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I am enjoying an artist in residency in Costa Rica at Le Diamant Vert (Green Diamond) in Uvita on the southwest Pacific Coast of Costa Rica. It’s a beautiful place with wonderful beaches and tropical plants. I am continuing to make paper from some of the local plants and also doing mixed media constructions with thread and other natural materials and a bit of painting on the collaged handmade paper constructions. I am creating some paper and thread sculptural constructions inspired by my time in Costa Rica that my host Marie M’Ayala Saurat, a choreographer will use in performance works. My husband Tim continues to take photos of my art project as well as doing some bird watching and photography of birds we see every morning here. See his site at https://allentimphotos2.wordpress.com.

Here is one of my pieces hanging on the dance platform/deck at Le Diamant Vert. I am making several hanging pieces that may be worn, used as props or provide setting for the modern dance work of Marie. Check back for more photos and news about my residency.

Detail of hanging construction with handmade paper made in Costa Rica
Peeling bark to make handmade paper in Costa Rica
Cooking peeled bark from what I think is a black mulberry tree near the house in Costa Rica. The handmade paper turned out great from this plant…a great color and texture and very strong.
Handmade paper with coconut palm fibers drying on a clothesline at Le Diamant Vert. This piece has some blue jean pulp from indigo dyed cotton and paper made from corn husks I cooked up and processed by hand in Costa Rica. Marie brings me objects from nature that she collects, and this is another way we are collaborating as I add many of these “treasures” to my handmade paper.