Andrea Snyder
My African Guy Painting Cloth, 2024
Painted, cut & sewn canvas w/ African transfers, netting dipped in paper pulp, & mixed media 18” W x 31.5 “ H
When I was a buyer for the Smithsonian Museum Shops and traveled to dozens of African countries to buy traditional crafts, I was mesmerized by the cultures, kindness of the people, and the ingenuity in all their arts.
Andrea Snyder
Hanging Out With the Boys From Burkina Faso, 2024
Malian mudcloth recycled berry container, leather tassels, Asian & Mexican Fibers, canvas 36” W x 26.5” H
When I was a buyer for the Smithsonian Museum Shops and traveled to dozens of African countries to buy traditional crafts, I was mesmerized by the cultures, kindness of the people, and the ingenuity in all their arts.
Andrea Snyder
Blue Eye Looking at You, 2023
Handmade abaca and denim papers, acrylic transfer, & netting dipped in abaca pulp 14.5 W. X 17" H. X 1.5"D.
An ancient Near Eastern animal's eye was the inspiration for this slightly strange handmade paper image.
Andrea Snyder
Alien Pod Lady, 2018
Abaca, copper Brillo pads copper wire, dried avocado shell, Pounded Kozo 40" H x 15" W
I used to tell my step grand children I came from "The Pods" which they found fascinating and wanted to see what the pods and people were like. Thus, I made this lady for them to see. My friends always thought I must come from somewhere alien, so it wasn't a stretch to create her.
Andrea Snyder
The Girl Next Door 2, 2023
Abaca, copper wire dipped in abaca, Pounded & colored Kozo 16.5" W x27" H x 2.5" D
Girls love to adorn themselves with just a little something, even if it's just a bit of copper wire and some plant fiber.
Andrea Snyder
Sumerian Eyes, 2021
Pounded Kozo, cheesecloth dipped in abaca, soup lids, paint sticks, ancient images 26"W x 30" H
I have an unusual affinity for ancient Sumerian culture and artifacts. As a teenager, I used to visit the Penn Museum of the University of Pennsylvania to look at the collections from the Royal Cemetery in Ur.
Andrea Snyder
She Warrior Gone, 2020
Handprinted papers, funded Kozo fibers, copper wire, bark and cheesecloth on black canvas 20 1/2" W x 28" H
Andrea Snyder
Partly Saharan, 2019
Painted & dyed silk, monotypes, and papers on Duralar 30" H x 26" W"
Andrea Snyder
Back to the Gambia, 2018
Cut & sewn canvas dry brushed and laminated with Asian papers, cheesecloth, transfers, & monotypes 35.5” H x 27” W
I met this beautiful Gambian Women who was a doll maker on my first and only visit to The Gambia in the 90's. I wish I had taken more photos of the fabulous dolls she created!
Andrea Snyder
Gone Samurai, 2019
Canvas and hand painted paper & Asian paper, laminated onto canvas 36" H x 26" W
I was trying to get the essence of a Japanese warrior and the feeling of time, while using a minimum of materials. I painted tissue paper with gold paint. As I laid it on the canvas, the tears in the paper started suggesting a human. Then when I added more canvas to evoke a belt, it
