“For me, my works are full of nostalgia. They take me back to my childhood and stimulate the curiosity that gives me creativity.” Even as an adult, the experiences I had as a child remain deeply felt. Influenced by this, artist Kate Kato is an example. She was fascinated by botanical illustrations and collecting insects as a child, and now uses them as nourishment to create stunning natural paper sculptures.
Kato’s paper works include various mushrooms, flowers and beetles, all imitated from the Welsh valley where she currently lives. She uses recycled paper and natural dyes to create almost one-to-one exquisite presentation. What’s interesting is that as long as you get a little closer, you will find that it is covered with “native” lines and words, where nature and humanity are carefully combined to create new life.
“I like working with recycled paper because it has an element of nostalgia and it gives the paper sculpture a history and a story. I hope people can see where the material for the work comes from and how I made it. What it is, trying to awaken the innocence deep in everyones heart." Artist Kato said.
These "reborn" flowers, plants and insects will be on display at the "Paper" exhibition at the Confluence Gallery in Washington from October 15th to November 19th.
