Trisha Hassler - Thoughts on her new show: Dissimilar Elements

We asked Nationally known Oregon artist, Trisha Hassler to provide some insight and thoughts on her upcoming Exhibition and Sale titled: Dissimilar Elements and specifically about her new work (images below) that will  premier at High Desert Gallery in Bend Oregon on June 3, 2010.  To read more about Dissimilar Elements, times and location visit: Trisha Hassler.

In this perfect community we all live on a street where all the homes face east to greet the morning sun.  

In this perfect village we all live on a street where unconditional love is offered freely to all.  

In this perfect village we all live in harmony with plentiful flora to provide nourishment and balance the air we breathe.  And in this perfect place our nights are spent under a canopy of stars above allowing us the safety to dream.   

The Domain series offers choices for living harmoniously with our families and surroundings allowing us to ask for what we need.  The work was inspired by the need for us all to embrace an authentic life experience.  Each domain is assigned it's own address so we can find our way home. 

By using strong industrial grade steel for the dwellings, the fragility of our hopes and dreams are protected and nurtured inside.  And just as an extra safety net, the explosion of fringe around the edges is responsible for tangling and confusing negativity keeping the dreams safe and sound for each of us.

Trisha Hassler - June 2010

    

 
    

About Trisha Hassler:  Lifetime quilter and award winning Oregon Artist, Trisha has enjoyed numerous group and one woman exhibits throughout the United States and New Zealand.  Her work has been published internationally in books and magazines highlighting contemporary fiber work.  As a current board member of Art In The Pearl Fine Arts & Crafts Festival and former board member of L.O.C.A.L. 14 she is very involved in the local arts community in her home town of Portland.  Trisha embraces both torch-cut steel and improvisational quilt construction and through her artistic abilities combines the two mediums into one art form even though the two parts are considered at opposite ends of the artistic spectrum.  Her work is known for it's intricacy and surface detail and the use of the dissimilar elements has become her trademark.  Trisha Hassler's artwork is available exclusively in Central Oregon at High Desert Gallery in Bend and Sisters, Oregon.

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