"Jill Powers achieves the mysticism of the orient with handmade paper that she casts into starkly simple forms. The serene oblong shape of Ms. Powers's "Reverence" has the essence of an Oriental reliquary. A single dried okra pod hangs down in front like a ceremonial vessel."
-Review from the Sunday New York Times - July 15, 1990
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- The opening at Muse Floral was post-poned due to the huge snow storm! The opening will now happen Friday Februry10th, from 4 to 7pm. Come enjoy some wine and food, and the lovely botanical setting for the art. It's just one door west of the West End Gardeners on Pearl St in Boulder (777 Pearl St, 80302. The art is up now for the month of February.
- Jill gave a talk in January at the Denver Botanic Gardens in their Cafe Botanique series!
- Jill's work is in the invitational exhibition, the International Fiber Biennial at Snyderman Gallery in Philadelphia, opening the 2nd of March 2012.
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The Small Winged Life is the new installation art piece I've been working on for a year, which will debut this month at the International Fiber Biennial at Snyderman Gallery in Philadelphia. As an artist, I am making this piece to explore the mysteries and complexities of insect life, and to raise awareness about the delicate ecosystems that make life on earth viable for all of us. I made over 200 insects out of kozo fiber, seed pods, and many mixed media natural processes and materials. The insects are mounted on entomology pins and flow across the wall in patterns.
 
"Insects are the little things that run the world." Biologist E.O. Wilson "Our planet's essential functions would surely collapse without them...The vast majority of insects are inconsquential to our personal lives, but of critical importance to humanity as a whole " -Kaufman's Field Guide to Insects of North America
For more on the insect exhibition, and news of upcoming openings, classes, and events, click on the title of this blog to get the full story.
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I've been working on an installation piece for the last six months, related to Climate Change. The piece has led me to so many resources and information that I find fascinating. Here is a sneak preview of one small element of the coming piece. (It's made from a seed pod I found in my friend Eve's garden, and has a skin of gut and salt, creating a textured surface that I love.) It is a section of one element, out of hundreds in the installation. Stay tuned for the unveiling of this piece in January!
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Treat yourself to a day of inspired creative explorations. A selection of unique explorations with natural materials. Click on the blog title for details, or go to the Classes page.
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