LET ’ER RIP

Work by Neva Delashmutt Sincick

The collage artists who created new work for Let ‘Er Rip started with paper ripped by Neva Delashmutt Sincick, an artist who lives with disability. Take a glimpse at her tearing process in this video.

About the artist

Neva Delashmutt Sincick is an independent artist based in Portland, Oregon, where she currently lives with her family. Neva has been a purposeful and joyous paper-shredder for many years, and her collection of material has been waiting for the right collaborators to arise. Her life is one of intense interdependence, so it’s fitting that her first gallery show is a collaboration.

Neva lives with Mowatt Wilson syndrome and has a gift for connecting with the people in her world through communication that is intense, physical, and nonverbal; her gift for connection has proved instrumental in defraying the isolation that can be prevalent in the lives of people living with significant disabilities. The lessons she offers to the world around her are many: find joy in the moment, in the unexpected, in the little things; honor the things that bring beauty and joy into your life, and be open to surprises.

Neva’s graceful hand outstretched after dropping a ripped scrap of paper. Photo by Sumeet Inder Singh.

Absorbed, Neva investigates the paper she picked up. Photo by Sumeet Inder Singh.

Neva rips a card, her hands taught with tension. Photo by Sumeet Inder Singh.

The paper rips neatly as Neva looks on satisfied. Photo by Sumeet Inder Singh.

A last appraising look at a scrap balanced on her palm. Photo by Sumeet Inder Singh.

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