Jill Powers
Mycellium Transformation

Media: Cast flax and kozo, pyro-etching, Black Smokebush, Cave Paper flax base sheet
Size: 30 x 19”

Artist Statement:
The inspiration for this piece came from learning about mycoremediation. Mycelium can transform toxic elements in our soils. I chose to include the kozo and the Black Smokebush botanicals which have similar interconnected patterns as the mycelium.

Biography

Jill Powers creates sculptural, and installation art with handmade paper fiber, reflecting biological processes and challenging ecological issues. Jill teaches in the Visual Art Department at Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado. A graduate of Tyler School of Art, Jill has shown her work internationally, and her work is in private, corporate, and museum collections.