Sea Flower

This contemporary modular direct paper sculpture is part of an ocean-life themed series."Anemone" is inspired by the flower-like marine animals that live within the ocean environment.The ornately colored sea anemone (uh-NEM-uh-nee) is named after the equally flashy terrestrial anemone flower.This paper sculpture is constructed only of hand cut, hand folded, archival color, inkjet paper modules and Ph neutral glue.There are approximately 3500 triangular double-pocket,double point modules ofpaper linked together. This is an ancient Chinese paper folding technique called "Zhe Zhi." The architecture of folded, linked and glued paper units creates a very strong and durable sculpture medium which permits direct paper sculpting. The science of topology dictates the slope and curve of the surface by the number of points linked in a circumference. Archival paper is acid free,color stable, and generally used as legal substrate for documentation and suitable to last a minimum of 100 years