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.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

.1118

March 1, 2022betsypackard1 Comment

Painted sunflower head and plaster 22” tall 9” diam. Obsolete.
1990s, figurative, mixed media, Plastercontemporaryart, figurative art, mixed media, savedmaterials, sculpture

.0898 1979

February 19, 2022betsypackard1 Comment

Painted cloth, hinge, saucer.

15″x 9″x 3”. Collection of the artist.

1979, mixed media, saving/reusingcontemporaryart, mixed media, savedmaterials, sculpture

.0622 Blue Pan Figure 1981

February 19, 2022betsypackard1 Comment

 Paint, pan, fabric, wood. 21 3/4”x 11 1/2”x 9”. Non-extant.

Exhibited at the Washington Project for the Arts, Washington, D.C., 1984. 

1981, figurative, mixed mediacontemporaryart, figurative art, mixed media, savedmaterials, sculpture

.0993 (ancestor) headrest 2019

February 9, 2022March 1, 2022betsypackard1 Comment

Grandma’s linens. 27”x 8”x 3 1/2”. Collection of the artist.

2019, compression, Fabric, saving/reusingcontemporaryart, fiberart, savedmaterials, sculpture

.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
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