Seward Park Playground

 

Seward Park Playground Artwork, 2010

bronze & hand cast resin

Unravel opens at Skagit Valley College

Performing a deinstallation

After what amounted to a languid eight month run in the Seattle Storefronts program, Pollinatrix was deinstalled on November 1. A street performance ensued, in which elements of the piece were given away to passersby, who in turn indicated they would photograph the work where it landed after they took it away. These images will be chronicled in the Pollinatrix blog, here. Anyone interested in participating in further dissemination of this project should contact me at thepollinatrix(at)gmail(dot)com.

Special thanks to photographer Tom Schworer for the images in this posting, and to Doug Nufer for riding his bike over in order to be the first in line.

Pollinatrix blooming

Installation view on Friday evening with color!

Seattle Storefront Opening

Pollinatrix will officially open tonight, April 7:

Please join Storefronts Seattle, along with Shunpike, SCIDpda,  the Alliance for Pioneer Square, the Seattle Office for Arts and Cultural Affairs, the Seattle Department of Planning and Development, and the CIDBIA for 

FIRST THURSDAY

Thursday, April 7, 5:30 pm - 9pm

in Pioneer Square and the Chinatown / International District for a 

HOSTED RECEPTION for the Spring 2011 Round of Storefronts Artists

from 5:30 pm, at the xom fine woodworking gallery, 610 Second Avenue between James and Cherry

featuring a walking tour of the Spring 2011 art and artists: 

The Gala Opening of The Poster Museum

The Premiere of new work by Elizabeth Gahan

The Gala Opening of Cassie Hibbert Design

The Premiere of new work by John Fleming

The Premiere of new work by Ben Hirschkoff

An Open House for the New Mystics' new Residency

The Premiere of new work by Romson Regarde Bustillo

The Premiere of new work by Kristin Tollefson

The continuing great work of Allison Piskorowski, Architecture 101, the Seattle Pinball Museum, and xom fine woodworking

"This innovative program is a great collaboration between our 

business and art communities. Storefronts Seattle shines a

spotlight on Seattle’s creative sector, brings new life to empty 

storefronts and enlivens our neighborhood business districts.”

- Mayor Mike McGinn

Please see http://storefrontsseattle.com for more information about the artists and the opening reception, or email Program Manager Matthew Richter at matthew@shunpike.org

Pollinatrix: Seattle Storefronts

I'm pleased to announce an installation entitled Pollinatrix, featured as part of the 2011 Seattle Storefronts program, designed to activate vacant storefronts with art and creative ventures.  From March 15 through June 15, the piece can be viewed at all hours of the day or night in the windows of 409 Maynard Avenue South in the International District. 

Over the course of the three-month stretch, I will be maintaining a blog about Pollinatrix to document the work and announce time-based engagements with the space.  Look here for upcoming acts as they unfold.

What I Gathered

New small print and sculptural work at the Bainbridge Island Library December 3 - 30, with an opening reception this Friday, December 3 from 5-7pm.

Raintree

More images from a busy summer of public art. Raintree is located in the stormwater runoff pond at the newly redesigned Cromwell Park in Shoreline. A collaboration between Public Works and the Parks and Recreation Department, this park was transformed from a flat grass lot to an undulating, functional and more naturalized gathering place.

Many logs were unearthed from the boggy ground during regrading, some of which remain exposed as landscaping features. This work draws influence from them, the purpose of the site, and the flow that occurs between the exchange of water there.