Artwork copyright Joanne Hammer. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2019.

Sense of Place, 1987

Joanne Hammer
American (born 1947)

Location: Office of the Attorney General - Natural Resources Division (Olympia), Olympia

About the Artwork

Artist Joanne Hammer created Sense of Place based on her memories of sailing in Hawaii. This piece uses abstract forms to suggest a tropical landscape and the wind on the open sea.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Office of the Attorney General.

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.