Fed Up. Unlock
Fed Up. Unlock Cast cotton paper pulp, letterpress text, burnt keys on handmade abaca paper by Helen Hiebert 15″ x 32″ 2010 Fed up. Unlock. illuminates a whorl of hope sandwiched between rich ambiguities. Mainstream media spoon-feeds the populace lies and exaggerated facts to make a compelling story and to further corporate interests. Residual…
Read MoreCard Catalog
Card Catalog click to view letterpress text, etching ink blot, acrylic painted brain; wooden frame built by John Norton 97″ x 52″ x 6″ 1996 What does it look like for you? Is the question asked under the ink blot. Anonymous answers are scrawled on the reverse side as well as markings on the actual…
Read MoreForest Swatch
Forest Swatch click to view wool felt, found bark, lichen and moss, silk thread, fir frame 23″ x 23″ 2013 I collected many plant species and bark remnants during my week in the wild on my Alpenglow adventure with Signal Fire. The colors and textures caught my attention and my senses went from macro to…
Read MoreFamily Values
Family Values click to view Old bible, drilled holes 12″ x 10″ x 3 1/4″ 2005 Family Values is part of the Architecture and Allied Arts Library collection at the University of Oregon Family Values boldly drills the LGBTQ pride symbol (an upside down pink triangle reclaimed from the Nazi regime as a symbol…
Read MoreThe Hairy Times
The Hairy Times click to view Hairy Times was made under the guidance of Helen Hiebert in her paper studio in Portland, Oregon. hand-made paper from shredded LA and NY Times, human hair, letterpress text 14″ x 15″ x 2.5″ 2005 The Hairy Times is a hand-made newspaper created from shredded New York and Los…
Read Moreknowledgeable
knowledgeable click to view letterpress, linoleum cuts, coptic stitch 9″ x 13″ (open) 1995 Knowledgeable parodies institutional testing’s efforts to calibrate human potential. Mimicking the style of the tests we’ve been so well trained to take- SATs, IQ, GMATs etc. – Knowledgeable is divided into four sections: language, reading, math, and writing. But rather than…
Read MoreMt. Hood Wilderness
Mt. Hood Wilderness click to view Unique artist book; Handset letterpress title card, title page, colophon, India ink on sewn accordion-fold Gampi paper, wool felt, found sticks, lichen, tin box. Mt Hood Wilderness is part of the San Fransisco Museum of Modern Art’s Artist Book Collection tin box – 5″ x 6″ x 1.75″, book…
Read MoreCLOUDLAND
CLOUDLAND click to view unique artist book; Handset letterpress colophon and title card, eight unbound loose accordion-folded watercolors, burnings, wool felt, tin box. Handmade paper by Helen Hiebert. tin box – 5″ x 6″ x 1.75″, book 2.5″ x 2.25″ x 1.5″ – closed, each accordion page open – 18″ x 2.5 2013 Painted on…
Read MoreThe Black Hole
The Black Hole click to view accordion book, hairball, letterpress text 3″ x 2″ x 1/2″ 2003 This tiny double-sided accordion book with wooden covers, printed parchment strap, and a surprise hairball sewn at the back, is an intimate journey that explores personal issues around hair. The book is letterpress printed on handmade paper in…
Read MoreUnbroken Arbor Vitae
Unbroken Arbor Vitae click to view Site-specific collaborative Installation at the Suho Memorial Paper Museum in Taipei, Taiwan. 2014 Video Play Video Times4 is four Portland Artists, Anne Greenwood, Diane Jacobs, Shu-Ju Wang, and Rachel Siegel, who collaboratively designed and created Unbroken Arbor Vitae for the Suho Memorial Paper Museum. The installation focuses on reverence and regeneration of our…
Read MoreStitched Human Hair
Stitched Human Hair click to view human hair, letterpress wood type, wool or paper varied sizes 2004-2008
Read MoreBowing to Paradox
Bowing to Paradox click to view magnolia leaves, etched glass, chicken wishbones, wood, and metal tears – title is from a fragment in Kathleen Flowers’ poem Like Blossoms Falling. Solo exhibition at 23 Sandy Gallery in Portland, Oregon 2010 Bowing to Paradox is an exhibition that contemplates life – both the joys and the sorrows. It…
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