Artwork copyright Katie Miller. Photo courtesy of the artist, 2022.
Artwork copyright Katie Miller. Photo courtesy of the curator, Renee Adams, 2023.
Artwork copyright Katie Miller. Photo courtesy of the curator, Renee Adams, 2023.
Tessellated Gyre, 2022
Location: Walla Walla Community College, Walla Walla
About the Artwork
Tessellated Gyre by Katie Miller explores human altered landscapes caused by mining and extraction processes, including open-pit mines. Its creation also explores extracted minerals in that it is a line drawing in glass created by a chemical reaction between lead and selenium in the glass at high temperature in the kiln. The two types of glass chemically react where they touch each other and create a third blue-gray color with a thin line drawing effect. This artwork is part of a curated collection by Renee Adams in March 2023 for a new Science & Technology Building at Walla Walla Community College, in Southeastern Washington. The collection brings together artists who combine art and science. They use scientific approaches such as observation and experimentation, precise measurements and calculations. A desire to learn more about our world and share that knowledge is at the heart of both scientific and creative pursuits.
This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Walla Walla Community College.
About the Artist
Katie Miller's art explores the urban environment, our ideas and understanding of place, and the experience of a pedestrian in the built world. She creates artworks with cut paper, glass, photography, and site-specific installations.Miller earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Washington in Seattle and a Master of Fine Arts degree from Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia. She is based in Seattle.
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