Willow & Ware / Paper Plates & Roller Skates

This body of work emerged from the intimate experience of caregiving for my parents during their end-of-life transitions, then managing their estate afterward. Through documenting their studios and collections, I explored the ways material objects hold memory, identity, and lineage. The resulting series has been presented in regional, national, and international solo exhibitions, as well as group shows examining themes of grief, legacy, and the cultural significance of Hanji.

Willow & Ware @ Ripon College

Paper Plates & Roller Skates @ The Alice Wilds

Aesthetics of Loss @ Saint Catherine University

Aesthetics of Loss @ Ukrainian Institute of American Art

Aesthetics of Loss @ Arts+ Literature Laboratory

Hanji Works @ Jeonbuk Provincial Art Museum

Hanji Works @ PenArt

Musings, 18 x 14", screenprint on hanji. walnut ink. & charcoal, assembled & mounted on BFK Rives. (artwork purchased by the Warehouse Museum, John Shannon & Jan Serr collection)
The King, 18 x 14", screenprint on hanji. walnut ink. & charcoal, assembled & mounted on BFK Rives. (artwork purchased by the Warehouse Museum, John Shannon & Jan Serr collection)
Val's Transparent Gloss, dimensions variable, assembled screenprints on hanji. (artwork purchased by the Jeonbuk Provincial Art Museum)
Reciprocal Leveling, dimensions variable, assembled screenprints on hanji. (artwork purchased by Ripon College)
Fragile, Thanks!, 11 x 11" (11). screenprints, walnut ink, charcoal, BFK Rives, and paper plates. (Artwork purchased by Ripon College)
Detail from Fragile, Thanks!, walnut ink & charcoal - drawing materials sourced from my parents' property. My father's "sketchbooks" were stacks of paper plates.
Detail, screenprint. Color based on my father's collection of glazes for ceramics. My father's "sketchbooks" were stacks of paper plates.
Magpie, 11 x 11" (9 in series), walnut ink & charcoal - drawing materials sourced from my parents' property. This represents my mother's collection of snow globes, featuring a variety of her collected treasures.
Brand New Key, screenprints on hanji, hanji covered mirror, hanji covered stool, audio speaker in stool playing "Brand New Key" by Melanie. Tribute to my mother.
Willow & Ware - collection of my parents' artwork - drawing & willow sculptures by my mother, Karen Meuninck. Ceramic ware "armordillo" by my father, Tom Meuninck.
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