Dragon Flight Project | Chugiak-Eagle River Library Children's Area
Eagle River, Alaska
(30 ft x 44 inches) Textiles & painted wood, 2016.
"Dragon Flight" (front). Photography, Brian Adams.
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"Dragon Flight" was originally commissioned in 2003 as a double-sided triptych (15 feet x 44 inches) for the Samson-Dimond Branch Library in Anchorage Alaska. In 2010, the textile work was relocated to the Chugiak-Eagle River Library, and in 2016 was expanded to 6, double-sided panels featuring a community art component on the reverse.
This project was supported by generous grants from the Chugiak-Eagle River Foundation, the Anchorage Library Foundation and Friends of the Library. |
"Sky Full of Stars" community art (reverse). Photography, Brian Adams.
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Lost in a Book | Wasilla Public Library Children's Area
Wasilla, Alaska
(40" x 40") Acrylic on board, maple frame, 2016.
"Lost in a Book," commissioned painting. Photography, Chris Arend.
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The librarians' request for a “joy filled” painting for the entrance to the children's area of the newly completed Wasilla Public Library inspired this whimsical piece . My previous work as a children’s book illustrator led to the exploration of the magical quality of childhood, while considering the site specific nature of the wooded birch grove surrounding the library.
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