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.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

.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

.1033 (footprint of a sculpture) 1984

January 13, 2022February 19, 2022betsypackard1 Comment

Plaster, chalk dust. 15 1/2”x 12”x 1 12/“. Location unknown.

1984, mixed media, Plastercontemporaryart, journaling, mixed media, recordkeeping, sculpture

.0153 6-7-89 1989

December 19, 2021October 17, 2022betsypackard1 Comment

Painted wood. 13 1/2”x 6” without gold frame. Collection of Nancy Redford or Alison Wagner.

1989, painting, recordkeepingcontemporaryart, journaling, painting, recordkeeping

.0913 2021

November 20, 2021betsypackard1 Comment

Embroidery, stencil, appliqué, saved fabric and clothing. 58”x 41”. Collection of the artist.

2021, Fabricfiberart, journaling, recordkeeping, savedmaterials

.0931 1993 Lenox Christmas Plate, after 1991 Oakland fire 

November 20, 2021November 21, 2021betsypackard1 Comment

 9 1/2″x 9 1/2″ diameter. Collection of Katherine Packard.

Only belonging of Katherine Packard that survived intact and was recovered from the fire in Oakland, CA 1991.

1993, mixed mediajournaling, recordkeeping, savedmaterials

.0934 Utrillo I Ching 5/4/87 1987

November 10, 2021February 20, 2022betsypackard2 Comments

Wax on printed canvas. 6 3/4″x 5 3/4″. Collection of the artist.

1987, mixed media, painting, recordkeepingjournaling, mixed media, painting, recordkeeping, savedmaterials

.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

.0799 Offering 2015

July 13, 2021October 19, 2024betsypackardLeave a comment

 Clothing over wire. 11”x 8 1/4”x 7”. Collection of the artist. 

Exhibited in “Off the Grid: Contemporary Fiber and Textile Art,” Betty Mae Kramer Gallery, Silver Spring, MD, 2018.

2015, Fabric, journaling, recordkeepingcontemporaryart, fiberart, journaling, recordkeeping, sculpture

.0564 (pray only #2) 1990s

June 17, 2021June 6, 2022betsypackardLeave a comment

Wax on wood. approx. 11″x 7″. Collection of the artist.

1990's?, paintingcontemporaryart fineart, journaling, recordkeeping, wax painting

.0541 (tip envelopes) 2004

June 17, 2021January 26, 2022betsypackardLeave a comment

Tip envelopes,newspaper. 17 1/2″x 15 1/2″x 2 3/4″.  Collection of the artist. 

2004, paper, recordkeepingcontemporaryart, fine art, paper art, recordkeeping, sculpture

.0520 NYC (found paper)Collage 1979

June 8, 2021September 17, 2022betsypackardLeave a comment

Found ledger, paper with carbons, wire. 14 1/2″x 11″. Collection of the artist.

1979, mixed media, paper, recordkeeping, saving/reusingcollage, contemporaryart, fine art, journaling, paper art, recordkeeping, savedmaterials

.0476 2015

May 17, 2021January 19, 2023betsypackard2 Comments

Saved clothing, wool, cotton, polyester. 54″x 56″. Collection of the artist.

Exhibited at the American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center, Washington, D.C., 2015.

2015, Fabric, figurative, saving/reusingcontemporaryart, fiberart, figurative art, journaling, recordkeeping, savedmaterials

.0257 Apparition of the Blue Madonna 1989

April 30, 2021July 19, 2022betsypackardLeave a comment

Plaster, paint, ashes, ceramic. 22”x 17”. Collection of Cheryl Vural.

1989, figurative, mixed media, Plaster, recordkeepingcontemporaryart, figurative art, recordkeeping, sculpture
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