Lorraine Nielsen
Plumas Arts is pleased to announce a gallery opening reception next Friday June 2nd from 5pm to 7pm at 525 Main Street in Quincy.
For the month of June, the Plumas Arts Gallery is featuring the work of Lorraine Nielsen.
Following a dream of living in the mountains, cultivating a more intimate relationship with the earth, and pursuing the whole process of the ancient art of spinning, Lorraine and her husband, Gene, brought majestic, heritage Jacob sheep to Indian Valley and began Four Winds Farm in 2006. Her respect for and awe of wool and of the craft of working with it was launched at a spinning class she took while in college at UC Davis in 1975. Now a retired elementary school teacher, Lorraine embraces her fiber art and shepherding as a way of life, a spiritual journey. Her knitted, felted, and woven designs celebrate the vibrancy of traditional arts, the thrill of experimentation, and explore the harmonious interplay of function and beauty with natural fibers.
These sculpted, felted creations are pieces of place, speaking their voices from the land, from respectfully foraged and windfall gifts from the landscape, and expressing images seen or imagined: everyday yet extraordinary moments and introspective visions. This current, eclectic collection includes pieces from the Dixie Fire trauma, images of hope and beauty, and an exploration of the rewilding concept.
“Paying attention is a form of reciprocity with the living world,
receiving the gifts with open eyes and open heart.”
― Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass
Come by the Plumas Arts Gallery during regular hours to view the artwork. The gallery is open Wednesday through Friday 11am-5pm and Saturday 10am-4pm.
For the month of June, the Plumas Arts Gallery is featuring the work of Lorraine Nielsen.
Following a dream of living in the mountains, cultivating a more intimate relationship with the earth, and pursuing the whole process of the ancient art of spinning, Lorraine and her husband, Gene, brought majestic, heritage Jacob sheep to Indian Valley and began Four Winds Farm in 2006. Her respect for and awe of wool and of the craft of working with it was launched at a spinning class she took while in college at UC Davis in 1975. Now a retired elementary school teacher, Lorraine embraces her fiber art and shepherding as a way of life, a spiritual journey. Her knitted, felted, and woven designs celebrate the vibrancy of traditional arts, the thrill of experimentation, and explore the harmonious interplay of function and beauty with natural fibers.
These sculpted, felted creations are pieces of place, speaking their voices from the land, from respectfully foraged and windfall gifts from the landscape, and expressing images seen or imagined: everyday yet extraordinary moments and introspective visions. This current, eclectic collection includes pieces from the Dixie Fire trauma, images of hope and beauty, and an exploration of the rewilding concept.
“Paying attention is a form of reciprocity with the living world,
receiving the gifts with open eyes and open heart.”
― Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass
Come by the Plumas Arts Gallery during regular hours to view the artwork. The gallery is open Wednesday through Friday 11am-5pm and Saturday 10am-4pm.
