and dried roses constitute garment constructions and forms of foliage. As I translate a sewing process into paper, I can manipulate a fleshy fabric and use my hands as a bobbin to wind the fibrous abaca into flowers as they bloom and wilt. Read Heather’s resume here. Connect with Heather: Artslant: http://www.artslant.com/global/artists/show/189997-heather-corey
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