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31. Turbulence
Turbulence
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A woven piece of unknown composition, rendered in greenish/blue tones., Lesley E. Shearer; Turbulence; 22.25 x 35 x 0.75 inches, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Regional Arts & Culture. You may view their website at: http://www.racc.org/
32. A Dance Fandango
A Dance Fandango
Description
A free-form, sculptural wallpiece constructed from multicolored threads bound together, side by side., Carolyn Lee; a dance fandango; state capital v II, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Mid-Valley Arts. You may view their website at: http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html
33. Untitled
Untitled
Description
Two sections of mirrored, woven tapestry joined with sections of mirrored, geometic sections of wood. The sections of wood are joined together in angular, geometric patterns. The wood sections are interrupted by sections of tapestry comprised of purple, blue, orange, and red in a mirrored, geometric pattern., Untitled; 36 by 26 3/4 inches; 1990, http://www.freedgallery.com/, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Regional Arts & Culture. You may view their website at http://www.racc.org/
34. Untitled (Fawkes)
Untitled (Fawkes)
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A succession of tapestry blocks hung from a common dowel on the wall. Each block presents a slightly varied rendition of a basic plaid pattern executed in blues, greens, and pinks with accents in yellow., Untitled Weaving; Judy Fawkes; State Capitol, Judith Poxson Fawkes, a resident of Portland, Oregon, is a graduate of Cranbrook Academy of Art. She taught weaving at four institutions of higher education, most recently at Lewis and Clark College, Portland. Her fifty-six commissions hang in such diverse locations as a Federal courthouse, hospitals, university and school buildings, corporations and businesses, a Royal Caribbean Cruise ship, residences in Saudi Arabia and Paris, and in a jail lobby. Sixty-three tapestries are in public collections. She is a recipient of a WESTAF/NEA Regional Fellowship for Visual Artists, an Individual Artists' Fellowship from the Oregon Art Commission and a Crafts Fellowship from the National Endowment of the Arts. She has written a book entitled "Weaving a Chronicle," described as a visual and written catalog by a working tapestry weaver. Forty-six tapestries, pictured in color, are accompanied by adjacent text describing the reasons for each work's creation. Stories of the tapestries revisit commissions and exhibitions. Each tapestry represents seminal ideas in one of six series. The tapestries contribute to the chronicle of how ideas are conceived and executed-- adding to the history of American art and craft, and to the definition of contemporary tapestry. (details provided by artist, 2008), jpfawkes@earthlink.net, http://www.laurarusso.com/artists/fawkes_jp.html <br>For additional information about the artist, see http://www.lindahodgesgallery.com/artists/poxson_fawkes.html, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Mid-Valley Arts. You may view their website at: http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html
35. Untitled (Simonton)
Untitled (Simonton)
Description
A black-and-white textile weaving that hangs from a hoop covered in what appears to be white yarn. A length of black fringe extends from the bottom of the weaving past the hoop. A section of brown material is stretched across the horizontal axis of the hoop, and what appear to be feathers hang from the bottom of it. Other patches of what appear to be feathers and possibly other natural materials are affixed to the main section of the weaving., Untitled weaving; Vera Simonton; 26 x 26 inches; Pendelton State Office Building, The Oregon Arts Commission has nine Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Eastern Oregon Regional Arts. You may view their website at http://www.artseast.org/
36. Portland Gothic: The St. John's Bridge
Portland Gothic: The St. John's Bridge
Description
This tapestry depicts a series of Gothic arches in shades of blue accented with purples and reds. The ground plane is a neutral tone., Sharon Marcus; Portland Gothic…; 37 (h) x 35 (w) inches; tapestry, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Regional Arts & Culture. You may view their website at http://www.racc.org/
37. Desert Grasses
Desert Grasses
Description
A tapestry comprised of strips of varying colored fabric systematically joined together in rows. Strips of varying shades of red, green, yellow, brown, and gray make up eight rows. The tapestry is hung from a rod on the wall., Marie Lyman; desert grasses; state capital; 84x80 inches; pieced textiles; cottons; cotton blends; wools and synthetics, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Mid-Valley Arts. You may view their website at: http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html
38. Archives Cabinets
Archives Cabinets
Description
The tapestry exhibits objects symbolic of Oregon industry, resources, arts, and products. Items include a cowboy hat, cowboy boots, saddle, axe, scissors (representing wool and tailoring), a crosscut saw (logging and forestry), canoe paddles (recreation), sun glasses (recreation), artist's brushes, gold fish bowl (fish hatcheries), basket of filberts, Winchester rifle (winning the West), salmon, Hood River pears, cooking pot with berry jam, umbrella, fly fishing rod (recreation), cross country skis (recreation), grass seed, flour, Oregon wine industry, Pendleton shirts, hammer, block plane (building industries), Nike hiking boots, guitar (music and arts). (information from OAC documentation), J.P. Fawkes; Archives tapestry, Judith Poxson Fawkes, a resident of Portland, Oregon, is a graduate of Cranbrook Academy of Art. She taught weaving at four institutions of higher education, including Lewis and Clark College, Portland. Her fifty-six commissions hang in such diverse locations as a Federal courthouse, hospitals, university and school buildings, corporations and businesses, a Royal Caribbean Cruise ship, residences in Saudi Arabia and Paris, and in a jail lobby. Sixty-three tapestries are in public collections. She is a recipient of a WESTAF/NEA Regional Fellowship for Visual Artists, an Individual Artists' Fellowship from the Oregon Art Commission and a Crafts Fellowship from the National Endowment of the Arts. She has written a book entitled "Weaving a Chronicle," described as a visual and written catalog by a working tapestry weaver. Forty-six tapestries, pictured in color, are accompanied by adjacent text describing the reasons for each work's creation. Stories of the tapestries revisit commissions and exhibitions. Each tapestry represents seminal ideas in one of six series. The tapestries contribute to the chronicle of how ideas are conceived and executed-- adding to the history of American art and craft, and to the definition of contemporary tapestry. (details provided by artist, 2008), jpfawkes@earthlink.net, http://www.laurarusso.com/artists/fawkes_jp.html For additional information about the artist, see http://www.lindahodgesgallery.com/artists/poxson_fawkes.html, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Mid-Valley Arts. You may view their website at: http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html
39. Through the Williamette
Through the Williamette
Description
A large, textile wall piece presented in neutral tones and accented with a deep reddish-brown and black. The stylized human and animal forms as well as the linear and triangular patterning exhibit similarity with Neolithic art., Dana Boussard; totem of the willamette; professional schools building; psu, danaboussard@hotmail.com, http://www.danaboussard.com/, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Regional Arts & Culture. You may view their website at http://www.racc.org/
40. Altocumulus II
Altocumulus II
Description
A tapestry in muted, pastel earthtones that depicts clouds over a ridgeline., Alice Van Leunen; Altocumulus; wool/rayon; Revenue, https://www.artistsregister.com/artists/OR15, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Mid-Valley Arts. You may view their website at: http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html
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