excerpt from:
Art Event Hits 20 Years - Latest lineup brings
whalebones, chiffon and panthers
"Pulliam Deffenbaugh’s preference for obsessive,
crafty abstraction pays dividends this month with the
second Portland show by San Francisco-based Jen Pack."
"Pack machine-sews together hundreds of strips of
silk chiffon material, which she then stretches over frames.
(Honest, they’re not at all hippie-ish in real life.)"
"The pieces sit off the wall and allow for interesting
light play between the seams and carefully chosen color
variations.Some material is sparkly, sometimes it has
ruptures under stress, and some of the frames are rhombuses
or parallelograms – welcome variations, all."
"Pack, working on a larger scale than in times past,
is hitting her stride. Apparently her studio is filled
with washing lines from which hang fabric samples in rainbow
sequence. They say her colored threads are well-organized,
too."
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