“White clouds crown the heavens. The streams draw music from the harp.”
— Setchō, 980 A.D.
Kandis Susol’s encaustic paper sculptures are created with Japanese Kozo pulp, wax and damar resin to reflect the flow of nature’s elements and to evoke a meditative state of mind. Below are recent features of the artist’s work in interior design magazines.
Current Exhibit:
Letters from Earth and Sky
Letters from Earth and Sky by Kandis Susol is currently showing at WINSTON Wächter (May through June 12th) was inspired by Susol’s participation in a group exhibition at the Museum of Northwest Art, focusing on climate change and its effects on coastal communities. In Letters from Earth and Sky, Susol creates impressions of shifting landscapes and the voids created over time. Susol’s works retain their sense of gentleness, delicacy and harmony, while clearly showing how that balance can be shaken with shifting tides. Letters from Earth and Sky draws inspiration from the light around us and the land supporting our future. Susol shares her thoughts on her newest collection in this video.
Inside Artist Kandis Susol’s Jakuan Studio
Creative director Curt Pliler captures artist Kandis Susol at her Jakuan Studio on remote Orcas Island. The artist shares how the ritual of making and sharing ceremonial matcha tea reflects the meditative approach she takes with her paper-making and her sought-after encaustic paper sculptures.
Jakuan Studio: Artist Kandis Susol—Video by Curt Pliler