SEALASKA HERITAGE INSTITUTE’S 10th BIENNIAL
NORTHWEST COAST JURIED
ART SHOW & COMPETITION
Category Winner | Chilkat Tunic Fringe Gorget (with Mix or Match earrings) | Patrizia Fiorella
Patrizia Fiorella
- Haida, Raven, Brown Bear
- Douglas, Alaska
- Category: Weaving: Chilkat Inspired
- Merino wool, cedar bark, copper wire, birch dowels
- $2,500
- Artist comment: The yellow weft is the result of many hand-dyeing experiments with locally sourced plants by the artist during the summer of 2019. This particular color came from thimbleberry leaves.
Juror comment: A truly great adaptation of tunic fringe … inspired and classical, new and familiar. Very unique and contemporary use of old and customary materials.