"Elegant Paper" Sculpture and Poem, by Sheila Benedis

Elegant paper sculpture

easily I slide into a meditation

on beauty and intricacy

found in natural world

 

each curve each shape

of a unique leaf

unfurled   by a  gingko tree

 

whispers a tale

a tactile and visual journey

a medium for story telling

 

my natural material

handmade paper

embraces my transformative touch

 

textures echo nature’s own handiwork            

my respectful collaboration

with the organic world

 

marriage of craftsmanship and nature

produce an elegant paper sculpture