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Artist
Bio
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home, garden and yard art created from recycled materials
Although I was born a doorstep
away from Washington, from my second year of life this beautiful state has
been my home. From my humble
beginnings in recycled art as a child making and selling papier mache maracas
door-to-door, my approach to materials has remained constant. The desire to reduce/reuse/recycle in the
folk art tradition is the driving force behind my work. The growing awareness and appreciation of
the green aspect of recycled art has brought me great satisfaction, and has
opened my work to an ever-widening and conscientious audience. The enormous assortment of
tins, treasures and trinkets lining my studio serve as a diving board, and
invite me to jump in and create. The
elements themselves often suggest a direction for a piece, and I begin to
give form to that vision with tin snips, wire, and quite often recycled
materials I've cast off from previous work.
Friends also provide me with a steady supply of materials such as
bottle caps, tins, and fascinating second-hand finds. The greatest satisfaction to me is to begin
with materials considered of little or no value, and to create from those a
work of art which can be appreciated by all. I've been pleased to be
represented by numerous galleries here in the Northwest as well as across the
country. I've also participated in many regional markets and festivals,
including The Best of the Northwest, The Northwest Flower and Garden Show and
Sorticulture Garden Art Festival. I have two amazing sons who
were born and raised in Washington, and who continue to serve as inspiration
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Copyright
2007-2009. Kim Groff-Harrington. All rights reserved.