Pedaling Paper & Art

Barbara Tullo Booth

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     In 2014, I lost my only daughter/child to melanoma. In her short 33 years, she impacted friends, family, coworkers and fellow volunteers with her passion for making the world a better place. Moreover, during her 20-month battle with cancer, she inspired them and me to live life to the fullest. One of many ways I honor her life is to listen to and act on the creative spirit that dwells in me. When I finally committed myself full-time to art I was motivated to unite my former life in accounting with the artist in me. The result was handmade paper and paper-pulp bowls re-purposed from shredded financial statements (paper) with inclusions from my garden and leftover lavender from my daughter’s wedding.

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Nature, the environment and recycling continue to influence my art as I scour my surroundings for materials – flowers, vegetables, tree bark, kelp, etc. Papermaking, block printing and other artistic endeavors I pursue since her death help me to work through my grief - as I recall happy memories and shed tears of loss. 

I strive to live an “artful” life in her memory.

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10% of all sales are donated to a non-profit in memory of bpw. #TEAMbpw4ever

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