As an introduction to the Exquisite Gorge Project II: Fiber Arts, Carolyn Hazel Drake, one of the 13 participating artists, will give us a live peek into her workshop and creative process. After the tour, there will be time for questions.

Carolyn is partnered with the Goldendale Community Library, who is hosting this program. She will also present two more programs with the library as her art piece is progressing. Carolyn’s final artwork will be displayed in front of the Goldendale Library for the month of July 2022. The piece will then be moved to Maryhill Museum of Art, where it will be installed with the remaining art pieces to form the complete EGPII work

LIVE on YouTube at 1 pm, Saturday, Nov 6. LINK: https://youtu.be/97cZ351Gh2o

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ABOUT CAROLYN HAZEL DRAKE:
Carolyn Hazel Drake is a Portland-based sculptor and third-generation Oregonian. Her work integrates textiles, ceramics, and domestic objects assembled and layered through traditional craft techniques and collage. Her meticulous handwork, made of tiny, repetitive marks or stitches, creates a visual effect of intricacy and obsessiveness that is intended to elicit a flow or out-of-body meditative state. Drake references devotional objects, archetypal imagery, and folktales to create work that feels familiar yet cryptic.

ABOUT THE EXQUISITE GORGE PROJECT II: FIBER ARTS:
The Exquisite Gorge Project II: Fiber Arts is a collaboration between artists and communities to create a flowing 66-foot work that tells 10 conceptual stories (plus a frontispiece) of the Columbia River and its people.

Library events and programs are open to the public and provided at no cost. Special accommodations may be requested using our Accommodation Request Form no later than 15 days prior to the event.