2020 Core Fellow_Schuetz

ERICA SCHUETZ

Erica Schuetz grew up in Baltimore, Maryland and received her BA in English at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. Before moving to Penland, she lived in Washington, D.C. for a decade, working as an adult educator in a social services organization serving immigrants. Still passionate about social service work but feeling a strong pull to hone her creative practice, Erica moved to Penland in 2019 to participate in the Core fellowship. Fascinated by nature, language, and the minds and behavior of human beings and other animals, Erica works in wood, textiles, and 2D media to create playful, tactile objects. Going forward, she hopes to discover ways to merge her artistic practice with her commitment to working for social justice.

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Quercus Rocks
Ludolith Series I
Ludolith Series I (detail)

Ludolith Series I

Plywood, monkscloth, mixed yarns
3 pieces, variable footprint: largest 17H x 32W x 23D
2019-2020

Ludollith Series II
Ludolith Series II

Ludolith Series II
Plywood, monkscloth, mixed yarns
3 pieces, variable footprint: largest 17H x 21W x 22D
2019-2020

Ludolith Series III
Ludolith Series III (detail)

Ludolith Series III

Plywood, monkscloth, mixed yarns
3 pieces, variable footprint
2019-2020

Quercus Rocks
Cork Brooch II

Quercus Rocks
Cork
9 pieces, ranging from 5.5H x 9W to 2H x 2.5w
2020
47-05


Cork Brooch II
Cork, nickel finding
2.125H x 1.65W x .625D
2020

Rock Brooch V

Rock Brooch V

Plywood, nickel finding
2H x 2.75W x .675D
2020

 

Lascaux Spoon II
Cherry Brooch I

Lascaux Spoon II
Sapele (This piece was created from a repurposed sapele offcut.)
1.5H x 6.125W x .5D
2020


Cherry Brooch I
Cherry, nickel finding
2.25H x 2.125W x .625D
2020

Lascaux Spoon I
Zebrawood Brooch I

Lascaux Spoon I
Walnut
1.375H x 10.5W x .75D
2020


Zebrawood Brooch I
Zebrawood, nickel finding (This piece was created from a repurposed offcut of zebrawood.)
2H x 2.125W x .5D
2020

Lascaux Spoon III
Cherry Brooch VI

Lascaux Spoon III
Walnut
1.625H x 8.625W x .5D
2020


Cherry Brooch VII
Cherry, nickel finding
1.25H x 4.25W x .375D
2020