Edwin Smith

Tapa #2

Inspired by: Unknown artist, Tapa Cloth

digital drawing, pigment on paper

34″ x 28″

2023

I am intrigued by what seemed to be a fragment of a border of a much larger piece, and what did that look like? Is this all that’s left? The entire Togan village made cloth by peeling and beating tree bark with mallets, then gluing the resulting strips together. The overall pattern was transferred onto the cloth with inked rollers and wood blocks. This contrasted with me sitting at a computer with stylus and keyboard. Working with grids and repeating patterns, however is not different. Artists also rely on a community for hardware, media, services to produce work.

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Edwin Smith

Sixteen Beaches

Digital composite Photograph/ pigment print on paper

17.5″ x 17.5″

2023/ 2022

I have been creating a series of mandalas, combining photography and digital drawing. This work started as a beach sunset, photographed in winter. I used Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator in creating the final image.

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Edwin Smith

Gristmill at Sunset

digital photography

8″ x 10″

2023/ 2021 capture

Sunset over the Gristmill at Moore State Park in Spenser was captured in February, 2021. I have photographed here in all seasons over the years.

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Edwin Smith

Playa Junquillal, CR Sunset

digital capture photo, metal print

12″ x 15″

2024

This was our first sunset in Costa Rica. Hoof prints made during a morning walk are just now being washed away by the high tide. The metal print conveys the sunset’s glow. You can almost hear the roar of the surf.

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Edwin Smith

Flower Pattern #9

photo composite

16w x 20

2022

I have been experimenting this year with patterns and mandalas created from digital captures of flowers and other natural elements.

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Edwin Smith

Seeing is believing. Believing is seeing.

Inspired by: David Seltzer, Sea Salt/Lemon Sage Justin Walker, Daddy Bruce

digital photography on paper

12″ x 15″

2024

Your eye creates an expectation for your experience, with food, the visual presentation is critical. Conversely, your experience determines what you see. Believing is Seeing.