Sandra Hansen, MFA  

ARTNOMAD 

When Sandra Hansen became an Eco artist in 2014 she began painting about environmental issues. She then moved to creating art from plastic bags.  Sandra wanted to become more environmentally sound in her art practice. In 2015 she fell in love with the magic of creating something translucent from leaves and bark. Handmade paper is completely environmentally sound and can be absolutely gorgeous. Its rich texture and its delicate gauzy effects are amazing. Paper has the ability to bring alive the horrendous problems of water pollution simply by putting plastic bags into the pulp. Paper is exceedingly versital as well and can be used in many multimedia objects and hangings. 

Women are vulnerable to domestic violence, and divorce. The painting is of my mother as a baby when her mother struggled to keep a marriage intact after an affair ripped it apart. The apron is recreated from vintage fabric and patterns.

Texas Peaches

48 x 30 x 4 in

Oil on Cotton on Masonite

$600