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.0902 pillow 2017

June 15, 2022betsypackard1 Comment

Girdle, batting. 14”x 13”x 5”. Collection of the artist.

2017, Fabric, figurativecontemporaryart, figurative art, savedmaterials, 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

.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

.1134 2020

March 24, 2022betsypackardLeave a comment

Appliqued found fabric. 32”x 14 3/4”. This version non-extant. New version work -in -progress.

2020, Fabric, saving/reusingcontemporaryart, fiberart, savedmaterials

.1131 Bouquet 2005

March 24, 2022betsypackardLeave a comment

Flowers, plaster, cement. 15″ x7 1/2″x 3″. Collection of the artist.

2005, mixed media, Plaster, saving/reusingcontemporaryart, mixed media, savedmaterials, sculpture

.1124 (glass case#1) 1978

March 24, 2022betsypackardLeave a comment

Broken colored glass, screen, thread. Collection of the artist.

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

.1147 2022

March 24, 2022March 5, 2024betsypackardLeave a comment

Used fabric and clothing. 50″x 45 1/2″. Collection of the artist.

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

2022, Fabric, saving/reusingcontemporaryart, fiberart, 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

.0525 (serpentine) 1980

March 1, 2022betsypackard3 Comments

Newspaper. 16”x 15”x 9”. Non-extant.

1980, found molds, papercontemporaryart, newspaper, paper art, savedmaterials, sculpture

.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
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