Artwork copyright Laura Sindell. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Artwork copyright Laura Sindell. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Artwork copyright Laura Sindell. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Multiplicity, 1997

Laura Sindell
American (born 1947)

Location: Green River College, Auburn

About the Artwork

Multiplicity is a mosaic sculpture created by artist Laura Sindell for Green River College. The artwork features a terrazzo cylinder inlaid with mosaic tiling. A patterned mosaic "rug" emerges from the cylinder form, surrounded by slate tile flooring. Together the elements reference parchment and birch bark scrolls. The cylindrical form also suggests stone columns, fallen logs, and driftwood. The mosaic rug references the microscopic patterning found in a computer chip.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Green River College.

About the Artist

Seattle-based artist and photographer Laura Sindell creates mosaics and sculptural installations for public spaces. She has served many K-12 schools and universities as a teaching artist and ceramics instructor since the 1970s.
Sindell studied at the San Francisco Art Institute and at the Photographic Center Northwest in Seattle, Washington. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Ceramics from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) in 1975.