Wendy Tokaryk

Arc of love is a timeline; beginning with juvenile ideals and transitioning into a life long commitment and everlasting journey.

Cotton linter and recycled matt board are the materials for the paper pulp. The first batch of paper incorporated maximal daisy petals as pulp slurry inclusions. Whilst making each batch of paper, the daisies diminished. The sheets of paper graduated into a range of hues after adding luster and sparkle pigments resulting in subtle tones of warm white, pink, green, and red.

Handmade paper sheets, 4.6ft height x 20ft length

Detail photo of handmade papers with daisy petal inclusions

Handmade paper sheets, 8ft height x 30ft length.

View of installation from above left (day to night); mountain meadow with wildflowers, glacial river, mountains, and aurora borealis at night.

Right view (night), Aurora Borealis is shown with mushroom spore prints on black papers.

Detail photo of individual overlapped tiled paper sheets. Paper is made from recycled cotton t-shirts.

Installation studio is 12ft width x 30ft length.

Early spring in the mountains is re-created. Beside the simulated melting glacial river, handmade sheets of paper containing organic inclusions are propped on end to signal spring growth. At the far end of the studio is a framed series of clouds (etchings). These prints belong to a body of work titled Exempla (see the Prints page on header navigation).

A mock-up that envisioned a second print series of clouds.

A vignette installation plays an audio recording of a mockingbird. This bird (and many others like it) lived at the Cite Universite campus residence in Paris, France. Recorded on a cell phone, the bird simulates common sounds from the residence such as ring tones, alarm clocks, and urban activity.

Click on the image to hear the birds audio track 1 min 28 seconds

Garden at sunset. Inspired by Parc Monsouris, Paris, France.

Handmade paper, 12ft width x 30ft length.

Ocean waves calmly roll as white caps break at the shoreline and flow towards a sandy beach.

The sheets of paper used to create the beach are embedded with finely crushed shells.

Vermillion lake at night. This piece references memories of car rides with Baylee (my dog). When we couldn’t sleep, we would take a midnight car ride along Vermillion lake road. The moonlight was especially reflective during a clear sky.

The silhouette of a mountain valley is illuminated by the dusk sky. Light is reflected off the dark water.

Handmade papers were embedded with large glitter flakes to create reflective effects.

The last installation in this paper-based landscape series. This work became 3-dimensional and included a mobile.

A rock protruded from the corner and a stream cascades. Above the small pond, a rain cloud formed to release droplets. A raven and a magpie play and take flight.