Vitrified 6618

See Etsuko Ichikawa’s work in WTP Vol. VII #7

glass pyrograph and
watercolor on paper
30” x 45”

Burnt Paper Drawings

In these works, molten glass is used as a fiery paint scorching the surface of velvety, cast cotton paper.

Etsuko Ichikawa is a Tokyo-born, Seattle-based, multimedia artist whose working media varies broadly, from socially engaged art, performance, and film, to installation, sculpture, and drawing. Ichikawa’s work has been exhibited internationally, including at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA, the Seattle Art Museum, WA, the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art in Kanazawa, and the Ueno Royal Museum in Tokyo.

Image courtesy of the artist and the Winston Wachter Gallery