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DELOSS WEBBER SEDUCTION OF SURFACE

DELOS S W EBBER S EDU CT ION OF S U R FAC E NE W WORK S IN STONE, FIBER & MIXED MEDIA FEBRUARY 6 - M ARCH 2, 2014 ARTIST RECEPTION THURSDAY, FEBR AURY 6, 6 - 8PM A RT I ST STAT E ME N T I am always am aze d at t h e d eft n ess w i t h wh i ch a sp i d e r sp i n s a web a n d t he di l igenc e of a bird s n est . T h e s e a re b o t h exa m p l es o f th e b ea u ty a n d th e evol ved engineering of N at u re . My wo rk h o n o rs th e m a r r i a ge o f f u n cti o n a n d t h e mys ter y that I see in t h e n at u ra l wo rld , a n d d raws o n t ra d i ti o n a l te ch n i q u e s f rom J apanese and Nat ive A m e rica fib e r a r t s, to w i cker f u r nt i u re, l o o m weav i n g , fl ytyi ng and nautica l kn o tt in g .

Cent ral to all o f my wo rk is t h e c h a ra cto r o f t h e sto n e. Ea ch sto n e h a s a uni que pres enc e conveyed by it s tex t u re , co l o r a n d sh a p e. Th e sto n e s sp e a k to me s o metimes I am wa it in g fo r t h e “ ri g ht ” sto n e to b eco m e th e ve h i cl e fo r a n i dea , s o metimes the “ rig ht ” sto n e s ays ‘h ere I a m . . . .we d o n ’ t h ave a ny t h i n g l ef t to s ay to eac h oth er ’. A lt h o u g h t h e t ra d i ti o n o f b a sket weav i n g resu l t s i n a n empty co ntainer, I wa nt to en ga ge a n d p o ssi b l y ch a l l en ge th e v i ewers exp e ctat i on of co ntainment. C o nta in er o r co nte nt ? Th e b ea u ty w i t h i n , o r th e em b ra ce ?

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Al ong the Shor e , 7 ”x 2 4 ”x 1 2 ”, ston e, d r i ft wood , ca n e

Fr eedom, 6”x15”x 1 7 ”, g ra n i te, ca n e, p i g m ent

Per si mmons, 6”x1 3 ”x 1 6 ”, g ra n i te, ca n e, p i g m ent

After the Fi r e , 6 ”x 1 2 ”x 1 9 ”, b a s a l t , ratta n

Pal ouse, 8”x8”x17”, s a n d ston e, wood , ca n e, p i g m ent

Car r y Four Eggs, 8”x 9 ”x 1 2 ”, g ra n i te, b ay l a u rel , ca n e How to Car r y Fi v e Mor e Egg s , 8 ”x 1 1 ”x 1 5 ”, g ra n i te, b ay l a u rel , ca n e

Gather i ng Ni ght Sky, 8 ”x 1 4 ”x 1 1 ”, b a s a l t , g ra p ev i n e, ca n e

Veni ce, 6”x10”x 1 5 ”, g ra n i te, ca n e, p i g m ent

A C hai r Cal l ed Bob Mar l ey, 3 0 ”x 3 4 ”x 3 8 ”, steel , ratta n , m i xed m ed i a

Not Her e, 7”x9”x 1 4 ”, g ra n i te, ca n e, p i g m ent

Fr eud’s Couch, 18 ”x 2 2 ”x 7 6 ”, steel , ratta n , b a s a l t

Ebey ’s, 7”x19”x 1 2 ”, g ra n i te, d r i ft wood , ca n e

Wa itin g for the B us........On the Roa d Les s Tra v eled , 1 6 ”x 1 8 ”x 1 9 ”, g ra n i te, ca n e

S ow the Wi nd.....Har v est a W hirlw ind , 2 4 ”x 1 4 ”x 9 ”, g ra n i te, ced a r, ca n e

A Co llecti on of Ni ght Sky I, 17 ”x 1 2 ”x 8 ”, b a s a l t , g ra p ev i n e, b a m b oo, ca n e A Co llecti on of Ni ght Sky II, 14 ”x 1 3 ”x 7 ”, b a s a l t , g ra p ev i n e, b a m b oo, ca n e

Sky w a rd , 1 6 8 ”x 1 2 ”x 1 2 ”, b a m b oo, g ra n i te, ca n e

J azai , 6”x16”x20”, bla ck g ra n i te, a b a l on e, b a m b oo, ca n e

DELO SS WEBBE R SE D UCTION OF SURFACE

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