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site-specific installations using fibers as sculptural media

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Laramie Boomerang

If they know, people will come

June 8, 2012by Gerri Sayler Artist

Yesterday, I talked and talked to Peter Baumann, reporter with the Laramie Boomerang, about Interstitial. The newspaper been giving voice to this sturdy western town since 1881.Those were the boom […]

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Vochol

Beaded bug tours the world

June 8, 2012by Gerri Sayler Artist

I drove from Laramie to Denver to fetch Kenton today—he insisted on flying from Idaho to see my museum installation firsthand.  A dazzling work of public art awaited at the […]

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Inspiration
Art Camps University of Wyoming Art Museum

Summer art camps, not just play

June 7, 2012by Gerri Sayler Artist

Art is busting out all over here! Watching kids unleash their creative energy has been an extra perk of installing work at the University of Wyoming Art Museum. Day after […]

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Inspiration
Gerri Sayler_Interstitial

Interstitial: Between Earth and Sky complete

June 6, 2012by Gerri Sayler Artist

Today is the Big Day! Interstitial: Between Earth and Sky begins its six-month run at the University of Wyoming Art Museum in Laramie. A week ahead of schedule, thanks to the help […]

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Bronze Cowboy

Cowboy town radio interview

June 5, 2012by Gerri Sayler Artist

I couldn’t resist featuring this bronze sculpture for my post about today’s radio interview on Laramie Live. In this town, the cowboy motif is everywhere—nearly as ubiquitous as clouds. Talk About […]

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Veedauwoo

Ancient mystical relics at Veedauwoo

June 3, 2012by Gerri Sayler Artist

A towering jumble of giant rocks rises out of flat high plains between Cheyenne and Laramie. Known as one of world’s climbing meccas, it reportedly has over 300 routes to […]

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Field studies

Taking art to the streets

June 2, 2012by Gerri Sayler Artist

When it comes to public art, Laramie is kicking ass. I’m biased, of course.  But, oh! There’s so much happening here. In just two years, murals have produced an invigorating […]

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Inspiration
Wyoming sedimentary strata

Partaking of Wyoming’s sedimentary strata

June 1, 2012by Gerri Sayler Artist

Yesterday, a surprising end to an interview with the University of Wyoming videographer Ali Grossman. While packing her gear, she pulled me aside: “There are some fabulous rock formations south […]

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Field studies
Interstitial_Gerri Sayler

The shadowy life of Interstitial

May 31, 2012by Gerri Sayler Artist

Where there is much light, the shadow is deep.”- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe From high on the lift at the University of Wyoming Art Museum, I watch the endless play […]

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Antoine Predock Sketch

Channeling architect Antoine Predock

May 29, 2012by Gerri Sayler Artist

It’s time for me to talk about my silent collaborator:  Antoine Predock.  The world-acclaimed architect designed the UW Centennial Complex, which houses the museum. Though cloudscapes inspired Interstitial, the design […]

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Laramie Surfacing

Surfacing in Laramie

May 27, 2012by Gerri Sayler Artist 1 Comment

Some people surf.  I surface. Surfacing is an obsession, especially when I travel. It’s the word I use for taking closeup photos of surfaces that I encounter—anywhere and everywhere.  Peeling wood, […]

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Magic carpet ride in the clouds

May 26, 2012by Gerri Sayler Artist

Inch by inch, row by row. Interstitial: Between Earth and Sky is coming to life.  It’s like watching a garden grow, ever so slowly.  Though it seems more like a […]

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Medicine Bow Peak with Clouds

It’s cloud’s illusions I recall: Part Two

May 24, 2012by Gerri Sayler Artist

. . . now they only block the sun. They rain and snow on everyone. So many things I would have done. But clouds got in my way. — Joni Mitchell To continue […]

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Big Horn Mountains with clouds

It’s cloud’s illusions I recall: Part One

May 23, 2012by Gerri Sayler Artist

I’ve looked at clouds from both sides now. From up and down, and still somehow. It’s clouds illusions I recall. I really don’t know clouds at all. — Joni Mitchell With […]

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University of Wyoming Art Museum

First day jitters: new blog, new art installation

May 21, 2012by Gerri Sayler Artist 2 Comments

It’s been said many times (sung even) … “Let’s start at the very beginning, a very good place to start.” Today, I arrived at the University of Wyoming Art Museum to […]

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