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.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

.0900 twins 2016

January 25, 2022February 19, 2022betsypackard1 Comment

Shirts and other fabric. Non extant.

2016, Fabric, figurative, saving/reusingcontemporaryart, fiberart, figurative art, sculpture

.0656 early 1980s

January 25, 2022betsypackard1 Comment

 Plastic and plaster. 7″x 6″x 4 1/2″.  Collection of the artist.

1980s, compression, mixed media, Plaster, recordkeeping, saving/reusingcontemporaryart, mixed media, recordkeeping, savedmaterials, sculpture

.0165 Mask 1999

January 23, 2022betsypackard1 Comment

Shells, hair, beads on wood. 16”x 10”. Collection of Elizabeth Becker and Anthony Ruvolo.

1999, figurative, hair, mixed media, recordkeeping, saving/reusingcontemporaryart, mixed media, recordkeeping, sculpture

.0176 1978

January 23, 2022betsypackard1 Comment

Vegetation in screen. Location unknown.

1978, mixed media, saving/reusingcontemporaryart, mixed media, savedmaterials, sculpture

.0141 1987?

January 20, 2022betsypackard1 Comment

Hair, roses, rhoplex, acrylic medium, or glue. Location unknown.

1987, hair, mixed media, recordkeeping, saving/reusingcontemporaryart, journaling, mixed media, recordkeeping, sculpture

.0174 old artwork  3/1978 

January 20, 2022October 18, 2022betsypackard1 Comment

Artwork, rhoplex. 24″x 16″x 14″ approx. Location unknown.

1978, compression, mixed media, recordkeeping, saving/reusingcompression, contemporaryart, journaling, mixed media, recordkeeping, sculpture

.0886 shirt early 1980s

January 13, 2022betsypackard1 Comment

Fabric. 10″x 1 1/2″x 1 1/2″. Location unknown.

1980s, Fabric, saving/reusingcompression, contemporaryart, fiberart, savedmaterials, sculpture

.0986 11-20-21 2021

January 11, 2022betsypackard2 Comments

Stencil, appllique, and embroidery on used fabric. 67″x46″. Collection of the artist.

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

.1001 hair in tip envelopes 2002

December 19, 2021December 19, 2021betsypackard1 Comment


Hair from 2 months of haircuts in tip envelopes, framed with metallic leaf. 18”x 13 7/8”x 6 1/2”. Private Collection.
2002, hair, mixed media, saving/reusingcontemporaryart, hair, journaling

.0293 2003

December 19, 2021betsypackard1 Comment

Plaster and hair. 10”-16” tall and up to 10” diameter. Collection of the artist.

“Pigtails” exhibited at the American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center, Washington, D.C., 2015.

2003, figurative, hair, mixed media, Plaster, saving/reusingcontemporaryart, figurative art, mixed media, sculpture

952 wreath 2006

December 3, 2021betsypackard1 Comment

Cement, roses, 12 1/4″ x11″x 3″. Obsolete

2006, Cement, mixed media, saving/reusingcontemporaryart, mixed media, saving/reusing, sculpture

.0776 Buon Viaggio con le F.S. 1975

September 27, 2021September 17, 2022betsypackard1 Comment


Writing, drawing, sewing and collage on embossed paper. 70″x 11″ approx . Non-extant.
1975, mixed media, paper, recordkeeping, saving/reusingcontemporaryart, journaling, mixed media, paper art, recordkeeping, savedmaterials

.0777 (stapled seed drawing) 1975

September 27, 2021February 20, 2022betsypackard1 Comment

Stapled seeds on wood. 12″x 9″ approx. Location Unknown.

1975, mixed media, saving/reusingcontemporaryart, mixed media, savedmaterials
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