The LEXICON work is winding its tendrils around my imagination and my heart. The first set I called TABLET , then GHOSTS ,the OVUM, SUBTEXT, TRIO and HELIX. These pieces are like poetry..this is the work I have been waiting to make. It is my LEXICON, my vocabulary.
Susan Singleton calls her large paper pieces ZIGGURATS i.e.. ancient walls. They are made by stitching together handmade washi paper, then dying and painting the surface. Block printed and stenciled patterns are applied and metallic leafing is used as a contrasting element. Described as ‘zen-like’, the work has a classic formal composition with depth of color and texture. The work marks time, aging, the study of surfaces both familiar and curious. This art is quiet, meditative and calm.
