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

Sweet Singing in the Fire, 1989

Susan Brandeis
American (born 1949)

Location: Meadowdale Elementary, Lynnwood

About the Artwork

Artist Susan Brandeis' elaborate textile construction Sweet Singing in the Fire is part of a series that evoke the layered structures seen in nature, such as a forest floor, or sediment in the ocean. It was created by sewing together and assembling screen printed fabrics and flexible materials. The artist describes her work as a celebration of "the elements of nature which ultimately lead to ecological harmony: growth and decay, order and chaos, agitation and tranquility, the ordinary and the sublime."

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