Artwork copyright Wendy Franklund Miller. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission.
Earth Skin #2: Bee Dance, 1993
Wendy Franklund Miller
(American, born 1943)
Location: Dayton Elementary School, Dayton
ABOUT THE ARTWORK
Artist Wendy Franklund Miller created Earth Skin #2: Bee Dance by bolting handmade paper under an aluminum frame. The combination of these materials gives emphasis to the contrast between nature and industry. Franklund Miller notes that the imagery is symbolic of renewal, communication, and choice.
This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Lake Washington School District.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Spokane-based artist Wendy Franklund Miller creates art using a variety of materials and techniques, including artist-made papers, encaustic paintings (made using melted wax), printmaking, and ink drawings. Her artworks explore a visual language of forms and symbols and is "mostly focused on discarded objects with all their implications for our civilization."
Franklund Miller was born in North Dakota and raised in Yakima, Central Washington. After art school and college, she settled in Spokane, Eastern Washington, where she has lived and worked since 1976.
ARTWORK DETAILS
| Material Category | Painting - paint on rigid surface / mixed media |
| Medium | Artist-made paper, aluminum, cotton fabric, and batting |
| Dimensions | 35 in x 29 in (overall) |
| ID Number | WSAC1995.158.000 |
| Acquisition Method | Direct purchase |
| Artist Location | Washington, United States |
Location Information
| Agency | Dayton School District |
| Artwork Location | Dayton Elementary School North entrance |
| WA County | Columbia |
| Placement | Interior |
| Site Type | Public School |
| Address | 302 E Park Street Dayton, WA 99328 |
| Geo. Coordinates | 46.317238, -117.975615 |
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