Artwork > Istanbul Etchings

Balik (Fish)
Zinc Etching with Handmade Ebru Chine Collé
2015
Taki (Jewelry)
Zinc Etching with Handmade Ebru Chine Collé
2015
Çiçekler (Flowers)
Zinc Etching with Handmade Ebru Chine Collé
2015
Akordeon (Accordion)
Zinc Etching with Handmade Ebru Chine Collé
2015
Midye Dolma (Stuffed Oysters)
Zinc Etching with Handmade Ebru Chine Collé
2015
Tespíh (Prayer Beads)
Zinc Etching with Handmade Ebru Chine Collé
2015

I visited Mexico for the first time in 2012 through UNT to do research for my MFA thesis. I made a series of prints and drawings of street vendors and performers, a profession and lifestyle that is not often seen in the US. When I was an artist in residence in Istanbul in 2015, I was struck by the kindness and acceptance of the people I met and I was taken aback by the similarities of Turkish and Mexican cultures. In my residency, I learned Turkish paper marbling, called Ebru, meaning “cloud” in Turkish. I was fascinated by the 800-year-old process and made a series of etchings of individuals I encountered in the streets of Istanbul using the Ebru paper I made as chine collé.