Artwork copyright Peggy Conklin Cloy. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2016.

Artwork copyright Peggy Conklin Cloy. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Dream Weaving #50, 1985

Peggy Conklin Cloy
American (born 1941)

Location: Washington State Arts Commission, Olympia

About the Artwork

Dream Weaving #50 is part of a series of sculptures by artist Peggy Conklin inspired by the "spirit and personality" found in old weavings and quilts. This piece is constructed by interlocking different fibers, paper and paint.

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

About the Artist

Conklin received Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees in Painting and Art History from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She lived and worked as an artist in Seattle for twenty years, before moving to Colorado in 1993. She has served as an artist-in-residence for Seattle Public Schools and taught at the University of Washington Experimental College. Since 2012, she runs Willowtail Springs Nature Preserve, a non-profit organization that funds artist and ecology residencies.