Jason Pollen (American, b. 1941), Whisperings Silk Wall Hanging

Silk, contemporary, the hand-dyed silk cut into geomorphic shapes and appliqued to a black fabric backing, forming a center field of larger aqua and black spotted shapes framed by a border of gray and earth tone shapes, with velcro hanging strip sewn to backing, signed to lower right by artist. Proceeds to benefit the general Penland Scholarship.

35 x 53 1/2 in.

Being sold to benefit Penland School of Craft, Penland, North Carolina

Penland’s scholarship program exists to make our workshops accessible to those who are not able to participate without financial assistance and to create educational opportunities for people who have been underrepresented at Penland and in the craft world. Proceeds from this auction will help fund existing scholarships, with some proceeds designated towards specific scholarships as noted in the listings.

Jason Pollen is an internationally acclaimed artist, designer and educator. He has been on the faculty at the Royal College of Art in London, Parsons and Pratt in New York City, and Professor and Fiber Chair at the Kansas City Art Institute. He is Professor emeritus at KCAI, President emeritus of the Surface Design Association and is an American Craft Council Fellow. His work is in numerous prominent private national and international collections, including the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art and the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art. He taught at Penland multiple times starting in 1984, and received Penland's Outstanding Art Educator award in 2012.

In his own words, "I have been drawing, painting, collaging, designing, and stitching since I was a child. Elaborate sand castles were the first source of inspiration.

My art journey has been characterized by experimentation with process and materials, and the search for a compelling communicative visual language. I have often felt as if I were a witness, watching my hands create something from nothing, then compelled to breathe as much life as possible into whatever has revealed itself."

Some light fraying and brittleness.