Artwork copyright Tucker Petertil. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Artwork copyright Tucker Petertil. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Artwork copyright Tucker Petertil. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Artwork copyright Tucker Petertil. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Spiral House, 1994

Tucker Petertil
American (born 1948)

Location: Washington State Arts Commission, Olympia

About the Artwork

Spiral House is a ceramic mosaic sculpture by artist Tucker Petertil. The idea for this piece grew out of his house-shaped mosaics frames. This body of work references religious triptychs. He states, "the triptych format came from the portable shrines that traveling monks carried and could pack up easily and unfold for ceremonies and prayers as they made they pilgrimages." Building on this idea of a shrine, he extends his composition into three dimensions with Spiral House.

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

About the Artist

Olympia, Washington-based mosaic artist Tucker Petertil creates tile sculptures that explore color, structure and narrative.