study (straightness), 2025
glassine, cotton thread, black tea
paper 6 x 5.5”
a study of the properties of glassine, a stain- and liquid-resistant protective paper. stitched through with the chinese character for “upright” or “straight” which is also used to take tallies. soaked threads in tea & coffee, allowing the cotton to draw pigment into the glassine.
z. serena qiu is a textile & fiber artist 