Jocelyn Curry: The Cedar Branch Chronicle, with Other Recent Work

Seattle, WA (PRWEB) November 17, 2007 -- Wessel & Lieberman Booksellers is pleased to announce an exhibition of the work of Jocelyn Curry. "Jocelyn Curry: The Cedar Branch Chronicle, with other recent work" will run November 15 - December 31, 2007. There will be an opening for the artist December 6, from 6-8 p.m.

Jocelyn Curry is a native of Seattle and a widely-known master calligrapher. Her work has been featured in the 'Letter Arts Review Annual', and her clients include Seattle Chocolates, Nordstrom and Schurman Fine Papers. Curry is also a professional illustrator who draws heavily on her natural surroundings, often finding inspiration in the otherwise 'commonplace' elements of the environment.

The primary piece in the present show, 'The Cedar Branch Chronicle' was designed specifically for its location at Wessel & Lieberman Booksellers.

For 'The Cedar Branch Chronicle', Curry collected one natural artifact and one man-made artifact during her daily walk. Without any self-imposed rules other than scale, upon returning, a watercolor 'journal-entry' composition was created from these found objects on a uniform 4 x 8" card. The 31 daily paintings are suspended from a dramatic 17-foot long cedar branch found on the shores of Puget Sound near the artist's home. The finished installation is essentially an alternative book-form, the paintings/pages free to be touched, and turned by the viewer, allowing for a rather kinetic experience of the author/artist's 'illustrated diary' of her daily ritual over the course of July 2007.

This is Jocelyn's second solo exhibition at Wessel & Lieberman. Her "Letterbox Series", a collection of three-dimensional collages featuring her calligraphy, was shown in 1995.

Wessel & Lieberman Booksellers is located in historic Pioneer Square at 208 First Avenue South. Shop hours are Monday - Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. For more information contact Mark Wessel.

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