“your form was at once an arrow and a barrel, cradling anguish and desire”
Wire, Reed, fabric, fiber, gravel, handmade paper, and pulp.
~5x3x3’

Photos from last spring, displayed in the RISD Painting senior exhibition.

“All I’ve Got”

Acrylic on paper, cheesecloth, mirror film, handcut and handwoven nets, burlap and fiber heart, and collected voicemails from my grandma over two and a half years. installation in RISD's waterman building. ~12 x 12’ 2023

#installation #paper #collage

www.rahgerg.art/allivegot

"Freefall”
Ink, handmade paper, hair cuttings, cheesecloth, burlap, collage, in handmade frame.

21 x 26 x 1”
An elusive something, a fleeing someone

Thanks for all the folks who have found me here already <3 already feels so supportive

“Beast Thing”

Rope, branches, assemblage mobile featuring collage, CD fragments, flashdrives, keys, and SD card.

5 x 4 x 3

Thinking here of Cryptids, beasts, conspiracy. Had just read “Bigfoot for women” by Amy Pickworth

“Huntered” (cloak form) - installed with “Beast Thing”

Handmade paper: Mulberry, burlap, pigment, and acrylic.
cloak form: 5x3x2’ (see last post for wall form)

“Huntered” (wall form)

Handmade paper: Mulberry, burlap, pigment, and acrylic.

wall form: 5 x 7'

last pic shows the initial paper pour..! Getting to sharing some favorites on here to introduce myself :)

Early Papermaking experiments in my studio fall of 2023 — celebrating their fragility and earnestness. All recycled paper pulp, and starting to play with hand tufting to create something between mold/fur with yarn. ((please always feel free to comment if you have questions about my process!))

starting anew here feels daunting but also hopeful— wishing to connect with + support other artists and thinkers 🌱🌱 I’ll be posting some favorites to populate my feed, so for now, hi! Here’s a couple September studio portraits