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posted on October 24, 2020 by mbs2013

Using overeaten abaca and a spoon to paint a garden in bloom.

Filed Under: Meg's Updates, Updates from Meg Tagged With: abaca, blackeyedsusans, coneflowers, daisies, garden, handmade paper, handmade paper paintings, handpapermaking, megblack, megblackstudios, pulp painting

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I began my art career as an undergraduate student who needed to be innovative in order to feed my art-making passion.  Too broke to purchase commercially made paper, I hooked up a garbage disposal in … [ Read More ]

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Meg Black is a New England based artist who has worked with natural fibers to create stunning works of art for over 30 years.

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I’ve learned the importance of deadlines this pa I’ve learned the importance of deadlines this past year. This painting must be finished by January 20 so it will be ready for a photo session for a gardening magazine. No matter how much more I want to work in it, I have to declare it finished by that date. My goal is to finish one painting a month this year-all with a deadline attached. #amonthinpaper #megblackstudios #artistpapercollective #handmadepaperart #pulppainting #papermaker #paintingwithspoons #coneflowers #topsfieldma #blackeyedsusan #russiansage #shastadaisies #gardenart
I’m working on compositions for a hospital lobby I’m working on compositions for a hospital lobby commission. This is one of my favorites so far. The images are cropped from original paintings and then printed on acrylic. I reuse original works to create affordable and maintenance free wall sculpture installations. ⁠
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Progress made on my garden diptych. #megblackstudi Progress made on my garden diptych. #megblackstudios #pulppainting #handmadepaperflowers #amonthinpaper #artistpapercollective  #topsfield #topsfieldislandgarden #coneflowers #shastadaisies #russiansage #gardenpainting
This short video shows my painting process for usi This short video shows my painting process for using spoons to apply overeaten abaca to a seascape painting. ⁠
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Working on my seascape painting of one of my favor Working on my seascape painting of one of my favorite subjects-the rocky New England coastline. ⁠
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I created this wall sculpture for a medical center I created this wall sculpture for a medical center a few yers ago.  Still feels fresh and appealing to my eyes. The imagery is inspired by local natures-scapes. ⁠
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This is an oldie but goodie. From my graduate scho This is an oldie but goodie. From my graduate school days. My professors told me I was a born sculptor. My response: a very large handmade paper sculpture of seaweed. I made an installation out of it by dragging it to the ocean for a photo op. #megblackstudios #amonthinpaper #paperartistcollective #handmadepaper #paper #papermaker #handpapermakingmagazine #northamericanpapermakers #abaca
Proud to present a check to the @tritowncouncil fo Proud to present a check to the @tritowncouncil for proceeds for the sale of my #riverroad prints. Thank you to #topsfield residents for supporting this sale. #megblackstudios #topsfieldma #amonthinpaper #artistpapercollective
#amonthinpaper A closeup of my pulp painting of #b #amonthinpaper A closeup of my pulp painting of #broughtoncastle in England. I took the photos that inspired this painting the day after #shakesphereinlove finished filming. #gwenethpaltrow #ralphfinnes #paperartistcollective #pulppainting #handmadepaperart #amonthinpaper #paintingwithturkeybaster #abaca #broughtoncastlegarden #megblackstudios #broughtoncastle
#amonthinpaper Several years ago I was commissione #amonthinpaper Several years ago I was commissioned to create this #pulppainting. The subject is of the collectors ancestral home in Italy after it was struck by an earthquake. I found it odd that she wanted a painting of a destroyed home, but I have to admit it does have its own beauty-even in its decay. #megblackstudios #handmadepaper #papermaking #abaca #cotton #paintingwithturkeybaster
#amonthinpaper This is a pulp painting-pigmented a #amonthinpaper This is a pulp painting-pigmented abaca and cotton- of #hydrangeas shown here Insitu. This painting is now in a private collection. #megblackstudios #pulppainting #handpapermaking #handmadepaperart #abaca
#amonthinpaper. This is my second post in this gro #amonthinpaper. This is my second post in this group. I am working on a commissikbedxaall sculpture that will incorporate these cotton and abaca panels as well as overbeaten abaca panels. So happy to be back in the studio. #megblackstudios #papermaker #pulppainting #artoninstagram #handpapermaking #handmadepaperart
#amonthinpaper this is my first entry into this co #amonthinpaper this is my first entry into this conversation. Day late dollar short. I use pigmented pulp as my painting medium. Most of my work is large scale intended for public spaces. #megblackstudios #paper #pulppainting #papermaker #abaca #paintingwithspoons #paintingwithturkeybasters
So proud to be featured in @helenhiebert #sundaypa So proud to be featured in @helenhiebert #sundaypaper. For paper fans everywhere, Helen is the go to expert recognized for her commitment to our ancient tradition. Don’t take my word for it, visit her at www.helenhiebertstudio.com.
Can’t wait to start working in my studio #2021. Can’t wait to start working in my studio #2021. It’s going to be a productive year. #megblackstudios #pulppainting #paperart #handmadepaperart #artoninstagram #impressionism #boston #bostonartists #capeann #gloucester #abaca #northamericanpapermakers #handpapermakingmagazine
Finally! #nationalparks #departmentoftheinterior # Finally! #nationalparks #departmentoftheinterior #debhaalandfistnativewomanincongress
Posing with my painting Autumn, River Road, with T Posing with my painting Autumn, River Road, with Topsfield Town Administrator Kevin Harutunian.  Prints of the painting are available for purchase.  Proceeds support the Tri-Town Council.  To order a print visit my website: https://megblack.com/galleries/small-11-x-20-inch-framed-autumn-river-road/⁠
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The sound of water on a cold winters morning. This The sound of water on a cold winters morning. This is what #davinci studied so closely as he designed his engineering machines. #megblackstudios #water
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Visited my commissioned painting “Autumn, River Visited my commissioned painting “Autumn, River Road” at #Topsfieldtownhall. I composed the painting so that visitors to the space would feel they are walking into the painting as they climb the stairs. This is something the #romans did with their mural paintings in #pompeii. #megblackstudios #topsfieldma #river #riverroad
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