Jennifer Falck Linssen :: artist

Press Releases

- "At First Light" Press Release
Franklin G. Burroughs - Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum, Myrtle Beach, SC
April 28 - September 16, 2012

- "A Haiku Moment" Press Release
Canyon Gallery, Boulder, CO
July 30 - August 28, 2011

- "Between the Lines" Press Release
Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO
September 17 - November 14, 2010

- "Beyond Katagami" Press Release
Longmont Museum, Longmont, CO
January 23 - March 22, 2009

- "The Shape of Things: Paper Traditions and Transformations" Press Release
San Francisco Museum of Craft and Folk Art
November 14, 2008 - February 15, 2009

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

Artist One Sheet

Download a 'one sheet' on Jennifer Falck Linssen in pdf form.

Press :: Articles and Quotes

Surface Design Journal, Katagami Inversions by Ginger Knowlton, December Wind & Crest

Surface Design Journal
"Katagami Inversions"
profile by Ginger Knowlton
Fall 2009
Open Surfaces Issue
Volume 34, No 1

"... This process of transference, and of the imagined, is what seems to drive the artist: an exploration between real/physical/tangible and tenuous/ethereal/potential. On one level, there is the dynamic between positive and negative space constructed through paper carving, air and light passing through the small pieces of fiber cut away from a larger whole. But there is also the sweep and curve of a vessel filled with - nothing, but in this sense, everything - all of the potential of the absence of the missing elements. This is where Linssen's sculpture becomes water, or fire, in that essential empty space at once created and surrounded by earth and air elements.
It is a credit to Linssen's vision that she, like all artists must, can see with "new," or unbiased, fluid eyes. Historically, katagami is a means to an end, a pattern, a stencil. But Linssen uses the stencils themselves to make her sculptures, thus interrupting an ancient process and inverting a long-established order and outcome. ...
... As the cliche stands, an artist cannot expect to successfully reinvent the wheel. Rather, she must first learn from what has come before. It seems that, through some lenses, Jennifer Falck Linssen has accomplished both endeavors."

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 - Summer 2009
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

2010 :: Hand/Eye Magazine by Rebeca Schiller, "Resiliency, Rebirth, Endurance", April 1, 2010

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 - "At First Light" Press Release Franklin G. Burroughs - Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum, Myrtle Beach, SC April 28 - September 16, 2012 - "A Haiku Moment" Press Release Canyon Gallery, Boulder, CO July 30 - August 28, 2011 - "Between the Lines" Press Release Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO September 17 - November 14, 2010 - "Beyond Katagami" Press Release Longmont Museum, Longmont, CO January 23 - March 22, 2009 - "The Shape of Things: Paper Traditions and Transformations" Press Release San Francisco Museum of Craft and Folk Art November 14, 2008 - February 15, 2009 - Los Angeles Craft and Folk Art Museum Press Release "Contemporary Katagami: Works by Jennifer Falck Linssen" February 10 - April 27, 2008 Artist One Sheet Download a 'one sheet' on Jennifer Falck Linssen in pdf form. Press :: Articles and Quotes Surface Design Journal "Katagami Inversions" profile by Ginger Knowlton Fall 2009 Open Surfaces Issue Volume 34, No 1 "... This process of transference, and of the imagined, is what seems to drive the artist: an exploration between real/physical/tangible and tenuous/ethereal/potential. On one level, there is the dynamic between positive and negative space constructed through paper carving, air and light passing through the small pieces of fiber cut away from a larger whole. But there is also the sweep and curve of a vessel filled with - nothing, but in this sense, everything - all of the potential of the absence of the missing elements. This is where Linssen's sculpture becomes water, or fire, in that essential empty space at once created and surrounded by earth and air elements. It is a credit to Linssen's vision that she, like all artists must, can see with "new," or unbiased, fluid eyes. Historically, katagami is a means to an end, a pattern, a stencil. But Linssen uses the stencils themselves to make her sculptures, thus interrupting an ancient process and inverting a long-established order and outcome. ... ... As the cliche stands, an artist cannot expect to successfully reinvent the wheel. Rather, she must first learn from what has come before. It seems that, through some lenses, Jennifer Falck Linssen has accomplished both endeavors." 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 - Summer 2009 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 2010 :: Hand/Eye Magazine by Rebeca Schiller, "Resiliency, Rebirth, Endurance", April 1, 2010 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