Shameless Self-Promotion (1)

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Artist: Jill Stoll

Title: Shameless Self-Promotion (1)

Attribution: Shameless Self-Promotion (1), 2024-2025, Jill Stoll (with Amy Newell)

Year: 2024-2025

Materials: cardboard paper, ink, watercolor, glue

Dimensions: 67" x 22.5"

Image Statement: Shameless Self-Promotion (1) is a collaboration with letterpress artist and printmaker Amy Newell. Together, we merged analog craft with digital integration in a single cardboard weaving. We began by stripping recycled cardboard of its corrugated interiors to create smooth, pliable sheets. Amy printed her signature letterforms onto them, layering color to build depth and rhythm. Afterward, I cut the sheets into strips, painted the weft with Payne’s Gray watercolor for tonal variation, and wove the fragments into a structured grid—disrupting and reassembling Amy’s letterforms in the process. Scannable QR codes embedded within the pattern added an interactive element, extending the composition beyond its physical surface.