Dec 11
by Kait Rhoads in Aquatic, Hollow Murrine 0 comments

Tom’s Kelp

Form: Soft Sculpture Year Created: 2022 Dimension 15” x 11.5” x 8” Description: Blown glass, cobalt and aqua blue hollow murrine woven onto stainless steel support structure with copper wire. Video of Hollow Murrine Process
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Dec 10
by Kait Rhoads in Aquatic, Foliage Flora, Installation 0 comments

Bloom

Form: Soft Sculpture Year Created: 2018 installed 2022 Dimension: 7ft  x 4ft x 5ft and the stipe, pneumatocyst or bladder and the holdfast are 14ft x 6in. Description: Blown glass, into steel molds, pulled out into tubing, cut, heated in a kiln, woven together with copper wire into a silicon bronze frame work (kelp blades). This sculpture depicts Nereocystis, or Bull Kelp/ with the holdfast and a single stipe, topped with a pneumatocyst and blades. It is a local Pacific Northwest algae. In the collection of ArtsWA  in the Health and Life Science Building at Highline College, Des Moines WA. Video of Hollow Murrine Process Short video of instillation of Bloom in the Biology Department at Highline College.
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Apr 19
by Kait Rhoads in Aquatic, Hollow Murrine 0 comments

Daphne

Form: Soft Sculpture Year Created: 2022 Dimension 42.5” x 22.5” x 9.75” Description: Blown glass, green and aqua blue hollow murrine woven onto a stainless steel armature with copper wire. Faceted Chalcedony, quartz points, turquoise, aquamarine and jade beads with copper wire and jumprings. Video of Hollow Murrine Process
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Apr 19
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Eau

Form: Soft Sculpture Year Created: 2022 Dimension 12” x 11.5” x 12” Description: Blown glass, mixed transparent green and blue hollow murrine woven into a spherical shape with copper wire. Video of Hollow Murrine Process
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Apr 19
by Kait Rhoads in Aquatic, Hollow Murrine 0 comments

Wavelength

Form: Soft Sculpture Year Created: 2022 Dimension 19.5” x 12” x 16” Description: Blown glass, green and aqua blue hollow murrine woven onto silicon bronze armature with copper wire. Video of Hollow Murrine Process
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Sep 05
by Kait Rhoads in Aquatic, Hollow Murrine 0 comments

Auric (Polychaete)

Form: Soft Sculpture Year Created: 2021 Dimension 33.5” x 25.5” x 8.5” Description: Blown glass, half cobalt blue and half aqua blue hollow murrine woven onto a stainless steel wall mounted armature with copper wire. Video of Hollow Murrine Process
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Sep 05
by Kait Rhoads in Aquatic, Installation 0 comments

Oceans of Emotion

Form: Public Art/Public Art Year Created: 2021-2022 Dimension 4′ x 50′ Description: The Seattle Office of Arts and Culture commissioned Kait Rhoads and Lisa Liedgren Alexandersson to create an instillation on the Seattle Public Utilities’ Wallingford E Shaft Site (Interlake Ave N and N 35th St) of the Ship Canal Water Quality Project.  3,000 2″ sequins; on each is a community sourced drawing or words responding to the phrase, ‘Release and Embrace’ in relation to life and the pandemic. More information on Oceans of Emotion Video of Oceans of Emotion
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Sep 05
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Aqua

Form: Soft Sculpture Year Created: 2021 Dimension 10.5” x 10.5” x 11” Description: Blown glass, half cobalt blue and half aqua blue hollow murrine woven together with copper wire. Video of Hollow Murrine Process
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Sep 05
by Kait Rhoads in Aquatic, Foliage Flora, Hollow Murrine 0 comments

Blue Kelp II

Form: Soft Sculpture Year Created: 2021 Dimension 17.5” x 13” x 9” Description: Blown glass, cobalt and aqua blue hollow murrine woven onto silicon bronze armature with copper wire. Video of Hollow Murrine Process
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May 08
by Kait Rhoads in Aquatic, Hollow Murrine 0 comments

Ceru

Form: Soft Sculpture Year Created: 2019 Dimension 10” x 10.5” x 9” Description: Blown glass, mixed blue hollow murrine woven together with copper wire. Video of Hollow Murrine Process
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