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.1175 (merged bequest) 2022

August 27, 2022betsypackard2 Comments

 China, cement. 11”x 8”x 3”. Collection of the artist.

2022, Cement, mixed media, saving/reusing, Uncategorizedcontemporaryart, mixed media, savedmaterials, sculpture

.1172 2022

July 21, 2022March 6, 2024betsypackard3 Comments

Used gifted clothing appliqué. 30 1//2”x 30”x 4”. Collection of the artist.

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

2022, Fabric, figurative, saving/reusingcontemporaryart, fiberart, figurative art, savedmaterials, sculpture

.0231 1977

July 5, 2022betsypackard1 Comment

Paper, clay, hair, string, dirt. 24”x 12”. Collection of Tony Krysinsky.

1977, hair, mixed media, paper, saving/reusingcontemporaryart, mixed media, recordkeeping

.1164 5/1980

Image July 1, 2022July 2, 2022betsypackard1 Comment

Newspaper. 11″x 8″x 7″. Non-extant.

1980, paper, saving/reusingcontemporaryart, newspaper, paper art, savedmaterials, sculpture

.1157 2022

July 1, 2022betsypackard1 Comment

Mixed saved fabric appliqué with quilting. 50″x 30″. Collection of the artist.

2022, Fabric, saving/reusingcontemporaryart, fiberart, savedmaterials

.0911 (landscape with drama) 2020

July 1, 2022November 19, 2023betsypackard1 Comment

Bleached dress applique.  40”x 31 1/2”. Collection of the artist.

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

2020, Fabric, painting, saving/reusingcontemporaryart, fiberart, painting, savedmaterials

.1149 2022

June 15, 2022June 15, 2022betsypackard3 Comments
Mixed found and saved fabric applique. ( my thanks to Chris Milmoe for the gifted fabric). 65″x 44″. Collection of the artist.
2022, Fabric, saving/reusingcontemporaryart, fiberart, savedmaterials

.1123 date unknown

June 15, 2022betsypackard1 Comment

Saved broken china. 14″x 8″ diameter approx. Non-extant.

Ceramic, saving/reusing, Uncategorizedcontemporaryart, savedmaterials, sculpture

.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

.0833 2011

June 15, 2022betsypackard1 Comment

Stencil, embroidery and appliqué on felt. 12”x 9”. Collection of the artist.

2011, Fabric, saving/reusingcontemporaryart, fiberart, journaling, 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

.0893 2009

March 29, 2022betsypackardLeave a comment

Stenciled fabric and wax over plaster.

12”x 6’ variable. Collection of the artist.

2009, Fabric, painting, saving/reusingcontemporaryart, fiberart, mixed media, sculpture, wax painting

.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
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