Art Display at Finistere
May 29^th – September 28, 2024, Port Townsend, WA

Victoria Foster Harrison, an artist at the Curly Girl Art Studio in Port Townsend, WA, displays new modern collages at the premiere northwest restaurant, Finistére. Owners Scott Ross and Deborah Taylor, with over 20 years combined experience in Seattle and New York, present a farm-to-table eatery specializing in high-concept American cuisine. Victoria’s artwork pairs beautifully with the relaxed cosmopolitan vibe of this upscale restaurant.

Victoria harmoniously transitions between her right and left-brain hemispheres when creating artwork. Initially, she uses her creative passions to craft textured backgrounds using a heated palette and pigmented beeswax, generating distinctive images on paper. Next, she employs her logical instincts to curate materials, including the one-of-a-kind monotypes and her original photographs, organizing them by color and pattern before planning the composition of an Encaustic Monotype Collage. Finally, she returns to her intuitive side while adding finishing touches such as mark making and asemic writing to enhance focal points.

The synergy of her right-and-left-brain thinking is reflected in the blending of crisp edges and organic textures.Victoria’s collages often evoke a sense of scroll imagery, resulting in a distinctly vertical visual appeal. On the verge of minimalism, she embraces the Japanese gardening principle of “action and void,” using serene spaces to balance intricate details within her work.

Victoria’s artwork can be viewed during restaurant hours, Wednesday and Thursday 3 – 8 pm and Friday and Saturday 3 – 9 pm.  Happy hour and dinner offered.