Patterns resembling things found in nature can be generated as Voronoi diagrams. The veins in insect wings and tree leaves seem to be especially described by this. The segments of voronoi venation generalization have unique but artificial venation patterns, connected end to end with a half twist to form a Listing band.
This form was chosen because there are a number of cycles which trees and insects interact with. They are the subjects of this piece, created for Prints and Prose: Ode to Appalachia.
The twenty-one segments are each made of black cover paper couched in mulberry paper, debossed, emphasizing the thickness of the segments. They are tied together using thread and wooden dowels.
I put wax paper over the segments while I was assembling them, so the paper wouldn’t rip. I couldn’t just throw the pieces away when I was done. Please enjoy this animation made from photographing stacks of artwork-adjacent material.
I also got a little distracted when I started taking photos of part of the artwork that no one else ever sees. These are the threads and dowels used to hold the whole piece together.
The photos here are different angles of the piece without any adjustments.
