Embossed cellulose pulp, paint, iron
22 x 22 x 1.25 inches
SQUARING THE CIRCLE
Squaring the circle is a problem in geometry first proposed in Greek mathematics. It is the challenge of constructing a square with the area of a circle by using only a finite number of steps with a compass and straight edge. Others summarize the phrase to mean attempting the impossible, but still striving without the possibility of success.
Rust on paper, 21 x 21 inches
CYCLES & CIRCLES
R U S T O N P A P E R
Why rust? What is rust? Can rust revert back to iron? (Yes, but not worth it.) Is ‘rust’ used as a metaphor? (It is here.)
PAIN WITHOUT PAIN
8 x 8 inches
SCOTOMA Series
part 2
Embossed, cut, folded paper
49 x 14 x 36 inches (overall)
RAIN SNOW FOG
Water has magical properties. It can be a liquid, as in RAIN. It can be a solid, as in SNOW or ice. and it can be vaporous, as in FOG.
The time to conserve water is when there is plenty of it. One of the best times is during the monsoon season.
mixed media on paper 17 x 17 inch
The Road (Stairway) To Heaven
ROBERT FROST
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
"Unadorned"
"Altered"
BEAUTY
7 Embossed Monoprints, 8 x 8 inches each, five whose titles spell CREAM
Overall, the future looks bright for the beauty industry at some expense to those seeking the fountain of youth by the use of magic ointments, elixirs and CREAMS.
manila paper, cut folded 3 x 4 feet
manila paper, cut, folded, gold leaf 20 x 20 inches
THE WEATHER
This is the first in a year-long series of images of the Paper Art of TJ Mabrey. There will be one or more images a month. This month the two images presented are about the weather.
The weather has always been a ‘go to’ topic of conversation when we meet someone for the first time.
RED DARKNESS, 8 x 8 inches
SCOTOMA
There's a Scotoma for Everyone! Do you have one?
A scotoma is an area of partial alteration in the field of vision consisting of a partially diminished or entirely degenerated visual acuity that is surrounded by a field of normal – or relatively well-preserved – vision.