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1. Hootvilla
Hootvilla
Description
A orange, woven tapestry accented with black to create a subtle pattern. A length of black fringe extends from the bottom of the piece., Betty Jo Simmons (Swanson); hootvilla; capital, 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
2. 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
3. Untitled (Fawkes)
Untitled (Fawkes)
Description
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
4. 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
5. Untitled (Fuhrmeister)
Untitled (Fuhrmeister)
Description
A green tapestry comprised of a grid of squares, bordered on the top and bottom by heavy fringe. A subtle color shift from pink to purple divides the overall space of the piece into four quadrants., Purple Textile; Heidi Fuhrmeister; State Capitol, 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
6. Untitled (Kowert)
Untitled (Kowert)
Description
Beyond what has been provided herein, we have no additional information regarding this artwork., 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
7. Untitled
Untitled
Description
A tapestry comprised of undulating segments of blue, white, brown, and purple that hangs on the wall., Pam Patrie; wool tapestry; state capital; s-4, http://revolution.3-cities.com/~abates/meanderings/Pam3.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
8. Untitled (Fawkes)
Untitled (Fawkes)
Description
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
9. And Out It Came
And Out It Came
Description
A floor-to-ceiling tapestry composed in blue, pink, black, white, red, gray, and purple free-form shapes., Christina Sells; and out it came; 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
10. Untitled
Untitled
Description
A tapestry comprised of undulating segments of blue, white, brown, and purple that hangs on the wall., Pam Patrie; state capital vol. II; untitled weaving, http://revolution.3-cities.com/~abates/meanderings/Pam3.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
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