Artwork copyright Susan Brandeis. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2016.

Sunspot, 1991

Susan Brandeis
American (born 1949)

Location: Roosevelt Elementary School, Yakima, Yakima

About the Artwork

Artist Susan Brandeis' elaborate textile construction Sunspot is part of a series exploring the light and texture of the forest floor. It was created by sewing together and assembling screen printed fabrics and flexible materials. The artist describes this piece as representing "the brilliant play of light on the ground when trees sway on a breezy day, or the shine of wet leaves and pine needles on a dewy morning."

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Yakima School District.

About the Artist

Textile artist Susan Brandeis creates elaborate fiber compositions that explore and celebrate "the elements of Nature which ultimately lead to ecological harmony: growth and decay, order and chaos, agitation and tranquility, the ordinary and the sublime."