Artwork copyright Christine Clark. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Christine Clark. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Eggs, 1989

Christine Clark
American (born 1958)

Location: Bethel School District, Spanaway

About the Artwork

Artist Christine Clark created the mixed-media sculpture Eggs. She made it using many different materials. At the center are real finch eggs from the artist's aviary, where she raises finches and canaries. This piece draws parallels between a house and a nest to symbolize home and security.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Bethel School District.

About the Artist

Christine Clark is a metalsmith and sculptor based in Portland, Oregon. Her work focuses on public art, installation art, and abstract sculpture in steel, steel wire, and mixed materials.
Clark received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Washington in Seattle and a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York State. Both degrees are in metalsmithing and jewelry. From 1983 to 2018, she was a professor of metals/jewelry, sculpture and installation art at the Oregon College of Arts and Craft in Portland.