Saved used fabric. 25″x 17″. Collection of the artist.
.1186 2022
saving/reusing
.1184 2022
Applique and embroidery on used fabric. 22”x20”. Collection of the artist.
.1224- .1234 Washington Project for the Arts, 1984
.1226
Photos from Packard installation, “Yamaguchi, Spaulding, Packard,” Washington Project for the Arts. Jock Reynolds, Director. Washington, D.C., 1984
.1224-.1234 Washington Project for the Arts 1984
Packard Installation photos. “Yamaguchi, Spaulding, Packard,” at Washington Project for the Arts. Jock Reynolds, Director. 1984, Washington, D.C.
.1180
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.
.1249 .0199 .0198 .0197 “Louisiana Environments” installation, CAC New Orleans 1977
From my installation in the exhibition, “Louisiana Environments,” at the Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA, 1977. Mended wall, saved objects in wall, found glass wall piece, studio coal from a wood firing of clay.
See other posts from this installation: 0195 and .0196 in the category 1977
.1214 studio Newcomb Art Building 1976-1978
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
.1181 (a hat/a boat) 2022
Fabric, cement. 14″x 9″x 4″. Collection of the artist.
.0221 (bouquet) 1977
Flowers, plaster, screen, paint on wood. non-extant.
.1200 1976
Paper, paper pulp, etching, paint. 24″x 14″ approx. Non-extant
.1179 2022
Embroidery and applique, used fabric and clothing. 10″x 10″. Private Collection, purchased at a Benefit for Pyramid Atlantic, 2022. 10″x10″.
.0908 (battle fragments) 2012
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.
.1036a 2005
Red paper napkins, cement, 9 3/4″ x9″ x2 1/4″.
Pretty sure this was exhibited in “Sculpture Now”, Washington, DC, 2005.
.1178 2022
.1155 Gilded Paperback(a few chapters)
(date unknown ) Pulped book pages, paint, metallic leaf. 2 pieces, approximately 4 1/2″x 4’x 1 3/4″each. Collection of the artist.
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