Artwork copyright Joanne Hammer. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2016.

Artwork copyright Joanne Hammer. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2016.

Artwork copyright Joanne Hammer. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2016.

Birds of A Feather, 1992

Joanne Hammer
American (born 1947)

Location: North Seattle College, Seattle

About the Artwork

'Birds of a Feather' is part of artist Joanne Hammer's series of layered works on paper that feature gestural and spontaneous imagery. This piece features the figure of a bird and colorful forms that reference a pond near the artist's studio. This piece investigates our relationship to nature and our responsibility to protect fragile habitats.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with North Seattle College.

About the Artist

Born in Seattle, Hammer studied as an undergraduate at the University of Washington and received a Master of Fine Arts degree in textile design from the University of Hawaii in 1977. She returned to the Pacific Northwest, settling on Vashon Island in South Puget Sound, Western Washington, where she lives and works.