Jennifer Falck Linssen :: artist

Press Releases

:: Craft and Folk Art Museum Press Release ::
"Contemporary Katagami: Works by Jennifer Falck Linssen"
February 10 - April 27, 2008

Press :: Articles and Quotes

Los Angeles Times
"Cutting-edge Visions Take Shape on Paper"
preview by Lea Lion; January 31, 2008
If you missed it on newsstands, you can read the article online here.

December 2007
Southwest Art Magazine
profile by Gussie Fauntleroy
on newsstands now.
If you missed it on newsstands, you can read the article online here.

"Paper Like You've Never Seen It"

Review Magazine, detail: Begin Again “A peaceful hike through nature at any time of year tends to inspire the collector out of each of us. Provided with enchanting gazes into the trees or at the ground below, one is likely to discover shapes, forms and objects that have long gone unnoticed. Many a traveler has filled their pockets with these precious keepsakes for private reflection: the perfection of a seed, the functional beauty of a cocoon, the texture and color of a leaf. Yet, it sometimes seems impossible to take the time to appreciate such things.

Formed out of various papers and precious metals, Jennifer Falck Linssen’s sculptures enliven this desire to become enraptured with details. Her delicate handcrafted baskets are created from organically inspired tones, forms and patterns that urge viewers to take the time to experience. Linssen’s intricately cut patterns invoke the Japanese katagami processes that were developed as ancient forms of silkscreening to create resist stencils for use in kimono dyeing. In Linssen’s work, these stencils are re-contextualized from artist’s tools to an art object in its own right. These lattice-like patterned surfaces illustrate a fetish in details that are delicately crafted metaphoric and archetypal forms. The addition of metallic wiring used to create sterling silver cores or to reinforce and bind the papers’ outer edges strikes a sense of balance in her work.

A resident of Colorado, Jennifer Falck Linssen has won-nation-wide awards in sculpture, basketry and craftsmanship. Her work has appeared in Chicago’s International Exposition of Sculpture Objects and Functional Art, the Surface Design Journal’s Gallery Issue, and multiple printed advertisements and showrooms with clients such as Crate and Barrel.”
- staff, Review magazine, Kansas City, MO, June 2007.

Sentinel "The intricacy of the paper carving is like a secret treasure hidden in the strong, bold structure of each [vessel]."
-Linda Ligon, CEO & Editorial Director of Interweave Press, Juror, IWC Tony Hacker Award for Excellence in Craftsmanship & New Use of Materials, Fiber Celebrated 2005, Durango Arts Center, Durango, CO.

Press :: Image Use

Winter 2007
The Surface Design Association has chosen my work "Beauty in the Deep" as the image to advertise their 2009 Conference Off the Grid. The first exposure to the advertising campaign appears in the Winter 2007 Surface Design Newsletter (Volume 21, No.1). See it here.

Online Press Links

2008 :: American Craft Magazine by Beverly Sanders, "Sculpture in Hand-carved Paper", April/May 2008 hard copy also

2008 :: Los Angeles Times by Lea Lion, "Cutting-edge Visions Take Shape on Paper", January 31, 2008 hard copy also

2007 :: Southwest Art Magazine by Gussie Fauntleroy, "Paper Like You've Never Seen It", December 2007 hard copy also


	HOME PORTFOLIO BIOGRAPHY - About the artist - Statement & Technical Info - Resume - Press - FAQ - In the Studio - Outside the Studio - On Location NEWS & EVENTS LINKS & LOCATIONS CONTACT JOIN MY MAILING LIST		Press Releases :: Craft and Folk Art Museum Press Release :: "Contemporary Katagami: Works by Jennifer Falck Linssen" February 10 - April 27, 2008 Press :: Articles and Quotes Los Angeles Times "Cutting-edge Visions Take Shape on Paper" preview by Lea Lion; January 31, 2008 If you missed it on newsstands, you can read the article online here. December 2007 Southwest Art Magazine profile by Gussie Fauntleroy on newsstands now. If you missed it on newsstands, you can read the article online here. "Paper Like You've Never Seen It" “A peaceful hike through nature at any time of year tends to inspire the collector out of each of us. Provided with enchanting gazes into the trees or at the ground below, one is likely to discover shapes, forms and objects that have long gone unnoticed. Many a traveler has filled their pockets with these precious keepsakes for private reflection: the perfection of a seed, the functional beauty of a cocoon, the texture and color of a leaf. Yet, it sometimes seems impossible to take the time to appreciate such things. Formed out of various papers and precious metals, Jennifer Falck Linssen’s sculptures enliven this desire to become enraptured with details. Her delicate handcrafted baskets are created from organically inspired tones, forms and patterns that urge viewers to take the time to experience. Linssen’s intricately cut patterns invoke the Japanese katagami processes that were developed as ancient forms of silkscreening to create resist stencils for use in kimono dyeing. In Linssen’s work, these stencils are re-contextualized from artist’s tools to an art object in its own right. These lattice-like patterned surfaces illustrate a fetish in details that are delicately crafted metaphoric and archetypal forms. The addition of metallic wiring used to create sterling silver cores or to reinforce and bind the papers’ outer edges strikes a sense of balance in her work. A resident of Colorado, Jennifer Falck Linssen has won-nation-wide awards in sculpture, basketry and craftsmanship. Her work has appeared in Chicago’s International Exposition of Sculpture Objects and Functional Art, the Surface Design Journal’s Gallery Issue, and multiple printed advertisements and showrooms with clients such as Crate and Barrel.” - staff, Review magazine, Kansas City, MO, June 2007. "The intricacy of the paper carving is like a secret treasure hidden in the strong, bold structure of each [vessel]." -Linda Ligon, CEO & Editorial Director of Interweave Press, Juror, IWC Tony Hacker Award for Excellence in Craftsmanship & New Use of Materials, Fiber Celebrated 2005, Durango Arts Center, Durango, CO. Press :: Image Use Winter 2007 The Surface Design Association has chosen my work "Beauty in the Deep" as the image to advertise their 2009 Conference Off the Grid. The first exposure to the advertising campaign appears in the Winter 2007 Surface Design Newsletter (Volume 21, No.1). See it here. Online Press Links 2008 :: American Craft Magazine by Beverly Sanders, "Sculpture in Hand-carved Paper", April/May 2008 hard copy also 2008 :: Los Angeles Times by Lea Lion, "Cutting-edge Visions Take Shape on Paper", January 31, 2008 hard copy also 2007 :: Southwest Art Magazine by Gussie Fauntleroy, "Paper Like You've Never Seen It", December 2007 hard copy also