Ogden Museum of Southern Art
925 Camp St
New Orleans, LA 70130
504.539.9650 | HOURS
925 Camp St
New Orleans, LA 70130
504.539.9650 | HOURS
Nicole Bunis, Low Tide, 2024, Codium, kozo, flax, seaweed, onion skins, blue jean, shells, rocks, wax, mesh, cedar and walnut dye and cotton thread, 20 x 20 inches, Courtesy of the artist
Nicole Bunis is a New Orleans-based artist, originally from the Boston area, with a passion for papermaking. She explores sustainability and material transformation by working with unconventional fibers to create handmade paper with a strong connection to place and process.
Beyond papermaking, Bunis has a deep love for sewing, incorporating her handmade paper into quilt-like textiles. Sewn into each quilt are family memories, keepsakes and personal histories, turning fabric and fiber into layered narratives of resilience and tradition.The quilts on display are made from handmade paper crafted from recycled blue jeans, invasive seaweed, abaca, kozo, linen, onion skins, flax and corn husks.
Her work is deeply rooted in family history, drawing on stories of survival and traditions passed down through generations. Inspired by bodies of water and the power of storytelling, she continues to explore the connections between memory, material, and place with the help of the cyanotype process to include images of the matriarchs in her family. Bunis also teaches art workshops at Ogden including paper marbling and an upcoming bookbinding workshop in May.
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