Intertwined—the title
For the record, I’ve committed to a title: Intertwined. in·ter·twine verb / past tense: intertwined; past participle: intertwined 1 twist or twine together: (a net made of cotton intertwined with other […]
Author Archives: Gerri Sayler Artist
Twine and me
I’ve been thinking about the two miles of unraveled twine I used to create my BFA exhibit in 2007. After graduating, I continued using the unraveled fibers for installations in the spring […]
Sage Advice: “Follow the Work”
Today is the day I settled (sort of) on a design (sort of) for my installation at the Method Gallery. But I got distracted, by trying to sort out my impulse for using […]
A continuous loop
Beyond the edge of the world, there’s a space where emptiness and substance neatly overlap, where past and future form a continuous, endless loop. And hovering about, there are signs […]
Channeled Scablands as metaphor
Palouse Falls in eastern Washington is just over an hour’s drive from where I live in north Idaho. Like Dry Falls in north central Washington, this region is part of what’s known […]
Invitation by Method Gallery
Eight months ago, I was invited by the Method Gallery in Seattle to create a site-responsive exhibit. It will open May 29 and run through July 2. The gallery is part […]
Billowing art installation in utero
It pleases me to return to view artwork in utero — before it becomes art. Before I create an installation, the art is simply material incubating in an empty gallery. Here is how Billow came […]
Art gallery billows with 20,000 pipe cleaners
This post could easily start with a Q & A: Question—How did I spend my summer? Answer—Hand crimping pipe cleaners. I was invited to create a site-responsive installation for the Sun Valley Center for the […]
Art museum ablaze in landscape of molten lava
Two weeks ago, I opened a new site-specific installation at the Nicolaysen Art Museum in Casper, WY. I was invited to respond to the Wyoming landscape for “The Nature of […]
Then came red, my shining line of fire
Once the black mesh was in place, I had a second bout of stage fright. Aesthetically, Terra Ignis could easily stand on its own. Without the red! The realization unsettled me for […]
In the beginning, emptiness, then came black
Oh, how my knees quaked and spine shivered when I first walked into the gallery at the Nicolaysen Art Museum! It is gargantuan space. I had create a plan for Terra Ignis based […]
ENTWINING ART, SCIENCE AND AESTHETICS
Is it possible that art inspired by science is redefining art, as well as the concept of aesthetics, too? The popularization of science-inspired art in recent years suggests this is […]
DOWN, DOWN, DANCING THE ART DOWN
Numinous came to an artistic demise on Halloween. Destruction as art? As ceremony? Never gave it a thought. Until yesterday. I received a call from the Spurgeon Art Gallery, with a request […]
Art, poetry, the magic muse
A wonderful surprise arrived in the mail today. A thick, brown envelope stuffed with creative writing inspired by my art installation, Numinous, at Central Washington University. Terry Martin, who teaches creative writing, […]
Prints ride high and low as installation
Montana’s Big Sky Country puts me into a state of euphoria whenever I drive its mountainous plateaus and sculpted vistas. Helena, the state capitol, abounds with artistic energy, like Missoula. […]
Abstracting weather in Montana
A whirlwind field trip through western Montana this past week. Visited friends, galleries and museums. Apparent Continent / Original Weather was on exhibit at the Paris-Gibson Square Museum in Great Falls, […]
It glows in the dark
I almost forgot this weirdly beautiful image of hot glue from my installation of Numinous at Central Washington University. Before leaving campus, I played with a black light the administrative […]
GALLERY ENMESHED IN HOT GLUE
Here is a gallery of images from my hot glue installation, Numinous, now showing at Central Washington University Spurgeon Art Gallery. Opened October 2 and will run through the end […]
A joyous art opening
I’m sitting at my favorite Ellensburg coffee shop this morning, savoring the memories of last night’s art talk and opening reception. What joy! Atop the lift this week, immersed in […]
LESS LIGHTING, MORE MOOD
Today is the day. In eight hours, I will stand at a podium speaking from my heart about Numinous. Do I tell the audience about my 11th hour epiphany? I […]
