Woven Olla:  A Public Artwork by Randy Walker

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Woven Olla is a permanent public artwork commissioned by the City of Santa Fe, New Mexico for the city’s Southside Public Library.

Fiber sculptor Randy Walker is seen working on the piece here at the Northrup King Building. The sculpture, based on the form of traditional ceramic Pueblo water jars, is made of a steel and will be woven with six colors of custom acrylic fiber braid specially produced for this commission. The sculpture will be suspended over the library’s main entry. It is evocative of water and knowledge, two precious local resources held by vessels.

The piece will be installed in the summer of 2010. To view Randy Walker’s portfolio of public art commissions and studio pieces, go to http://www.randywalkerarts.com

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Helping Haiti

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Northrup King Building Manager, Debbie Woodward, made two short-term mission trips to Haiti in 2009. There she met the beautiful and resilient people of Haiti. Since the earthquake, we have collected, sorted, packed and shipped a 40-foot container to Real Hope For Haiti (http://www.haitirescuecenter.wordpress.com). Items included food, medical supplies, mobility equipment, tents and tarps, linens, hygiene bags, farming tools and seeds, diapers, dishes, clothes, crib mattresses and toys for the Rescue Center and more.

Follow the journey through this process at http://www.HereToHaiti.tumblr.com I

If you have questions about further donations, please contact Debbie Woodward at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Contact Debbie Woodward at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) if you are interested in donating

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NKB Artist Dan Marshall Wins Chase Jarvis Photo Contest

Monday, October 26, 2009

Out of thousands of submissions, Chase Jarvis, one of the world’s best known photographers, selected this photo by NKB artist Dan Marshall as the winning entry in his Best Camera photo contest.

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