On the amate pieces I mostly do a wash of the acrylic paint so it is as though the paint is rising up through the paper from the layer below. It is really two paintings done in tandem with each other. I have to constantly put them together and take them apart to keep the geometry intact so when the pieces are united it is seen as one cohesive piece of art. Everything has to line up with precision despite the tendencies of the paper to flex with the water in the paint. I do not fight with the mediums. If they want to bend then I let it do that. I think it looks cool to be able to see below the holes in the amate to get a glimpse of the mulberry paper painting below.

Joomchi is a separate paper making process that uses Korean hanji paper, water and the manipulation of my hands to join the long mulberry fibers together. It is very archival with evidence showing pieces made with hanji lasting a thousand years! Each colorfield is one piece of hanji paper that has been cut or torn then layered on with water. When the design is completed I do a series of watering and squeezing before drying. After it is dried I can embellish with paint, cyanotype, pressed botanicals or leave it as it is.