A collection of blank white papers arranged in an overlapping pattern.

Light Design

Light Sculptures

2D Work

Lindsay Stefans is an artist and architectural lighting designer whose work explores the relationship between light, material, and perception.

View fullsize Paper sculptures in the works. Hand papermaking with abaca sheets and embedded dyed kozo. The springtime influences are strong. And also the influence of seashells which I always love collecting as a child. #handmadepaper #kozo #sculptinglight #paper
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View fullsize Pulp painting. Drying. Sheets are embedded with mesh. So they can be crinkled into shape. I love the waiting for drying. Always surprises when handmade paper dries. #handpapermaking #kozo #lightsculpture #lightandpaper
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View fullsize All the helping hands in my studio.
View fullsize Some variations on the Korean architectural patterns with handmade paper techniques. I approach art always through the lens of a designer. Can’t help it. Haha. #papermaking #handmadepaper #pulpainting #korean #design
View fullsize In the papermaking studio working on some Korean inspired patterns. #papermaking #koreanarchitecture #handmadepaper #pattern #paperandlight
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View fullsize Working on a new piece of Kozo and abaca. This is some progress of some of the arms / wings. Wings! I like that. Fly free.
View fullsize Color studio upstate. My moody blues and pinks and whites. Transitioning endlessly in light and color. I can’t keep up. So I slow down #lightsandshadows #lightandpaperdesign #lightandpaper #lightdesign #lightdesigners
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