Sheryl Jaffe

Artist Statement

Some of my best friends are plants, together we share strength and flexibility, resilience and vulnerability; a need for air, water and light. I make paper and sculpture from plants to find serendipitous connections and to experience an internal balance/imbalance. I want to choreograph works in which the materials and I each have a voice, and to encourage them to sing and dance.
I live, swim and garden in Wellfleet.
I’m inspired by branches caught in windfall, dried grasses and vegetation in various states of growth, drying and decaying. I am endlessly fascinated by how fibers connect and reconnect, intertwining and transforming into something that breathes life.