Looks refreshing in a fresh snowfall doesn’t it. We love Jill Torberson’s steel Tumbleweeds, straight (rusted) and on the rocks (enameled in white and brights). The spheres range from hug-sized to harvest-moon sized, and they play nicely both indoors and out. We love metal left to its own devices so the rust is delicious, and the fragmentary nature of the sphere made mostly of air, really, with the bent rods suggesting surface, makes a compelling piece. Find Torberson’s work at the Museum of Contemporary Craft Gallery (724 NW Davis) and at Dig (425 NW 11th) in the Pearl.
POSTED: July 14th, 2008 | AUTHOR: lisa | FILED UNDER: art | TAGS: art, craft, sculpture | 2 Comments »
Lovebugs. Hilary Pfeiffer
Did you see Hilary Pfeiffer’s wall sculptures she calls “lovebugs” when they swarmed the Museum of Contemporary Craft in its former space on Lair Hill? Masses of the little wood and found object sculptures were affixed straight to the wall, making it almost vibrate with almost-life (they’re sometimes bugthropomorphic, sometimes just graphic).
The Portland-based artist has just begun making necklaces (below) inspired by her wall sculptures made of wood and mixed media materials. On April 5, she’s hosting an online studio sale of the necklaces beginning at 9 AM on her etsy site. Currently you’ll find an assortment of her awesome bugs (that are only $45!) on the site. Go see.
Necklace. Hilary Pfeiffer
Lovebugs. Hilary Pfeiffer
Lovebugs. Hilary Pfeiffer
POSTED: March 27th, 2008 | AUTHOR: lisa | FILED UNDER: design | TAGS: art, design, sculpture | No Comments »
If you missed seeing the sculptural happening “Tumbleweed” by Portland-based artists Ben Stagl and Grace Luebke during Gallery Homeland’s Scratching the Surface festival this past August, here’s a little window into how beautiful it was to see this tumbling aggregation blown by the wind and catching a spectrum’s worth of evening light on the Willamette River. James Allen, Karl Lind, and Eric Vecchi filmed “Tumbleweed” by Portland-based artists Ben Stagl and Grace Luebke. This preview of the upcoming Scratching the Surface documentary features music by Joanna Newsom.
POSTED: January 21st, 2008 | AUTHOR: lisa | FILED UNDER: art | TAGS: art, gallery homeland, portland, scratching the surface, sculpture | 2 Comments »