Artwork copyright Amanda Jaffe. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Hidden Garden IV, 2000

Amanda Jaffe
(American, born 1953)

Location: Kamiak High School, Mukilteo

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

Hidden Garden IV is a ceramic tile sculpture by artist Amanda Jaffe and is part of a series titled "Garden of Pools" inspired by the soothing nature of water. Jaffe notes, "my pieces provide a pool of water, within our anxiety ridden and tension-filled environment, that can allow us to momentarily escape to a more soothing spot."

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

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Amanda Jaffe is a ceramic artist who draws from the landscape and culture of the two states where she lives, New Mexico and Montana. Her work is abstract with references to the landscape. It also often contains ceramic objects including boats, flowers and leaves. She creates ceramic tile paintings, murals, and smaller sculptural forms.
Jaffe earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in ceramics from Indiana University and Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Montana. She is Professor Emeritus at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, where she taught ceramics from 1985 to 2011.