Experimentation for any artist is important. During a recent conversation I had in which I talked about John Cage’s work at Crown Point Press, where he smoked paper by lighting newsprint on fire and then laying dampened paper on top and then running everything through a press. Having the conversation fresh in my mind I lit some copal incense, which I do on an occasion to be centered and clean the space of negativity, but before I put the flame out I grabbed a piece of kozo and held it over the smoke and moving the various directions I got a very delicate image. I liked what I saw so today I purposefully lit incense and did three pieces.
paper smoked with burning copal incense
paper smoked with burning copal incense
paper smoked with burning copal incense