Michelle Forsyth

Canopy, 2009.
Screenprint on hand-cut Arches 90lb. watercolor paper, Hahnemuhle photo ink jet paper, watercolor on paper, ColorAid paper, sandpaper, glassine, wire, beads, rubber stoppers, sequins, yarn, eyehooks and monofilament, 216 x 216 x 240 inches.

About the Work
Late in October of 1947, southern Maine suffered tremendous losses due to forest fires. The town of Waterboro was one of the hardest hit. Most of its land area burned and twenty-five cottages on Little Ossipee Lake were lost. Inspired by these fires, I photographed the re-grown forest canopy in Waterboro. I then created an installation that replicated the colors depicted in one of the photographs. Unlike much of my other work I strayed from the photograph and instead tried to create a space for wonder.

Canopy Remnants, 2009.
Screenprint on hand-cut Arches 90lb. watercolor paper, Hahnemuhle photo ink jet paper, watercolor on paper, ColorAid paper, sandpaper, beads, rubber stoppers, sequins, yarn, wire, straight pins, T-pins, and aluminum coated fabric on framed table, 24 x 60 x 30 inches.
[ collection of the University of Southern Maine ]

Inspired by the Great Fires of ’47 that ravished much of southern Maine, including the town of Waterboro, I photographed the re-grown forest canopy in Waterboro. I then created an installation that replicated the colors depicted in one of the photographs. Canopy consisted of thousands of hand-screened, hand-cut, and wire-mounted, leaf-shaped pieces of paper suspended from monofilament. The pinholes in this table that were left over by the process, which I used with my students to make the individual components for the installation, were then covered with the remnants from the installation.

Drift, 2009.
Screenprint on hand-cut Arches 90lb. watercolor paper, Hahnemuhle photo ink jet paper, watercolor on paper, ColorAid paper, felt, beads, sequins, monofilament, eye hooks, wood and wire, 60 x 60 x 180 inches.

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I then created an installation that replicated the colors depicted in one of the photographs. Unlike much of my other work I strayed from the photograph and instead tried to create a space for wonder. *Canopy,* 2009. Screenprint on hand-cut Arches 90lb. watercolor paper, Hahnemuhle photo ink jet paper, watercolor on paper, ColorAid paper, sandpaper, glassine, wire, beads, rubber stoppers, sequins, yarn, eyehooks and monofilament, 216 x 216 x 240 inches. *Canopy,* 2009. Screenprint on hand-cut Arches 90lb. watercolor paper, Hahnemuhle photo ink jet paper, watercolor on paper, ColorAid paper, sandpaper, glassine, wire, beads, rubber stoppers, sequins, yarn, eyehooks and monofilament, 216 x 216 x 240 inches. *Canopy,* 2009. Screenprint on hand-cut Arches 90lb. watercolor paper, Hahnemuhle photo ink jet paper, watercolor on paper, ColorAid paper, sandpaper, glassine, wire, beads, rubber stoppers, sequins, yarn, eyehooks and monofilament, 216 x 216 x 240 inches. *Canopy,* 2009. Screenprint on hand-cut Arches 90lb. watercolor paper, Hahnemuhle photo ink jet paper, watercolor on paper, ColorAid paper, sandpaper, glassine, wire, beads, rubber stoppers, sequins, yarn, eyehooks and monofilament, 216 x 216 x 240 inches. *Canopy,* 2009. Screenprint on hand-cut Arches 90lb. watercolor paper, Hahnemuhle photo ink jet paper, watercolor on paper, ColorAid paper, sandpaper, glassine, wire, beads, rubber stoppers, sequins, yarn, eyehooks and monofilament, 216 x 216 x 240 inches. *Canopy,* 2009. Screenprint on hand-cut Arches 90lb. watercolor paper, Hahnemuhle photo ink jet paper, watercolor on paper, ColorAid paper, sandpaper, glassine, wire, beads, rubber stoppers, sequins, yarn, eyehooks and monofilament, 216 x 216 x 240 inches. *Canopy,* 2009. Screenprint on hand-cut Arches 90lb. watercolor paper, Hahnemuhle photo ink jet paper, watercolor on paper, ColorAid paper, sandpaper, glassine, wire, beads, rubber stoppers, sequins, yarn, eyehooks and monofilament, 216 x 216 x 240 inches. *Canopy,* 2009. Screenprint on hand-cut Arches 90lb. watercolor paper, Hahnemuhle photo ink jet paper, watercolor on paper, ColorAid paper, sandpaper, glassine, wire, beads, rubber stoppers, sequins, yarn, eyehooks and monofilament, 216 x 216 x 240 inches. *Canopy,* 2009. Screenprint on hand-cut Arches 90lb. watercolor paper, Hahnemuhle photo ink jet paper, watercolor on paper, ColorAid paper, sandpaper, glassine, wire, beads, rubber stoppers, sequins, yarn, eyehooks and monofilament, 216 x 216 x 240 inches. *Canopy,* 2009. Screenprint on hand-cut Arches 90lb. watercolor paper, Hahnemuhle photo ink jet paper, watercolor on paper, ColorAid paper, sandpaper, glassine, wire, beads, rubber stoppers, sequins, yarn, eyehooks and monofilament, 216 x 216 x 240 inches. *Canopy,* 2009. Screenprint on hand-cut Arches 90lb. watercolor paper, Hahnemuhle photo ink jet paper, watercolor on paper, ColorAid paper, sandpaper, glassine, wire, beads, rubber stoppers, sequins, yarn, eyehooks and monofilament, 216 x 216 x 240 inches. *Canopy,* 2009. Screenprint on hand-cut Arches 90lb. watercolor paper, Hahnemuhle photo ink jet paper, watercolor on paper, ColorAid paper, sandpaper, glassine, wire, beads, rubber stoppers, sequins, yarn, eyehooks and monofilament, 216 x 216 x 240 inches. *Canopy,* 2009. Screenprint on hand-cut Arches 90lb. watercolor paper, Hahnemuhle photo ink jet paper, watercolor on paper, ColorAid paper, sandpaper, glassine, wire, beads, rubber stoppers, sequins, yarn, eyehooks and monofilament, 216 x 216 x 240 inches. *Canopy Remnants, 2009. Screenprint on hand-cut Arches 90lb. watercolor paper, Hahnemuhle photo ink jet paper, watercolor on paper, ColorAid paper, sandpaper, beads, rubber stoppers, sequins, yarn, wire, straight pins, T-pins, and aluminum coated fabric on framed table, 24 x 60 x 30 inches. [ collection of the University of Southern Maine ] Inspired by the Great Fires of ’47 that ravished much of southern Maine, including the town of Waterboro, I photographed the re-grown forest canopy in Waterboro. I then created an installation that replicated the colors depicted in one of the photographs. Canopy* consisted of thousands of hand-screened, hand-cut, and wire-mounted, leaf-shaped pieces of paper suspended from monofilament. The pinholes in this table that were left over by the process, which I used with my students to make the individual components for the installation, were then covered with the remnants from the installation. *Canopy Remnants, 2009. Screenprint on hand-cut Arches 90lb. watercolor paper, Hahnemuhle photo ink jet paper, watercolor on paper, ColorAid paper, sandpaper, beads, rubber stoppers, sequins, yarn, wire, straight pins, T-pins, and aluminum coated fabric on framed table, 24 x 60 x 30 inches. [ collection of the University of Southern Maine ] Canopy Remnants, 2009. Screenprint on hand-cut Arches 90lb. watercolor paper, Hahnemuhle photo ink jet paper, watercolor on paper, ColorAid paper, sandpaper, beads, rubber stoppers, sequins, yarn, wire, straight pins, T-pins, and aluminum coated fabric on framed table, 24 x 60 x 30 inches. [ collection of the University of Southern Maine ] Canopy Remnants, 2009. Screenprint on hand-cut Arches 90lb. watercolor paper, Hahnemuhle photo ink jet paper, watercolor on paper, ColorAid paper, sandpaper, beads, rubber stoppers, sequins, yarn, wire, straight pins, T-pins, and aluminum coated fabric on framed table, 24 x 60 x 30 inches. [ collection of the University of Southern Maine ] Drift, 2009. Screenprint on hand-cut Arches 90lb. watercolor paper, Hahnemuhle photo ink jet paper, watercolor on paper, ColorAid paper, felt, beads, sequins, monofilament, eye hooks, wood and wire, 60 x 60 x 180 inches. Drift, 2009. Screenprint on hand-cut Arches 90lb. watercolor paper, Hahnemuhle photo ink jet paper, watercolor on paper, ColorAid paper, felt, beads, sequins, monofilament, eye hooks, wood and wire, 60 x 60 x 180 inches. Drift, 2009. Screenprint on hand-cut Arches 90lb. watercolor paper, Hahnemuhle photo ink jet paper, watercolor on paper, ColorAid paper, felt, beads, sequins, monofilament, eye hooks, wood and wire, 60 x 60 x 180 inches. Drift, 2009. Screenprint on hand-cut Arches 90lb. watercolor paper, Hahnemuhle photo ink jet paper, watercolor on paper, ColorAid paper, felt, beads, sequins, monofilament, eye hooks, wood and wire, 60 x 60 x 180 inches. Drift, 2009. Screenprint on hand-cut Arches 90lb. watercolor paper, Hahnemuhle photo ink jet paper, watercolor on paper, ColorAid paper, felt, beads, sequins, monofilament, eye hooks, wood and wire, 60 x 60 x 180 inches. Drift, 2009. Screenprint on hand-cut Arches 90lb. watercolor paper, Hahnemuhle photo ink jet paper, watercolor on paper, ColorAid paper, felt, beads, sequins, monofilament, eye hooks, wood and wire, 60 x 60 x 180 inches. Drift, 2009. Screenprint on hand-cut Arches 90lb. watercolor paper, Hahnemuhle photo ink jet paper, watercolor on paper, ColorAid paper, felt, beads, sequins, monofilament, eye hooks, wood and wire, 60 x 60 x 180 inches. Drift*, 2009. Screenprint on hand-cut Arches 90lb. watercolor paper, Hahnemuhle photo ink jet paper, watercolor on paper, ColorAid paper, felt, beads, sequins, monofilament, eye hooks, wood and wire, 60 x 60 x 180 inches.