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Joan Rhine and Jim Meilander often collaborate on their handmade paper
vessels and decorative plates. They opened their papermaking studio
Submarine Paperworks in San Francisco eighteen years ago, and relocated it
to Gualala in 2000.
Joan combines her handmade paper with mixed-media in abstract
wall-pieces,
decorative home accessories and jewelry. Her colors, forms and textures
are
inspired by landscapes and natural phenomena. Her strong design background
has led her to a predilection for controlled simple forms, which she
enjoys
combining with random elements. She has been exploring vessel forms and
has
originated a unique way of weaving with paper, metal and fiber.
Jim works with handmade paper and many other materials using a wide
range
of techniques: collage, printmaking, painting, drawing and sculpture. His
artworks are a playful personal synthesis of real and imaginary images. He
has recently been creating mixed-media wall-pieces which draw upon a
number
of different techniques in the same piece.
Joan and Jim are feeling very creatively stimulated by their new
environment. They have been collecting natural materials including wild
grasses from their land in Gualala, and find the colors, textures, and
atmosphere of the North Coast inspiring their new work.
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