Ashima, Stone Mountain, from the series “We are Tiger Dragon People”

Close up of Ashima, Stone Mountain, from the series “We are Tiger Dragon People”

Large-scale pop-up book with a group of limestone formations resembling weathered tree trunks sits on top of a hand-embroidered base of colorful geometric patterns that repeat in abstract shapes over the center of the piece. A crescent moon and single star peek from behind.
Large-scale pop-up book with a group of limestone formations resembling weathered tree trunks sits on top of a hand-embroidered base of colorful geometric patterns that repeat in abstract shapes over the center of the piece. A crescent moon and single star peek from behind.
Colette Fu, Ashima, Stone Mountain, from the series “We are Tiger Dragon People,” 2008–2014; Ink, Tyvek, cloth, paper, 17 x 25 x 10 1/2 in.; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Purchased from the funds provided by Margaret Johnston, Krystyna Wasserman and Elizabeth Welles; © Colette Fu; Photo by Lee Stalsworth

Artwork Details

  • Artist

    Colette Fu

  • Title

    Ashima, Stone Mountain, from the series “We are Tiger Dragon People”

  • Date

    2008–14

  • Medium

    Cloth, Paper, Tyvek

  • Dimensions

    17 x 25 x 10 1/2 in.

  • Donor Credit

    Purchased from the funds provided by Margaret Johnston, Krystyna Wasserman and Elizabeth Welles

  • Image Credit

    © Colette Fu; Photo by Lee Stalsworth

  • On Display

    No

The Artist, Colette Fu

Colette Fu creates sculptural pop-up books that illuminate cultures and depict myths and legends.
A light-skinned, adult, Asian woman with black hair dressed in black sits on the floor of her cluttered studio surrounded by elaborate pop-up books. She holds up her mobile phone to take a photo.