Deborah Butterfield: New Sculptures

"I have long had the feeling that Butterfield could make one of her sculptures out of any material that you could give her - she is that masterful. When she makes them out of worn, stripped tree branches or driftwood , as she does in this exhibition, I am struck by the way the weathered wood evokes the environment in which it was found, Montana or Hawaii, for example, two places where she lives and works. It also suggests a post-human world, but not in any way that is overt or didactic. Rather, it is a perception that exists at the edge of comprehension, like a haunting dream."

- excerpt from Deborah Butterfield's Rescue Mission, by John Yau, 2019

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• 30+ full-color reproductions
• Essay, Deborah Butterfield's Rescue Mission, by John Yau
• Photography from Deborah Butterfield's studio in Bozeman, MT and Hawaii
• Casting process photography by Walla Walla Foundry
• Catalog design by Michael Garzel