Artwork copyright Wendy Franklund Miller. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Earth Skin #3: Power and Magic, 1993

Wendy Franklund Miller
(American, born 1943)

Location: Kulshan Middle School, Bellingham

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

Earth Skin #3: Power and Magic is a handmade paper and aluminum assemblage by artist Wendy Franklund Miller. The composition of this piece is inspired by the structure of a quilt, and the contrast of materials references the vulnerability of nature and humanity. Franklund Miller notes that this piece intends to portray "the soft, pliable nature of the earth itself versus the cold, hard, unforgiving slap of machines and chemicals."

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Bellingham 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.