2012, found treasures in metal, stone, and other materials, each individually mounted with metal jump ring(s) and wrapped in silk thread, unsigned, includes artist calling card. Please note this sculpture was photographed on site, disassembled and packed in a small box. This lot will not be on display for preview.

As shown 48 in. diameter

From the Traganos-Hertslet Collection, Pittsboro, North Carolina

Contemporary, mixed media artist, Andrea Vail, investigates contemporary American society and its objects -- specifically home goods deemed stylistically obsolete, or unattractive by the standards of 21st century mainstream culture to create sculpture and collaborative exchange. Her research explores trends of mass-production, habits of consumption and systems of artifice and authenticity.

Andrea earned a B.F.A. in Visual Art / Fibers from UNC Charlotte, 2003, Charlotte, North Carolina; an MFA in Craft/Material Studies, 2014, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia; and a Graduate Certificate, 2023, from Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina.

She is a member of the Surface Design Association, Goodyear Arts, Textile Society of America, and the Blue Ridge Fiber Guild.

Good estate condition; some rust spotting to metal as found.