Artwork copyright Wendy Briggs. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Loss, 2002

Wendy Briggs
American (born 1964)

Location: Washington State Arts Commission, Olympia

About the Artwork

Loss is part of a series of prints by artist Wendy Briggs that layers photographic and hand drawn elements. She combines images of common objects with cultural symbols and historic images. She notes, "In the process of putting together an image or images to make a print I look for the value or spirit in a thing. I believe all things have a spirit that touch or talk in their way. All that is required of us is a kind of openness, slowed pace, and attention."

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Washington State Arts Commission.

About the Artist

Wendy Briggs is a Seattle-based printmaker.
Briggs received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Seattle University in 1992. She studied at the Photographic Center Northwest and Cornish College of the Arts, both in Seattle. She received a Master of Arts degree in Psychology from Seattle University in 1999.