Artwork copyright Kathleen Frugé-Brown. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Kathleen Frugé-Brown. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission.

Trillium and Bleeding Heart, 2000

Kathleen Frugé-Brown
American (born 1955)

Location: Truman Campus, Federal Way

About the Artwork

Trillium and Bleeding Heart is a block print created by artist Kathleen Frugé-Brown. She notes that this piece celebrates "two of my favorite native plants, both of which grow in profusion around my studio in the spring." She started the composition by creating study drawings in charcoal and pencil. Once satisfied with a composition, she transferred the drawing to a scratchboard. This step helps her see if the composition will work as a block print. She then carves the image into a linoleum block, which loads with ink and presses into paper. Finally, she hand-colored the blossoms and leaves in the print using watercolors.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Federal Way Public Schools.

About the Artist

Kathleen Frugé-Brown is a painter and printmaker who creates artworks for public installation. Her work is inspired by and celebrates the Pacific Northwest wilderness. She states, "My hope is to share that with others, through paintings that invite viewers into a special place and moment, and through public art that strengthens and celebrates viewers' connection to their own landscape."

Frugé-Brown received a Bachelor of Arts degree in painting from the Tyler School of Art at Temple University and a Master of Fine Arts degree in painting from the University of Washington in Seattle.