Polly Adams Sutton


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POLLY Adams SUTTON
COCHINEAL

Woven cedar, cochineal dyed cane, wire. 2019.


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Polly Adams Sutton
Barros

Five cedar bark baskets, twined with wire, woven with cane


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Polly Adams Sutton
Nebula

Cedar bark basket with mud-dyed cedar, twined with wire, woven with dyed binder cane


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Polly Adams Sutton
Nebulosa

Cedar bark basket with mud-dyed cedar, twined with wire, woven with dyed binder cane


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Polly Adams Sutton
Plicata

Cedar bark twined with wire, woven with variegated cane, cedar root border


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    POLLY Adams SUTTON
    COCHINEAL

    Woven cedar, cochineal dyed cane, wire. 2019.

    6” x 11” x 9"

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    Polly Adams Sutton
    Barros

    Five cedar bark baskets, twined with wire, woven with cane

    Various sizes

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    Polly Adams Sutton
    Nebula

    Cedar bark basket with mud-dyed cedar, twined with wire, woven with dyed binder cane

    9.5” high x 10.5” at widest

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    Polly Adams Sutton
    Nebulosa

    Cedar bark basket with mud-dyed cedar, twined with wire, woven with dyed binder cane

    6.75” high x 9.75” at widest x 5.75” at narrowest

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    Polly Adams Sutton
    Plicata

    Cedar bark twined with wire, woven with variegated cane, cedar root border

    35" x 13" x 12"

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POLLY Adams SUTTON
COCHINEAL

Woven cedar, cochineal dyed cane, wire. 2019.


Artwork Inquire Form

×

Polly Adams Sutton
Barros

Five cedar bark baskets, twined with wire, woven with cane


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×

Polly Adams Sutton
Nebula

Cedar bark basket with mud-dyed cedar, twined with wire, woven with dyed binder cane


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Polly Adams Sutton
Nebulosa

Cedar bark basket with mud-dyed cedar, twined with wire, woven with dyed binder cane


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Polly Adams Sutton
Plicata

Cedar bark twined with wire, woven with variegated cane, cedar root border


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Statement

The work begins when I have located a logging source where, with permission, I can harvest inner bark from the Western Red cedar trees. The outer bark is split off in the woods and I bring home several coils of fresh cedar bark. After it dries and seasons, it is resoaked, split and cut for the appropriate piece. The ideal setting is when I can set the dried bark outside to be reconstituted in the rain. This is the perfect way to begin to weave.

There is no preconceived notion as to the purpose of my sculptural shapes, except perhaps, a quest for pleasing curvilinear forms. I cut lengths of cedar with either big or small in mind. Once the size of the base is determined and woven, the shape evolves as the work progresses. I keep an eye on this evolution and try to control it with the use of the tension in the material I am twining with, which is commonly wire. The cedar bark, when damp, has an impact on the shaping, as it is very pliable when soaked.

Selected Collections

  • Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, AZ
  • Edmonds Art Museum, Edmonds, WA
  • Michigan State University Museum, East Lansing, MI
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
  • Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI
  • Numerous private collections throughout the United States