For her recent solo show at R & Company in New York, “Hypernatural,” Houston designer and maker Joyce Lin crafted seven mind-bending pieces—none of which are quite what they seem. “I am always drawn to things that look like they’re challenging but fun. But sometimes I get in over my head,” she says.
The Wood chair, for example, was made with some wood, but the grain was painted and the bark was sculpted in epoxy clay, while distinguishing cracks were carved into the center of the seat. The piece sits on a patch of “grass,” namely, a latch-hook rug Lin made over the course of a year using raffia she dyed to mimic the look of real grass. Read the full article here.