PUBLIC ARTWORK
Getting art outside of the studio and galleries and out in the public realm is a wonderful way to spur dialogue and expand enjoyment of the arts. Below is a selection of my public art projects.
CONNECT TO NATURE WITH ART
The Connect to Nature Project was launched on Earth Day 2022, to foster health and wellness through creative exploration of nature! Developed in part during my time at the Centrum Art Residency at Fort Worden in Port Townsend, Washington, and with partial funding by the City of Seattle Office of Arts and Culture.
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Learn more about the project, including how to get a copy of the Connect to Nature with Art 'zine and join in the funat the button below.
HEAVEN & EARTH VI: SKYFEEDER
Concentric rings of mirrors reflect the sky and viewers together in nature, celebrating our interconnections. The mythic number 331 mirrors symbolize harmony and balance.
This temporary installation was located at Carkeek Park as part of the 2014 Heaven & Earth: As Above, So Below Exhibit with the Seattle Center on Contemporary Art in cooperation with the Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation.
NAKASHIMA BARN SITE HISTORY QUILT
Taking inspiration from pioneer barn quilts, this photo montage celebrates the history of the site, from ancient forest, to milled lumber, dairy farm, and the impacts of World War II internment on a local family. Installation sponsored by Snohomish County with funding by the Washington Department of Archeology and Historic Preservation. (Teresa's Role: Co-artist and exhibit designer as a Principal at Site Story. Art was a component within the Centennial Trail Interpretive Program; full program team included Site Story, SKL Architects and Luminous Creative.)
TRANSFORM | TRANSCEND
As a construction site art project, TRANSform/TRANScend celebrated the coming changes transit would bring to the industrial Tacoma neighborhood and beyond. The project included an illuminated green roof grid installed atop the Sound Transit construction trailer, along with an art banner. Project developed with Sound Transit; Artist Team Lead: Teresa Stern, Mentor: Buster Simpson, Green Roof Consultant: Patrick Hayes.