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.0285 #10 8/1980

October 18, 2022betsypackard1 Comment

Paper, plaster. 13”x 6”x 4 3/4”. Location unknown.

1980, paper, Plastercontemporaryart, sculpture

.1210 (painting/ wall) 1977

October 18, 2022January 19, 2023betsypackard1 Comment

Studio view with painting. The rectangular form in the painting is unintentionally completed by the plaster wall.

1977, painting, Uncategorizedcontemporaryart

.1214 studio Newcomb Art Building 1976-1978

October 18, 2022October 22, 2022betsypackard2 Comments

Some photos of my studio at the Newcomb Art Building, Tulane University, 1976-1978

Works in paper pulp, hair, works in progress, saved materials( here, teabags)

From top left: .1221 .1216 .1215 .1214 .1209 .1205 .1201 .1204

1976, 1977, 1978, installation, mixed media, recordkeeping, saving/reusingcontemporaryart, journaling, mixed media, savedmaterials

.1181 (a hat/a boat) 2022

October 17, 2022November 19, 2023betsypackard1 Comment

Fabric, cement. 14″x 9″x 4″. Collection of the artist.

2022, Cement, found molds, saving/reusingcontemporaryart, savedmaterials, sculpture

.0823 (after NMAI visit) 2008

October 17, 2022October 17, 2022betsypackard1 Comment

Embroidery on felt. 12″x 9″. Collection of the artist.

Exhibited at The American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center, Washington, D.C., 2015

2008, Fabriccontemporaryart, embroidery, fiberart

.0814 figure with ribbon 2008

October 17, 2022betsypackard5 Comments

Ribbon and embroidery on felt. 11 1/2″x 9 1/2″. Collection of the artist.

2008, Fabriccontemporaryart, embroidery, fiberart

.0221 (bouquet) 1977

October 17, 2022betsypackard1 Comment

Flowers, plaster, screen, paint on wood. non-extant.

1977, mixed media, saving/reusingcontemporaryart, journaling, mixed media, savedmaterials, sculpture

.1200 1976

October 17, 2022betsypackard1 Comment

Paper, paper pulp, etching, paint. 24″x 14″ approx. Non-extant

1976, etching, figurative, mixed media, saving/reusingcontemporaryart, mixed media, savedmaterials

.1179 2022

October 4, 2022March 6, 2024betsypackard1 Comment

Embroidery and applique, used fabric and clothing. 10″x 10″. Private Collection, purchased at a Benefit for Pyramid Atlantic, 2022. 10″x10″.

2022, Fabric, saving/reusingcontemporaryart, fiberart, journaling, saving/reusing

.0049 NYC(paper and wax) 1979

September 23, 2022October 30, 2022betsypackard2 Comments

Paper and wax on cardboard. 15″x 15″ approx. Collection of the artist.

1979, mixed media, painting, papercontemporaryart, journaling, mixed media, paper art, wax painting

.0038 (heart: plaster, glass) 1987

September 17, 2022betsypackard1 Comment

Wax, plaster, metallic leaf and glass on wood, 12″x 15″x 3″. Collection of the artist. 

1987, mixed media, paintingcontemporaryart, mixed media, sculpture, wax painting

.0908 (battle fragments) 2012

Image September 1, 2022March 6, 2024betsypackard1 Comment

Used clothing over wood, used clothing over plastic. 14″x 11′ and 10″x 7 “diameter.

Exhibited in “Signals,” curated by J.W. Mahoney, DCAC, Washington, D.C. 2012.

2012, Fabric, saving/reusingcontemporaryart, fiberart, journaling, saving/reusing, sculpture

.1036a 2005

September 1, 2022March 6, 2024betsypackard1 Comment

Red paper napkins, cement, 9 3/4″ x9″ x2 1/4″.

Pretty sure this was exhibited in “Sculpture Now”, Washington, DC, 2005.

2005, Cement, found molds, mixed media, paper, saving/reusingcontemporaryart, mixed media, saving/reusing, sculpture

.1178 2022

August 31, 2022March 6, 2024betsypackard1 Comment
Gifted, saved clothing and fabric, handsewn, appliqued. 53″x 39″. Collection of the artist.
2022, Fabric, saving/reusingcontemporaryart, fiberart, journaling, savedmaterials

.0352

August 29, 2022betsypackard1 Comment

Wax on metallic leaf and wood. approx. 25”x 21”. Collection of Anne Wotring.

1990s, paintingcontemporaryart, manifesting, wax painting
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