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.0571 (target w/5) 1980s

August 29, 2022betsypackard1 Comment

Metallic leaf and wax on wood. 15″x 12′ approx. Packard-Melka Collection.

1980s, painting, recordkeepingcontemporaryart, journaling, recordkeeping, wax painting

.0779 1976

July 5, 2022betsypackard1 Comment

Clay, rusted nail impressions in paper pulp. 26”x 20” approx. Collection of Pabst Brewing Company.

1976, mixed media, paper, recordkeepingcontemporaryart, mixed media, paper art, recordkeeping

.1151 2007 or earlier

June 15, 2022betsypackard1 Comment

Plaster casts of color paper samples. Paper, plaster, nuts and bolts. 15 1/4″x 15″. Collection of the artist.

“Media.Mix: 21st Century Collage,” curated by Iciar Sagarminaga, Civilian Art Projects, Washington, D.C.

2007, paper, Plaster, recordkeeping, saving/reusingcontemporaryart, mixed media, paper art, savedmaterials, sculpture

.0772 2007

June 15, 2022June 22, 2023betsypackard1 Comment
Documenting a time period of her hair. Hair with bleached imprint. 7” x 4” diameter approx. Private Collection.
2007, hair, recordkeeping, saving/reusingcontemporaryart, hair, journaling, sculpture

.0840 2 Figures (Iron Series) 2017?

June 15, 2022July 3, 2022betsypackard1 Comment

Iron marks and hand quilting  on dyed fabric. 12”x 9” approx. Collection of the artist.

2017, Fabric, figurative, recordkeeping, saving/reusingcontemporaryart, fiberart, figurative art, journaling, recordkeeping, savedmaterials

.1126 2018?

April 10, 2022betsypackard1 Comment

Wooden sewing bag handles, hair. 16 1/2″x 15″x 2″. Collection of the artist.

2018, hair, mixed media, recordkeeping, saving/reusingcontemporaryart, mixed media, recordkeeping, savedmaterials, sculpture

.0912 2016

March 29, 2022January 21, 2023betsypackardLeave a comment

1920 wedding and 50th anniversary clothing scraps, appliqued, embroidered. Boyd- Brett Collection.

2016, Fabric, recordkeeping, saving/reusingcontemporaryart, fiberart, journaling, recordkeeping, savedmaterials

.1143 (autobiography) 2022

March 11, 2022July 23, 2024betsypackard2 Comments

 Hand-sewn stencil, embroidery, and applique, using saved fabric and clothing. 76”x 50”. Collection of the artist.

2022, Fabric, figurative, recordkeeping, saving/reusingcontemporaryart, fiberart, figurative art, journaling, recordkeeping, savedmaterials

.1145 Your baby teeth 1980s-1990s

March 11, 2022January 16, 2023betsypackardLeave a comment

Teeth in watch. Collection of the artist.

1980s, 1990s, figurative, mixed media, recordkeeping, saving/reusingcontemporaryart, journaling, mixed media, recordkeeping, savedmaterials

.1140 2022

March 11, 2022betsypackardLeave a comment

Dryer lint and fabric scraps. 15″x 14 1/2″. Collection of the artist.

2022, compression, Fabric, recordkeeping, saving/reusingcontemporaryart, fiberart, journaling, recordkeeping, savedmaterials

.1142 (lipstick record) 1998?

March 11, 2022betsypackardLeave a comment

Lipstick on paper on Kleenex on board. 12’x 8″ approx. Non-extant.

1998, mixed media, recordkeeping, saving/reusingcontemporaryart, mixed media, recordkeeping, savedmaterials

.1089 (recording birthdays) 2003

March 1, 2022betsypackard1 Comment

Angelfood cake pan, spent candles. 9″ diam. x 6 1/2″ tall.

2003, mixed media, recordkeepingcontemporaryart, journaling, mixed media, recordkeeping, savedmaterials, sculpture

Collect Save Journal Record Compress #2

February 19, 2022betsypackard1 Comment

.0035 Pulped Book, .0020 Yellow Roses in Cement, .0042 Newspaper and Lint

.0762 Max’x Hair as Action Figures, .0319 Bread (paper napkins), .0150 5-Piece Place Setting,

.0149 Clothes of E. Kane, .0196 Journals and Letters Plastered in Wall, .0541 Tip Envelopes

compression, mixed media, recordkeeping, saving/reusingcompression, contemporaryart, fiberart, journaling, mixed media, recordkeeping, sculpture

.0983 (pumpkin pie) early 1982

February 9, 2022February 19, 2022betsypackard1 Comment

Pumpkin pie left in oven (24 hrs?), 9″diameter. Non extant.

1980s, recordkeeping, saving/reusingcontemporaryart, savedmaterials, sculpture

.0982 aberrant toast 1978

February 9, 2022February 19, 2022betsypackard1 Comment

Bread from toast machine, breakfast shift, PSA Hotel San Franciscan. 4 1/2’x 4 1/2”. Non extant.

1978, recordkeeping, saving/reusingcontemporaryart, sculpture
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