| Gail Larned |
For the past several years I have been making huge flower sculptures.
Inspired by nature and the amazing paintings of Georgia O’Keefe, I enjoy
creating my own flower forms. Using the concept of “flower” I create fanciful
imaginary flowers to delight and excite the viewer. I am not interested in
making some lofty artistic statement, but rather to lift people out of their
comfort zones and into an unreal landscape where the flowers loom large and
everything else pales in comparison, leaving behind the cares and concerns
of our busy daily lives. I want my work to engender joy and a sense of
wonder much like Alice must have felt in Wonderland when “she was so small.
One can experience a momentary escape from reality which has a calming
and lightening effect on the psyche.
Born in Evanston, IL in 1948, Gail Larned grew up in Louisiana. She
graduated from All Saints Episcopal Boarding School for Girls in 1967. Gail
attended Louisiana State University and Ohio State University, majoring in fine
arts. She is self-taught in her field, which is fiber sculpture, beginning in 1968
when she learned to tie knots (macrame). Gail’s first exhibition as a
professional artist was in 1975 at Gallery 200 in Columbus, Ohio. Since then
she has completed numerous commissions for residential, corporate and
government clients. In 2003 she installed two 14 foot tall free-standing flower
sculptures at the US Botanical Garden in Washington, DC. Her focus is to
create art that lifts the spirit and brings joy to the viewer.
Inspired by nature and the amazing paintings of Georgia O’Keefe, I enjoy
creating my own flower forms. Using the concept of “flower” I create fanciful
imaginary flowers to delight and excite the viewer. I am not interested in
making some lofty artistic statement, but rather to lift people out of their
comfort zones and into an unreal landscape where the flowers loom large and
everything else pales in comparison, leaving behind the cares and concerns
of our busy daily lives. I want my work to engender joy and a sense of
wonder much like Alice must have felt in Wonderland when “she was so small.
One can experience a momentary escape from reality which has a calming
and lightening effect on the psyche.
Born in Evanston, IL in 1948, Gail Larned grew up in Louisiana. She
graduated from All Saints Episcopal Boarding School for Girls in 1967. Gail
attended Louisiana State University and Ohio State University, majoring in fine
arts. She is self-taught in her field, which is fiber sculpture, beginning in 1968
when she learned to tie knots (macrame). Gail’s first exhibition as a
professional artist was in 1975 at Gallery 200 in Columbus, Ohio. Since then
she has completed numerous commissions for residential, corporate and
government clients. In 2003 she installed two 14 foot tall free-standing flower
sculptures at the US Botanical Garden in Washington, DC. Her focus is to
create art that lifts the spirit and brings joy to the viewer.
| My Blue Heaven 30 x 30 x 8 $3500 |
| My Blue Heaven Detail |
| Delilah 5' x 6' x 1' $6000 |
| Patterns of Life 10' x 25' x 1' $75,000 |
| Patterns of Life Detail |
| Wall Corsage 7' x 5' x 1' $15,000 |
| Goldie (pic w/ Gail) 45 x 45 x 12 $3000 |
| Maggie (pic w/ Gail) 7' x 5' x 1' $7000 |
| Maggie (on site) |
| Pinkie 36 x 36 x 16 $2800 |
| Red Lily |
| Stella 35 x 35 x 12 $4500 |
