Nancy Peach

I became interested in Kinbaku, a form of the art of Japanese bondage (Shibari). Kinbaku means tight binding, using simple yet visually intricate patterns. Japanese bondage is very much about the way the ropes are applied and the pleasure is more in the journey than the destination. ‘Ruinous Means’ exhibits the extreme tight binding, practiced by a Nawashi (rope master).

Diane Pepe

My sculptures explore the juxtaposition of structured wood and brass elements as they contain and bind the organic qualities of the rocks. Initially this interaction attempted to describe the nature of people I met while in Kochi, Japan. This concept transformed into a more universal investigation of formal elements in our society that order and bind our passionate and energetic spirit. In the collages the soft drawn colors and shapes represent our emotions; the hard cut paper units signify order that contains and bind our passions.