Susan Abrams
Lush
Silver print photograph on paper handmade by the artist
15" x 19"; (framed 21.5" x 25.5")

About the Work
I am a photographer and papermaker. I have been immersed in the complexities of handmade paper for many years, exploring the unique structural and textural qualities of the material. This piece is an example of my work photographic work, printing directly onto my handmade paper using an applied silver emulsion. Although this image is part of a small edition every step in the process yields opportunities for variations resulting in a unique print that embodies my artistic intention as well as the unexpected.

Both my mixed media and photographic my work focus on natural patterns and textures. I am looking for an essence not easily defined. "Pretty" is not it, although the work is often elegant. I am interested in the natural cycles that are part of life, capturing the universal forces of generation, growth and decay.

Bio
Susan Abrams is a photographer and papermaker and has exhibited in many venues participating in group exhibitions and mounting diverse solo shows. A few of the institutions where her work has been seen include the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Philadelphia Print Center, the Lancaster Museum of Art, the Humanities Gallery at LIU, Brooklyn, NY and at the Irish Museum of Modern Art. She was awarded first place in the 2003 Photo Review International Competition, First Prize for Photography in Art of the State (PA) and has received numerous other awards. Her article, "Hand Papermaking for Photography" appeared in the December/January 2004 issue of Camera Arts Magazine. Abrams' work is included the collections of The Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Free Library of Philadelphia, the Irish Museum of Modern Art, McGraw Hill, and Merck & Company as well as other private and corporate collections in the United States and England.

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