Articulated Layers

 

SOLD, thank you Northwest Designer Craftartists!

"Articulated Layers", Fiber, Acrylic, Glass Beads, Stainless Steel Armature. Reflecting on organic layers of dried flower petals, seed pods, lichen... Mimicking these textures using a combination of fiber & acrylic I've created individual segments. Each piece has been threaded onto a stainless steel armature with glass bead spacers. This process enables the form to articulate into shape, allows light to form intriguing shadows plus stabilizes the form for wall display.“

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Handwork 2026 - Postmark Center for the Arts

 

'Tafoni' Painted Papers, Fiber Mesh & Acrylic

Handwork 2026 | Northwest Designer Craftartists

Postmark Center for the Arts

20 Auburn Avenue, Auburn, WA

July 11 – October 10, 2026

NWDC will contribute to Handwork: Celebrating American Craft 2026, a nationwide Semiquincentennial initiative honoring the enduring value of the handmade in both history and contemporary life. NWDC’s exhibitions will showcase the creativity of Northwest artists working in clay, wood, glass, metal, fiber, and mixed media. 

About our Juror: Barbara Matilsky (Honorary NWDC Member) was curator at the Whatcom Museum in Bellingham from 2009-2018 where she organized the international traveling exhibition Vanishing Ice: Alpine and Polar Landscapes in Art 1775-2012. For the past three years, she has been curating the Women Rising art exhibition in conjunction with the Cascadia International Women’s Film Festival. 

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TREE: Breath of Humanity - Verum Ultimum

'Roots Unbound' 

Crocheted Fiber, Painted & Coated with Acrylic, Stainless Steel Armature

TREE: Breath of Humanity

Verum proudly presents the 2nd edition of "TREE: Breath of Humanity," and it's a massive exhibition with 88 original works spanning 4 rooms and 2 galleries to create a forest of appreciation.

It's a virtual grove of gratitude for the icon the TREE!

We are inextricably bound to trees.  We share this sky, this earth, and we share the need for clean soil and water.  Trees ARE the clean air we breathe! It's hard to fathom, but in the U.S. alone, trees remove 17.4 million tons of pollutants annually, and trees within city environments remove approximately 711,000 metric tons of air pollution each year. Protecting our forests is essential for a sustainable future. The tree is a symbol of our humanity.  Flourishing forests signal that we are doing well, while woodlands in peril sound an alarm.  

This exhibition conveys a deeply rooted connection to trees and nature.  It is TREE as a symbol of life itself. 

The selected works express a materiality that echoes the woods with a vast array of media including textile, water media, oil, encaustic, porcelain, wood, branches, etching, ceramic, photography, and more!

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View the Virtual (2 room) Gallery HERE

View the Virtual (long) Gallery HERE

Check out the Catalog HERE

BIMA Bash! 2026

 BIMA Bash! The Artful Party

Jun 18, 6:00 – 9:00 PM

Bainbridge Island Museum of Art 

550 Winslow Way E., Bainbridge Island, WA

It’s the most vibrant art party of the year–the BIMA Bash! With one-of-a-kind works of art, creative culinary experiences, lively music, and more, you won’t want to miss this annual event in support of BIMA!

All of the auction items are donated for Bash!–meaning that all of the proceeds from Bash! directly support BIMA and our mission to create a welcoming space and inspiring platform for lively public engagement and appreciation of the contemporary art and craft of the Puget Sound region and its international collection of Artists’ Books.

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Pollinate II 

Wall Mount Sculpture, Crocheted Fiber & Acrylic

Love Letters to Planet Earth - Gallery B612 / Seattle

 Love Letters to Planet Earth

March 5 - April 29, 2026

Gallery B612 | Pioneer Square

520 1st Ave S, Seattle, WA 98104

"You're invited to experience the unique perspectives of twenty-five artists as they share their love of our planet. Celebrate, investigate, and reimagine the natural world in Love Letters to Planet Earth.  This collection presents a series of metaphorical “love letters” to the Earth: visual celebrations shaped by unique perspectives of our shared planet. Vibrant color and rich texture bring to life a thriving natural world and allow us to imagine her potential, while works with layered narratives present windows to what may be lost.  Through a lens of hope, the collection highlights why our planet deserves protecting."

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Abstract Sanctuary - Verum Ultimum Art Gallery / Portland

 

Abstract Sanctuary

Thank you Verum Ultimum Art Gallery for the insightful perspective 💚💙

"Spaces everywhere need punctuation in the grammar of visuals.  May Barbara De Pirto’s “Corolla” provide the moment, the pause to breathe in the wonder of unfolding. Barbara creates the most organic paper art forms. My art confession today is that this breathtaking beauty is as singular as the first spring bloom after a bleak winter…indeed an early spring-like sanctuary for the gaze!"

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Verum Ultimum Art Gallery 

1513 SE 42nd, Portland, OR 

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NWDC Online Shop!

 

Currently in my online shop! 

This series of sculptures are all created using a combination of fiber & acrylic -- using familiar materials, methods & techniques in unconventional ways.  

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"Articulated Layers", Fiber, Acrylic, Glass Beads, Stainless Steel Armature

"Ruffles", Fiber, Acrylic, Wood Cradle

"Translucent Shards", Acrylic, Glass Beads, Stainless Steel Armature