South Dakota Arts Council
Pierre, SD
The SDAC is a state government grantmaking agency supported by the State of South Dakota, through the Dept. of Tourism, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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“I have and continue to experiment with merging traditional and historic loom techniques gleaned from around the world with non-traditional techniques and contemporary materials. I utilize natural and man-made fibers, metallic threads, dyes, stains and even painting into and on my weavings. I approach weaving as a painting and at times high relief and three- dimensional imagery. I push the concept of warp and weft to create landscape images to recreate the feel and atmosphere of the Missouri River, the prairie, and the big sky.”
- Phyllis Packard
- Prairie Illusions, Missouri River Bluffs, 2019
- Pattern and tapestry weave
- Framed: 25 x 32 in (63.5 x 81.28 cm)
After moving to South Dakota in 1968 from the forests and oceans of New England, Phyllis Packard changed the focus of her landscape tapestry art techniques into Aztec, northwest coast Native cultures, and influences by Lakota designs and color. The longer she’s lived in the state, the more inspiration the sky and prairie have provided and continue to impact Phyllis’s work. Since the 1980s her work has been a study of the prairie, river, and sky, but recently the focus has been the whimsical aspects of the earth, garden, and phases of the moon.
- Current Location: State Capitol Building - Joint Appropriations Conference Room - 500 E Capitol Ave PIERRE, SD 57501 (google map)
- Collections: Art For State Buildings
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