All PaperLight pieces are carefully hand crafted and are one of a kind. They take pure cotton linter fiber and blend this with water, then cast this pulp on hand made forms. After drying, the cast paper shape is decorated with a raised design,and hand painted with various types of water based paints. Gold, copper or silver leaf is applied to most pieces, pottery shards are also cast into some pieces. All pieces have a hanger on the back, and are best displayed by hanging on a wall
About the Artist:
Doug was born in Minneapolis,Minnesota,and grew up in numerous areas of the country as the result of his father's career managing sales and promotion for a major record company.Doug's career as an artist began in 1995 when he began working with PaperLight.Doug became the sole proprietor of PaperLight in 2000.
Doug's work experiences prior to PaperLight were varied.Years in the photo industry taught about the use of light and color.Years of managing geophysical survey crews taught about logistics and production.Years of producing self improvement programs and courses for youth at risk taught about emotion,feeling and compassion.Years of working in motion picture set decoration taught about interior decoration,flexibility and precision.A constant through all those years has been an avid hobby of mountaineering,which has produced a deep love and appreciation of the beauty of nature.All of these influences come together to create a unique form of art.
Doug lives in Duarte,California with two talented artists,his spectacular wife Patty,and his exquisite daughter Lila.