Paper > The Invasive Paper Project


Art with plants and papermaking
Landscapes for Later
Phragmites plants with paint, artist-made paper with various discarded plants, cast abaca with Phragmites with thread and light, mylar, vinyl
Dimensions variable
2021
Be Careful
Be Careful
Russian olive paper with found signage
13" x 9" (each piece)
2018
A Field Guide to Correspondence
A Field Guide to Correspondence
Handmade invasive paper, found plants, objects
Dimensions variable
2017
Detail of a Field Guide to Correspondence
Detail of a Field Guide to Correspondence
Handmade invasive paper, found plants, objects
Dimensions variable
2017
Detail of a Field Guide to Correspondence
Detail of a Field Guide to Correspondence
Handmade tamarisk paper with yucca paper
2017
The More We Get Together: Invasive Paper Project (Artist Book)
The More We Get Together: Invasive Paper Project (Artist Book)
Book with handmade invasive paper and silkscreen
8.75" x 23" x 2.75"
2017
The More We Get Together
The More We Get Together
Handmade paper with non-native plants, Detroitus totems, paper-making station
Dimensions vary upon installation
2015
Detroitus totems from The More We Get Together
Detroitus totems from The More We Get Together
Plywood with soil, trash collected from lots and neighborhoods in Detroit
2015
Participant at The More We Get Together
Participant at The More We Get Together
Artist with gallery visitor at the hand-papermaking station
2015
Making Honeysuckle Sheets
Making Honeysuckle Sheets
A paper-making workshop with invasives at a park in Detroit
2014
Making paper outside in the sun with SCA youth.
Making paper outside in the sun with SCA youth.
Pulling sheets from the honeysuckle vat
2014
Paper-making with SCA Youth
Paper-making with SCA Youth
Talking about moulds and deckles
2014
Various invasive paper sheets made by SCA youth and their leaders.
Various invasive paper sheets made by SCA youth and their leaders.
Phragmites and honeysuckle sheets with found plants from the garden
2014
Paper-making Workshop with the Student Conservation Association
Paper-making Workshop with the Student Conservation Association
A paper-making workshop with youth at my studio
2014
Paper made with Phragmites by SCA youth.
Paper made with Phragmites by SCA youth.
Phragmites with marigold petals
2014
Spring
Spring
2014

The Invasive Paper Project addresses invasive plants not as things to be cast-off, but rather as potential assets to our communities if treated carefully. While making paper in workshop form, we explore this idea of "invasive" together, finding new solutions for unwanted plants and seeking connections between our horticultural and anthropological languages. Participants make their own paper and generate new ideas about how to treat our landscapes and neighbors more holistically. We’re asking the deeper questions of what “invasive” means when applied to people, to neighborhoods, and to communities.