Laser cut coaster: Select, refine, design.

 





Janet’s Crown, 2001. By Katie Ohe, with the technical assistance of George Petitclerc (metal work), Neil Liske (painting) and Barry Klippert (installation). Industrial paint and clear coat on steel; polished stainless steel; grassy hillside. The piece occupies an area approximately 35 feet in diameter. The central form is five-feet-seven-and-a-half-inches high by five-feet wide; individual stars vary in size from 22 to 38 inches. Find the piece at the southwest of the main entrance to the Alberta College of Art + Design (ACAD), 1407 14 Ave. N.W. Piece was commissioned and donated by Rod Green and Masters Gallery to ACAD.

https://www.avenuecalgary.com/city-life/work-of-art-janets-crown-by-katie-ohe/


I have chosen to reimagine Katie Ohe tribute to former Calgary painter Janet Mitchel. These coasters can be dismantled into 20 individual coasters. 

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