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  John Garrett

  Harmony

  Cotton string, recycled sheets

  6' x 3'

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  Lisa Kokin

  Narrative, with detail

  Metal, linen, thread

  18" x 28.75"

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  Lisa Kokin

  Stay (from Funk and Wagnalls Standard Dictionary

  Zippers, thread, linen

  28.225" x 19.75"

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• Lisa Kokin

  Synopsis, with detail

  Metal, industrial felt, thread

  23" x 19.5"

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• Joanne Haywood

  Shepherdess Neckpiece #1 and Shepherdess Neckpiece #2

  Cotton yarn, merino felt

  #1: 31.5" long x .4" wide
  #2: 32.3" long x .5" wide

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• Cynthia Toops and Juan Reyes

  Panda Ring

  Wearable as a pendant. Sterling silver, polymer clay mosaics

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• Jack da Silva and Marilyn da Silva

  Panda Plate

  Raised, formed copper, color pencil coloration

  1/2" x 6" x 6"

  Private Collection

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• Mary Giles

  Quill Trio

  Waxed linen, porcupine quills

  8" x 7" x 8"

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• Mary Giles

  Black and White Totem

  Waxed linen, iron armature

  40 1/2" high

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• Stanley Peterson

  Yoga Bears and Express Take Out

  Carved and polychromed basswood on finnbirch

  Yoga Bears: 7” x 4” x 9” and 6” x 4” x 9”
  Express Take Out: 14” x 6” x 7”

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• Hanne Behrens

  Coral Brooch

  Coral, braided sterling silver, 18K gold

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• Hanne Behrens

  Rabbit of the Hat Brooch

  Coral, woven, 18K gold and sterling silver

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• Hanne Behrens

  Shell Earrings

  Shell, sterling silver and 14K gold

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• Cristina Dias

  Panda

  Silicone, pigments, fiber, wire,

  8.75" x 10.5" x 6.5"

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• Kathlyn Leighton

  Rocking Panda Teapot

  Fabric, glass beads, mixed media

  7 3/4" h x 7" l x 5 3/4" w

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• Rachelle Thiewes

  Sliced Bracelets #451 and #452

  Steel, sterling silver, automotive paint

  3/8” width, 11/16" width

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• Blanka Sperkova

  Pandas

  Finger-knitted color-coated wire

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• Blanka Sperkova

  Pandas Abstract Necklace and Earrings

  Finger-knitted color-coated wire

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• Blanka Sperkova

  Pandas Flat Necklace

  Finger-knitted color-coated wire

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• Mary Bero

  Striations

  Cotton thread

  15 1/2” x 13 1/4” Art, 17 1/4” x 14 1/4” Frame

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• Lynne Sausele

  Panda

  Small beaded panda toy on beaded polygon

  6.5” x 3.5” x 3.5”

  Private Collection

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• Martin and Eric Demaine

  Panda Tree

  Mi-Teintes watercolor paper, hand-blown glass

  12" x 6" × 7"

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• Martin and Eric Demaine

  Panda Dance

  Mi-Teintes watercolor paper

  10" x 9" × 12"

  Private Collection.

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• Felieke Van der Leest

  Pregnant Panda Bearmaid

  Crocheted and knitted textile, plastic animals, gold, 14kt gold filled silver beads

  One of four. One in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Textiel Museum, Tilburg, the Netherlands.
  Private Collection

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• Momoko Kumai

  Panda Brooch

  Raw wool, silver

  Private Collection

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Anyone who has had the opportunity to see a giant panda in the flesh and fur knows what special creatures they are. When you spend real time with them, however, you begin to see a depth that most zoo-visitors might miss. A very close friend of Mobilia’s, Charlene Johnson, wrote:

“I suppose my love for giant pandas happened as a process. Having watched the birth of a giant panda cub, its helplessness, and the devotion and care exhibited by its mother was mesmerizing, to say the least. Then to watch a little pink hairless creature develop into the beautiful, furry, black and white animal the world knows as a giant panda captured my heart. Each giant panda is an individual with distinguishing physical characteristics like the shape of its eye patches, ears and vests. And each has its own personality. Bao Bao is smart, curious, stubborn and determined. She’s a problem solver. Her older brother, Tai Shan stayed close to his mother and was not quite the explorer that is Bao Bao. The cubs that live together in China are described as calm, outgoing, shy, and bullying, and when I watch them playing I can actually see the differences in their behaviors and personalities. Pandas are magnificently beautiful and they are also playful and cute. They exhibit what can be described as joy, surprise, anger. It’s so easy to attribute human characteristics to them. It’s this expressiveness that is addictive.”

For this exhibition, we asked participating artists to make a panda or panda-inspired work in the medium in which they usually work. It could be wearable, useable or decorative only. We hope you enjoy the magic of pandas as seen through these incredible creations!