ARTIST: JAMES B. FOWLER

“Window”
1977
18″x12″
hand stitched
Poly Satin
Silk Organza
Poly Wool Felt
Metal Wire Thread

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“THE QUICK BROWN FOX”
1977
4′ X 4′
Poly Wool Felt
Silver Lame
Machine Stitched

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“SEE”
1992
6.5′ x 4′
Found Mirror Pieces
Etched
left image is reflection

“NARCISSUS”
1993
4′ x 7′ x 1′
Glass Aquarium and Metal Stand
Found Framed Mirror
Broken Safety glass
Live Narcissus Bulbs

“HINDSIGHT”
1993
18″ X 72″ X 24″
Found Mirror
Found Rear View Truck Mirror
Etched

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“BILLBOARD HOMO”
1995
8′ x 10′ x 1″
Glass Seed Beads
Plastic Sequins
Steel Pins
Foam-core Board

“Hold Me in Your Big Strong Arms”
8′ x 3′ x 1′
1995
Mirror Tiles with Xerox printed images
Wood Shelf
Pewter Dishes
Glass Votives with Candles

“WHOLE WORLD”
1995
8′ x 4′ x 1′
Ziplocks containing Xerox on Acetate Images with Dried Flower Petals (top row)
Ziplocks containing Xerox on Acetate Images with Mirrored Plastic Letters (2nd row)
Glass Cylinders with Glass Votive and Candles (on shelf)
Wooden Shelf

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“”LOVE ROD”
1995
Window Installation
Red Head Gallery / Toronto
3′ x 4′
Xerox on Acetate Layered
Steel Grommets
Silvered plastic Dildo
Silvered plastic Heart Box
Glass Shelf

detail: 3 of 16, each individual block is 8 1/2″ x 11″, xerox printed acetate sheets, layered, steel grommets.

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“WRESTLE”
2001
64″ X 64″
Machine Stitched Quilt
Found Denim
Silver Lame
Silver Leather
Printed Cotton
Glass Beads
Poly Fleece Backing

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“FINDINGLOVE”

lost gloves seen on the Toronto streets and photo’d…

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“BLUEBIRD YURT”
2010
8′ circumference x 16″
Felted Recycled Wool Sweaters
Wire Skeleton

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“HUDSONS BAY BLANKET FACSIMILE”
2011
64″ X 64″
Hand Pieced and Machine Stitched
Felted Recycled Wool Sweaters
Silver Leather

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“RADIANT DARK”
2008
64″ X 64″
Hand Pieced and Machine Stitched
Felted Recycled Wool Sweaters
Silver Leaf on felt

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“oh, Canada”
2017
64″ X 64″
Hand Pieced and Machine Stitched
Felted Recycled Wool Sweaters
Mother of Pearl buttons hand stitched

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