Artwork copyright Deborah Mersky. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Artwork copyright Deborah Mersky. Photo courtesy of the artist (detail).
Artwork copyright Deborah Mersky. Photo courtesy of the artist (detail).
Artwork copyright Deborah Mersky. Photo courtesy of the artist (detail).
Green Flower Quilt, 1994
Deborah Mersky
American (born 1955)
Location: Emily Dickinson Elementary, Redmond
About the Artwork
Green Flower Quilt is part of a body of work by artist Deborah Mersky created using a clay-based printing process. Featuring intricately patterned imagery of insects and plants, Mersky describes this piece as a product of "my fascination with the natural world and what happens when my imagination collides with that world."
This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Lake Washington School District.
About the Artist
Artist Deborah Mersky creates artworks in a variety of media, including painting, prints, and large-scale public installations. She notes, "The overlapping worlds of nature and human habitation on earth is what interests me, particularly the delicate, off kilter moment we currently reside in."Deborah Mersky grew up in Austin, Texas, lived in Seattle for many years, and now lives near Johnson City, Texas. She earned a Master of Fine Arts degree at the University of Washington in Seattle and has been exhibiting her work since 1980.
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