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Fabric

.1193 (annunciation) 2023

March 1, 2023betsypackard6 Comments

Stenciled, embroidered, appliqued used fabric. 66″x 48″. Collection of the artist.

2023, Fabric, figurative, saving/reusingcontemporaryart, fiberart, figurative art, savedmaterials

.0477 2017

January 19, 2023betsypackard1 Comment

Stencil, weaving, embroidery, applique. 72″x65″. Collection of the artist.

2017, Fabric, saving/reusingcontemporaryart, fiberart, journaling, savedmaterials

.1190 2022

December 23, 2022January 19, 2023betsypackard1 Comment

Used clothes. 41″x 33″. Collection of the artist.

2022, Fabric, recordkeeping, saving/reusingautobiography, contemporaryart, fiberart, journaling, recordkeeping, savedmaterials

.1189 (history) 2022

December 23, 2022betsypackard2 Comments

Used clothes. 71″x 55″ approx. (dimension variable on installation). Collection of the artist.

2022, Fabric, recordkeeping, saving/reusingautobiography, contemporaryart, fiberart, journaling, recordkeeping, savedmaterials

.1188 2022

November 22, 2022betsypackard3 Comments

Handmade sewn objects on used fabric. 54 1/2” x 27”. Collection of the artist.

2022, Fabric, saving/reusingfiberart, savedmaterials

.1187 2022

November 22, 2022June 22, 2023betsypackard1 Comment

Saved used fabric applique. 29 1/2″x 11 1/4″.Collection of Max Brett and Jennifer Boyd.

2022, Fabric, saving/reusingfiberart, savedmaterials

.1183 2022

November 22, 2022November 19, 2023betsypackard1 Comment

 Silk applique and quilting on linen. 52”x 42”. Collection of the artist.

Exhibited in “Blue”, at King Street Gallery, Montgomery College, Takoma Park, MD, 2023.

2022, Fabric, saving/reusingcontemporaryart, fiberart, savedmaterials

.1186 2022

November 22, 2022January 19, 2023betsypackard1 Comment

Saved used fabric. 25″x 17″. Collection of the artist.

2022, Fabric, saving/reusingfiberart, savedmaterials

.1184 2022

November 22, 2022betsypackard1 Comment

 Applique and embroidery on used fabric. 22”x20”. Collection of the artist.

2022, Fabric, figurative, saving/reusingfiberart, figurative art, savedmaterials

.1180

October 19, 2022March 6, 2024betsypackard2 Comments

Embroidery, stencil, applique, on saved, used fabric and clothing. 19 3/4″x 19 1/4″. I have long been drawn to save and create small beautiful things: fragments, hand sewing, fabrics from my childhood, embroidery, stenciling.

2021, Fabric, saving/reusingcontemporaryart, fiberart, manifesting, savedmaterials

.0820 absence 2008 (modified 2021)

October 19, 2022October 19, 2022betsypackard1 Comment

Embroidery on felt. 11 1/2″x 9 1/2″. Collection of the artist.

2008, Fabriccontemporaryart, embroidery, fiberart

.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

.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

.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
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