On display is a long, basic wooden table made of plain lumber and surrounded by four seats. A chaise lounge covered in plastic, a recliner, a rocking chair and a cushioned wooden seat.
On the table lies an assortment of ceramics placed as if they were a dinner setting. A hammer lying next to a couple of cans, one knocked over with nails falling out. Multiple mugs, each paired with a matching pitcher, teapot or vase made of ceramics.
The exhibit, called “Intervention,” is the work of Katrina Fekkes and Kelsey Grafton, two graduating master’s students who put their MFA thesis up on display. Other portions of the display include giant birds’ nests sitting atop a fencepost wrapped in wire, a wooden face that seems like it’s melting into the bark of its tree, a broken tree with cardboard piled at the bottom and many other smaller pieces hanging from the walls.
Fekkes grew up outside of Spokane, and works to use different types of media to create autobiographical works. She generally tells the story of the “struggles and triumphs found in ordinary life,” according to the Prichard’s website.
Grafton was formerly the exhibit coordinator at Lewis-Clark State College’s Center for Arts and History. She uses ceramics, performance and other found objects to tell a story of “allegories reflecting our interconnected relationship with natural resources,” stated the website.
Fekkes and Grafton’s artwork will be on display until May 23 at the Prichard Art Gallery.
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