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emergence exhibit

A Pacific Northwest Sculptors Juried Online Exhibit

Sept 1 – Oct 30, 2021

Juror/Curator – Richard Speer

Curator’s Statement

This exhibition’s theme, “Emergence,” conjures the conundrum of expectation. We had by this late date hoped to have emerged from the shadow of the Covid-19 pandemic, yet the world still convulses in the wake of ever-mutating variants. In the realm of aesthetics, we often celebrate the promise of emerging artists—that is, artists who are young and fairly fresh out of academic programs or apprenticeships, poised and pliable at the advent of burgeoning careers—yet the truth is, creative leaps can and do emerge every bit as dramatically from the practices of mid-career and veteran artists. Youth has no monopoly on potential and growth. Given these contexts, I am delighted at the invigorating ideas emergent from the extraordinary field of sculptors who participated in our current exhibition, a dramatically eclectic mélange of media, techniques, and subject matter by artists ranging the spectrum of interests, backgrounds, ages, genders, educational pedigrees, and locales.

Thank you so much to everyone who submitted work. It was extremely challenging to narrow the field, and my choices necessarily reflect my personal tastes more so than any inherent notion of quality in ideation or execution. I think even a cursory glance at the checklist will show how broadly these artists cast their nets: works that are political in nature, environmentalist, utilitarian to formalist, earnest to whimsical, referencing historical art movements and current events, engaging consideredly with the provinces of design and decorative arts as well as conceptualism. There is plenty of room at the table and plenty to be optimistic about. It may not seem so during our dark nights of the soul, but we are in fact emerging; irrespective of circumstance we are always emerging into new selves like the chrysalis or the chambered nautilus. The sun always emerges from the clouds; it just likes to take its time. What we do in the meantime is infinitely enriched by the friendly company we keep and the beauty of the arts we enjoy.

Congratulations to our participating artists, whose tenacity and invention are inspirations to us all, the morsels and feasts that feed our very souls.

Richard Speer - Juror, Author, Critic, Curator
Richard Speer – Juror, Author, Critic, Curator -Photo by Adam Bailey-

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River Weaving by John Siblik

Best in Show – River Weaving, John Siblik, wood, steel, stone,

1st Place – Just Right, Stephanie Robison, marble, wool, 5” X 4” X 3”, $980

2nd Place – Lost, Gard Jones, Limestone, Rope, Glass, LED, 9” X 48” X 48”, $3000

Honorable Mention – Lenticular, Jessica Bodner, Steel, 8’ X 24’ X 6’, $125000

Honorable Mention – Misty, Karen Theisen, Rocks, wire, hotmelt adhesive, 2’ X 2’ X 6”, $2000

Honorable Mention – Neuron, Oleg Lobykin, Bronze, 16” X 26” X 9”, $18000

Relentless In Pursuit, Marina Smelik, Stone, 30” X 9” X 9”, $3800

Emerging Object, Alan Newberg, spalted English walnut, 29” X 47” X 20”, $7000

Moon Cradle, MaryJo Anderson, Onyx on Black Belgian Marble Base, 13” X 15” X 7”, $5000

Truth 4, MacRae Wylde, Painted Steel, 68.5” X 24” X 24”, $7000

Breakdown, Joshua Solis, VHS Tape, 12’ X 7’ X 0’, $3000

Sociis, Michael Shewmaker, Stainless Steel, 22’ X 52” X 34”, $108000

Sunset, Matthew Patterson, Blown Glass, 54” X 14” X 14”, $2250

Open, Barry Newstat, walnut, concrete base, 13” X 9” X 2”, $900

The Maddening Cloud, Michael Morris, Ambrosia Maple, Oil Pastels, 35.5” X 6” X 2”, $1140

Female 1, John Lundberg, Black Walnut, 26” X 9” X 2”

Binary Mandala Brand, David Lobdell, Environmental Drawing, 36” X 36” X 3”, $1000

Device 23 (Autopsy Saw), Holland Houdek, See “Description” below, 6” X 15.5” X 3”, $6500

Metamorphosis Series #1, Rick Crawford, Wood Sculpture, 15.75” X 8.25” X 4.5”

Inhibit the inhibitors, Lynden Cline, Steel plate and forged square steel rod, ebonized walnut, 58” X 16” X 16”

Emergence, Scott Bruckner, Wood, 15” X 22” X 7”, $450

Cane Vessel, Chris Alexander, Fused glass, 7” X 11” X 8”, $780

Emerald Shorebreak, Sean Free Alcala, Kiln cast glass, 10” X 4” X 2”, $1800

Breaking Apart, Elena Thomas, wood sculpture with paint, 16” X 13” X 5”, $120

Seraphina, Cyrra Robinson, Wood, apoxie sculpt, acrylic and airbrush paint, 5.75” X 5.75” X 1.5”, $950

Went for a walk this weekend on Delridge, let the rain soak, Lindsay Peyton, Mixed media on canvas, 450” X 72” X 0”, $25000

Regatta, Matthew Patterson, Glass, Steel, Wood, 29” X 25” X 12”, $1625

Pause, Sung Eun Park, Mixed media, 200” X 150” X 150”, $5600

Mended, Jennifer Muse, Upcycled, kiln-formed tempered glass on Maple with wire, 24” X 9” X 3”, $1500

Emergence, Heidi Mortensen, cast resin, reclaimed redwood, steel, acrylic paint, 11” X 30” X 6”, $3500

Eddy, Missy Douglas and Kim Rask, Fiberglass, urethane, silicone, LEDs, wood, 21” X 10” X 10”, $10500

The Fine Wall, Chichan Kwong, Acrylic on Canvas, 8’ X 4’ X 0’

In sheep’s clothing, Allison Hudson, mixed media on panel, 24” X 18” X 6”, $1000

Woven Brush, Aspen Golann, Bleached maple, ebonized maple, yellow heart, tampico fibers, 6” X 4” X 5.5”, $750

Retreat of the Lucia Glacier, Patagonia, Steve Fujimoto, Mixed (plywood, burl, epoxy, gold leaf), 9” X 24” X 24”, $3000

Shall These Bones Live?, Dallas Frederick, Plaster, Steel, Cottonwood, 84” X 24” X 36”, $7000

Nest, Rebecca Edwards, Bronze, yarn, plastic combs, straw, branches, 84” X 48” X 38”, $3500

Debra Restored – A Portrait (Please watch video for sound), Jeremy Davis, Wood, Steel, Magnets, Electronics, vimeo.com/140706953, 70” X 50” X 24”, $20000

Bubble (disco) I, Keith Buswell, Fabric and paper, 34” X 52” X 12”, $2400

Encrusted (Bird in Plight), Tyler Brumfield, Collected Plastic + Pine + LDF + Formica, 80” X 14” X 14”, $1500

cain, Mark Brown, sugar, ash, resin, 10” X 7” X 5”, $500

Amaranthine Eruption, Cindy Blair, Polymer Clay, Acrylic Paint and Light Fixture, 12” X 11.5” X 8”, $300

Friends, Raffi Zaroukian, White Oak, 19.5” X 10” X 9”, $3900

Inner Alchemy states 1 and 2, Kristin Lindseth, Bronze, 18” X 24” X 7”, $5000

“Untitled”, Lindsay Bodanza Dawley, Wood (Fallen Pine & Wood Staining Pigments), 18” X 15” X 15”, $1800

The Memory Keeper, Lauren Raine, ceramic bas relief mosaic, 45” X 35” X 5”, $4000

Birthright, Meredith Knight, ceramic with underglaze, 22” X 21” X 1”, $825

Trilobitic Surface, John Humphries, raw porcelain, 64” X 32” X 3”, $5000

Arable Land, Sophia Hatzikos, Ceramic, 30” X 120” X 3”, $1500

Sphere, Carol Fleming, ceramic, 10 hand-mixed glazes, gas-fired stoneware, 2’ X 2’ X 28”, weighs 150 pounds, $5000

To and Fro, Vincent Burke, Ceramic, 12” X 16” X 2”, $5000

Abundance, Jan Van Ek, bronze and granite, 44” X 24” X 24”, $14000

Into the Wind, Phyllis Mantik deQuevedo, Bronze, 26” X 11” X 23”, $6750

Winged Victory-Metamorphis, Jaymes Dudding, Ceramic form encased in used machine shop gloves, 30.5” X 44.5” X 12”, $1200

IMPLICATIONS #11, Jim Zver, PAINTED WOOD, 24.5” X 16.5” X 1.5”, $4000

Fortitude Geometric metal interactive installation sculpture, Brande Wilkerson, metal, 27” X 28” X 1”, $3810

Covid 19 – In Memory Of, Lollie Ortiz, Acrylic_Plastic Sculpture Design, 20” X 20” X 3”

Performing Place figure 2, Claire Lima, Found and foraged objects, natural and synthetic fibers, 42” X 58” X 5”, $850

Pink Frill, Cynthia Lahti, ceramic with fabric, 20” X 15” X 14”, $1500

Chained Viking, Steve Jensen, Oil and Italian plaster on wood, steel found on beach, 35.5” X 48” X 6”, $6500

The Shield of Achilles, Stacey Gregory, Clay, 54” X 40” X 5”, $7000

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