"Tides of March"

San Juan Island Museum and Sculpture Park
Roche Harbor, WA

My commemoration to the people of Japan lives in the Tidal Flats of the San Juan Islands Sculpture Park. Looking into my ancestry and using the commonality of bones as a shared human form, I dedicate this in JuneSekiguchi's honor and to the people of Japan who suffered just across the water from us, the water which also connects us. I send hopeful wishes, and honor the loss of life and property that may wash to our shores.

June Sekiguchi’s family comes from the devastated areas near the Tsunami event. While installing at the park, June and I created an event with park visitors based on the Japanese Star Festival ritual of Tanabata. They added their wish to an ongoing collection which will culminate in a gift to “Ashinaga,” an organization supporting children who have lost a parent in the tsunami.

What's New?
An exhibition and artist talk of collaborative artists Mary Coss and June Sekiguchi describes the process of their shared efforts. Their work manifests in very different ways, yet Coss and Sekiguchi’s sense of connection to each other’s work has led to collaborations on numerous projects including Shift Studio, Columbia City Gallery, Tacoma’s Storefront project, and CANDYLAND Gallery in Stockholm. Their collaboration on Parts of the Whole: Two Visions initiated an ongoing dialogue reflecting on life and exploring the nature of being. Each artist brings individual perspectives to the table, and through paying acute attention to each voice and openness to visual and contextual editing for the greater good, the collaborative process developed into being greater than the sum of the parts. Exhibition August 3-September 7, 2011 Antioch University Seattle Artist Talk August 17, 3:00pm