Poulsbo’s A.K. Anderson designs art for restaurants

“Collage & Assemblage: textures, shapes & edges" features handmade wooden boxes filled with found objects created by Poulsbo artist A.K. Anderson and delicately cut and crafted two-dimensional paper collages by Harold Nelson of Port Townsend.

POULSBO — Elaborate two-dimensional collages and three-dimensional assemblages filled with color and found objects grace. Pogacha of Bellevue as part of a two-person show titled “Collage & Assemblage: textures, shapes & edges.”

The show features handmade wooden boxes filled with found objects created by Poulsbo artist A.K. Anderson and delicately cut and crafted two-dimensional paper collages by Harold Nelson of Port Townsend.

The exhibit continues through Dec. 10. Pogacha is located at 119 106th Ave. NE, Bellevue.

“The assemblage boxes I have been creating since 1996 are inspired by my attraction to found objects and enjoyment in the contrast of mixed textures,” Anderson said.

Her works include unique themes built around rough wooden hearts, vintage toys and seascapes, among others.

“I have discovered that the very choice of the objects assembled often trigger a distant memory, the way a song can define a specific time in your life,” said Anderson, who began her assemblage art while attending what is now The Art Institute of Seattle. “Themes are revealed by various moments as I move through my everyday activities, as well as travel, a mood, a miracle, an impression, someone’s implied dream, a lyric, a memory, an object.”

 

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