Artwork copyright Joyce Lopez. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Artwork copyright Joyce Lopez. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Trip-TK, 1993

Joyce Lopez
American (born 1941)

Location: North Seattle College, Seattle

About the Artwork

Artist Joyce Lopez created the mixed media sculpture Trip-TK by wrapping stainless steel tubes in cotton thread by hand. This labor-intensive process represents thousands of turns. Each tube takes several hours to wrap. The overall composition features bright, abstract patterns and forms. The artist notes that her intention is to "further the fiber field, taking it out of the craft arena and placing it firmly in the sculpture category."

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with North Seattle College.

About the Artist

Florida-based artist Joyce Lopez creates photographs, sculptures, and fiber artworks. Her photography focuses on environmental issues. She studied fiber, sculpture, and film at the University of Illinois at Urbana and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.