Dawn Hutchins

Cone Flower Silk Tafetta Pillow

2014

Tactile memory #133, by Natasha Zupan Mixed Media on canvas: oil, acrylic, silk, glass, pigments, lashes Size: 9.5 in. H x 7.5 in. W x 3 in D. Canvas on a stretcher 2022 ___________...

Tactile memory #122, by Natasha Zupan Mixed Media on Wood, silk petals, eyelashes, glass, acrylic, and oil Size: 18 in. H x 15 in. W x 3 in D. 2021 __________________________________...

Tactile memory #136, by Natasha Zupan Mixed Media on canvas: oil, acrylic, silk, glass, pigments Size: 9.5 in. H x 7.5 in. W x 3 in D. Canvas on a stretcher 2022 ___________________...

The ancient oak trees that have populated our Northern California ranch for hundreds of years became the subject of my icons after the devastating wild fires of 2017. Many of the Madrones, Buckeyes, Digger Pines, and Bay trees have started to regrow. Some of the oaks appeared to survive, but have taken their “tree-time” to slowly cut back on the new growth they send via magic mitochondria from their roots to the ends of their branches. Their massive limbs began to die back and break off in the wind. Even the abundant rains of 2023 tested the oak trees’ strength to hold up the renewed growth in their canopies that dropped with the increased weight of new leaves. However, the oaks persevered long enough to produce and plant 5 years of acorns. These baby trees are nurtured and implanted with the wisdom of their mother-trees before they disappear from the horizon and become new growth in the form of fungi to feed the nursery. The Live Oak...

Hummingbirds date back 22 million years. These tiny creatures have spiritual significance in many cultures, appearing in ancient Greek mythology to Native American folktales. The Hum...

Embroidery on Silk in a Folding Frame of Maple and Aluminum. See No Evil Highlights three Japanese women embroidered on translucent silk in a folding sc...