Artwork copyright Katherine Holzknecht. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2016.

Artwork copyright Katherine Holzknecht. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Katherine Holzknecht. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Ocotilla Fiesta, 1985

Katherine Holzknecht
American (born 1954)

Location: Green River College, Auburn

About the Artwork

Ocotilla Fiesta is part of a series of woven wall sculptures created by artist Katherine Holzknecht using found objects and interwoven wires. Intrigued by the structural possibilities of cast-off computer parts, the artist notes how the multicolored wires that comprise this piece reminded her of ocotillos, a type of cactus common in the Arizona desert where she spent her childhood.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Green River College.

About the Artist

Holzknecht earned a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Master of Arts degree in Textile Design and Fiber Arts from the University of Washington in Seattle. She lives and works in Woodinville, Washington.