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Len Eisenhood: Marbled Papers
Painter and paper marbler Len Eisenhood will exhibit a group of his marbled papers at Jeffrey Moose Gallery on Bainbridge Island for the month of February. A reception will be held on First Friday, February 7th from 6 to 8 PM. A Facebook Livestream will be broadcast from approximately 5:10 to 5:30 with the artist providing a walk-through commentary on works in the show.
While Mr. Eisenhood studied briefly with artist Wayne Thiebaud in college, it was not until his exposure to paper marbling by local legend Don Guyot in 1980 that a fire started to burn and he began art-making seriously. This show consists entirely of unframed marbled papers, the first time the gallery has ever exhibited these works exclusively.
Marbled paper has a long history in both Asia and Europe. In the words of Mr. Eisenhood: “The traditional technique involves the preparation of a gelatinous bath of size onto which water colors, mixed with ox gall, are sprinkled or dropped. A stylus or comb are drawn through the colors until a desired pattern is achieved. Then paper, sprayed with a solution of water and alum salts, is laid on the surface of the bath and carefully drawn off. A thin layer of the gelatinous size will cling to the paper and must be washed off. Because the paper was made mordant with an alum solution the colors adhere, giving a marbled or veined effect.
Mr. Eisenhood was raised in an apple orchard in California, has worked as an orchardist and studied horticulture and international agriculture development at University of California, Davis.
His early career was spent in the Peace Corps as both a volunteer and, later, as a trainer. Education became a later career focus and Mr. Eisenhood received a Master’s in Education from the University of Massachusetts in 1972. He has primarily worked as a kindergarten and elementary school instructor since then. In the late 90’s he studied Scientific Illustration in a Certificate program at the University of Washington, where he studied with Tony Angell, Kathy Barker and Chuck Wood. Besides Mr. Guyot, Eisenhood has also studied with well-known paper marbler Pietro Accardi.
Please refer questions to Jeffrey Moose, 360 598 4479 or jmoose@jeffreymoosegallery.com.