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Etsuko Ichikawa - Breath-Memory
by Ian Lucero

Etsuko Ichikawa

Ephemeral Eternal

May 2-31, 2008

Etsuko Ichikawa made her way to Seattle from Tokyo. Opportunities to work at the Pilchuck Glass School and the Glass Museum’s ‘hot shop’ in Tacoma, solidified her commitment to the Northwest.  Her exhibition is called Ephemeral Eternal.  Through her recent body of work Deai (day-ah-ee), Etsuko Ichikawa investigates the captured moment that lies between the ephemeral and the eternal. The artist’s glass pyrographs are created by drawing molten glass over paper or wood to leave an immediate charred tracery of her movements. The glass bubbles are evidence of continuous breathing. This show includes her newest two and three dimensional works which suggest a new direction.