{"title":"Seden Lai (Seden's Workshop)","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cimg height=\"375\" width=\"375\" style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: left;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2351\/6881\/files\/Recess_BTS_07_480x480.jpg?v=1775745893\"\u003eSeden is an artist and designer working in Toronto. Integrating foraged previously discarded objects with materials like paper, metal, and fabric, she responds instinctively to material fragments embedded in the every day. Her practice embraces the messages that may be hidden within the mundane; tracing connections between singular moments and cyclical returns.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\"By engaging in material practices and craft making, I meditate on the complex nature of time and draw attention to the beauty of impermanence. My choice of using paper, a material that is often perceived as delicate and impermanent, is transformed into intricate, three-dimensional sculptures that take on inspiration from nature’s cycles, like seasons marked by changes in light and plants. In this process, I am drawn to how everyday materials, often overlooked, can reveal unexpected meaning through transformation and time. Employing a hybrid process of handcraft and digital fabrication, I experiment with colour, form, and composition, along with paper engineering techniques like pleating, folding, and scrunching to produce unexpected forms from simple materials.\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor more information on Seden's practice, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/craftontario.com\/blogs\/explore\/featured-artist-seden-lai\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eclick here!\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"late-spring-early-summer-by-sedens-workshop-paper-sculpture","title":"Late Spring, Early Summer","description":"\u003cp\u003eA series of paper flower sculptures inspired by different bodies of water. Made by pleating and sculpting various papers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRound leaves floating above a pond ripple and paper flowers arranged to create the movement of a splash.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaper, wire, hardware.\u003cbr\u003eApprox. 14\" x 6\" x 6\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Using paper, metal, and salvaged materials, I use sculpture, installation, collage, and object-making that act as instruments for holding memory. Engaging with themes of impermanence, displacement, and cycles, I draw from personal history and observations in nature that reflect on our relationship with time.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBy engaging in material practices and craft making, I meditate on the complex nature of time and draw attention to the beauty of impermanence. My choice of using paper, a material that is often perceived as delicate and impermanent, is transformed into intricate, three-dimensional sculptures that take on inspiration from nature’s cycles. In this process, I am drawn to how everyday materials, often overlooked, can reveal unexpected meaning through transformation and time.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSeden holds a Bachelors in Industrial Design from the Ontario College of Art and Design University. Her work has been exhibited at galleries and events such as the Toronto Interior Design Show, Xpace Cultural Centre, and artist-run centres like Hearth, the plumb, and Whippersnapper Gallery.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seden's Workshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43157185658991,"sku":"SEDLAI-C0002","price":200.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2351\/6881\/files\/Late-Spring-Early-Summer-sedensworkshop-2025.png?v=1754585271"},{"product_id":"pollywog-by-sedens-workshop-paper-sculpture","title":"Pollywog","description":"\u003cp\u003eA series of paper flower sculptures inspired by different bodies of water. Made by pleating and sculpting various papers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaper, wire, hardware.\u003cbr\u003eApprox. 14\" x 4.5\" x 4.5\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Using paper, metal, and salvaged materials, I use sculpture, installation, collage, and object-making that act as instruments for holding memory. Engaging with themes of impermanence, displacement, and cycles, I draw from personal history and observations in nature that reflect on our relationship with time.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBy engaging in material practices and craft making, I meditate on the complex nature of time and draw attention to the beauty of impermanence. My choice of using paper, a material that is often perceived as delicate and impermanent, is transformed into intricate, three-dimensional sculptures that take on inspiration from nature’s cycles. In this process, I am drawn to how everyday materials, often overlooked, can reveal unexpected meaning through transformation and time.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSeden holds a Bachelors in Industrial Design from the Ontario College of Art and Design University. Her work has been exhibited at galleries and events such as the Toronto Interior Design Show, Xpace Cultural Centre, and artist-run centres like Hearth, the plumb, and Whippersnapper Gallery.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seden's Workshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43157191688303,"sku":"SEDLAI-C0003","price":200.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2351\/6881\/files\/Pollywog-sedensworkshop-2025.png?v=1754585022"},{"product_id":"watersound-by-sedens-workshop-paper-sculpture","title":"Watersound","description":"\u003cp\u003eA series of paper flower sculptures inspired by different bodies of water. Made by pleating and sculpting various papers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaper, wire, hardware.\u003cbr\u003eApprox. 14\" x 6\" x 6\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Using paper, metal, and salvaged materials, I use sculpture, installation, collage, and object-making that act as instruments for holding memory. Engaging with themes of impermanence, displacement, and cycles, I draw from personal history and observations in nature that reflect on our relationship with time.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBy engaging in material practices and craft making, I meditate on the complex nature of time and draw attention to the beauty of impermanence. My choice of using paper, a material that is often perceived as delicate and impermanent, is transformed into intricate, three-dimensional sculptures that take on inspiration from nature’s cycles. In this process, I am drawn to how everyday materials, often overlooked, can reveal unexpected meaning through transformation and time.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSeden holds a Bachelors in Industrial Design from the Ontario College of Art and Design University. Her work has been exhibited at galleries and events such as the Toronto Interior Design Show, Xpace Cultural Centre, and artist-run centres like Hearth, the plumb, and Whippersnapper Gallery.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seden's Workshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43157196472431,"sku":"SEDLAI-C0004","price":200.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2351\/6881\/files\/Watersound-sedensworkshop-2025_a0734503-55e3-401e-a080-d5e5291c975d.png?v=1754584384"},{"product_id":"smallmouth-coral-paper-flower-by-sedens-workshop","title":"Smallmouth Coral – Paper Flower","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eA beautiful paper smallmouth coral flower sculpture with a pink hand-pleated paper vase.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003ePaper, aluminum wire\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eApprox. \u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e42 x 15 x 15 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis work is included in Seden Lai's Retail Feature Display at the Craft Ontario Queen Shop (1106 Queen St W) from April 25 - May 31, 2026. Purchased work will be shipped once the feature exhibit has closed. Please contact \u003ca href=\"mailto:shop@craftontario.com\"\u003eshop@craftontario.com\u003c\/a\u003e if an earlier delivery\/pickup is required.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Using paper, metal, and salvaged materials, I use sculpture, installation, collage, and object-making that act as instruments for holding memory. Engaging with themes of impermanence, displacement, and cycles, I draw from personal history and observations in nature that reflect on our relationship with time.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBy engaging in material practices and craft making, I meditate on the complex nature of time and draw attention to the beauty of impermanence. My choice of using paper, a material that is often perceived as delicate and impermanent, is transformed into intricate, three-dimensional sculptures that take on inspiration from nature’s cycles. In this process, I am drawn to how everyday materials, often overlooked, can reveal unexpected meaning through transformation and time.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSeden holds a Bachelors in Industrial Design from the Ontario College of Art and Design University. Her work has been exhibited at galleries and events such as the Toronto Interior Design Show, Xpace Cultural Centre, and artist-run centres like Hearth, the plumb, and Whippersnapper Gallery.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seden's Workshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53013712666735,"sku":"SEDLAI-C0008","price":320.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2351\/6881\/files\/square_2_effa8029-c0ff-4afd-a221-6d5d4456e94b.png?v=1777061713"}],"url":"https:\/\/craftontario.com\/collections\/sedens-workshop.oembed","provider":"Craft Ontario","version":"1.0","type":"link"}