Angela Haseltine Pozzi is a true green artist. I first heard of her when visiting the “Washed Ashore, Art to Save the Sea” exhibit in Bandon, Oregon. She is the lead artist for Washed Ashore (more on that in a later blog).
Prior to Washed Ashore though, Ms. Pozzi had a gallery and cafe on the Coast Highway, 8 miles South of Bandon, where she exhibited her extraordinary fiber art. What made it extraordinary is that the fabrics and yarns used in her pieces are entirely repurposed from hand-me-downs found at Goodwill and other thrift stores.
The biggest draw to her gallery was her three-sided, walk-in vision of a coral reef, the size of Angela Jolie’s shoe closet! Walk in, draw the drapes, turn off the lights, and the creatures glow with sea luminescence where she has applied luminous paint in certain areas. It's magical.
Her predominant theme, her special vision of sea creatures and reef gardens, has evolved from recycled, repurposed fabric to gigantic sculptures made from debris harvested from the ocean.
Her former gallery has been repurposed into a workshop for on-going Washed Ashore projects. If there are cars in the driveway, of “101 Art” there’s bound to be an artist, designer or staff artisan present who *might* let you see Ms. Pozzi’s “Coral Reef” and let you tour the Washed Ashore workshop facilities. My visit was a delightful serendipitous treat.
Abe is showing me one of several fabric masks. I was reminded of creations I saw in a Mardi Gras float workshop in New Orleans.
Not sure where or when I'd wear that!
Awesome creations!!! Thanks for sharing this.
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