Ache Series – Joanna White Art

A large paper box with tabs cut out of it, stitched with metal garment snaps, sitting on a wooden floor, by artist Joanna White.

Ache II
Paper, plastic sandwich bags, thread, metal garment snaps; 13 x 13 x 6.5 inches

The first in the Ache series was a large paper box made from plain white paper. I cut tabs out of the box, which were floppy and limp. On each tab is a receiving end of a metal garment snap.

Detail view of paper sculpture titled Ache, by artist Joanna White, showing the cut-out tabs with sewn-on metal garment snaps.

A second variation featured longer tabs with the addition of a hand-sewn plastic pouch that surrounding each tab end.

Installation art piece by artist Joanna White, featuring 9 paper boxes sitting on the floor of a gallery with various cut-outs.

Ten Ways to Ache
Paper, plastic, thread, metal snaps; 9 units, each 13 x 13 x 6.5 inches

A spin-off installation call Ten Ways to Ache featured a herd of 9 large paper boxes on the floor with various cut-outs either connecting, preventing connection, or contorting the boxes in some way.

A small white paper box with metal garment snaps stitched to the inside with red thread, by artist Joanna White.

Red Ache
Vellum, thread, metal garment snaps; 3 x 3 x 1.5 inches

I created a few smaller, simpler versions of the Ache boxes, such as this one, which has receiving-end snaps only visible on the inside.

An ink drawing of a paper box with tabs cut out, by artist Joanna White.

Some small ink drawings were made showing possibilities which were never realized.