Marjorie Fedyszyn
Bound Paper II

Media: Artist made over-beaten abaca, muslin salvage strips, nymo thread, iron spikes

Artist Statement:
Because of the lack of agency as a child as stated above, the need to control all aspects of my life as an adult seemed a necessity. I have since learned we have authority only over the choices we make and everything else is simply an illusion.

In my studio I still try with great determination to control my materials and outcome  and learned quickly I had met my match in over-beaten abaca. Conceptually my goal was a series of accordion pleated panels. I glued, meticulously folded, hung and weighted each panel from the rafters of my studio over night. Returning the next day I discovered torn, warped, twisted and arresting panels of great beauty.

Working in abaca is a lesson in letting go and trusting the materials. Bound Paper II  gives the illusion of suspension between two fixed points but in reality it is a rigid panel of paper resting in place. 

Biography

Multidisciplinary artist, Marjorie Fedyszyn combines techniques from her former career as a scenic artist in theater with a life time of fiber arts skills to create abstracted narratives of her emotional histories through sculpture and installations. Paper making, drawing and hand sewing brings focus through these meditative techniques.

Fedyszyn is fortunate to have the support of a number of grants and fellowships; most recently a 2020 MN Artist Initiative Grant and the MCAD-Jerome Foundation Early Career Artist Fellowship. Her studio practice in the historic Casket Arts Building in NE Minneapolis includes, sculpture, painting, drawing and installation.