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Ghost Trailer
Anne Thompson and J.D. Perkin
Lecture: May 18, 2008
Ghost Trailer is modeled after a 1950’s travel trailer. Besides providing what we feel are attractive sculptural lines, this retro form suggests an abandoned shelter from fifty years past. We use the travel trailer as a metaphor for the human desire to be in nature, while satisfying the need for comfort and defined space.
J.D. Perkin’s artwork includes life-size figurative ceramic sculpture, paintings and performance art. Over the past twenty years, his work has been part of numerous Northwest solo and group exhibitions including The Laura Russo Gallery and the Sitka Art Invitational. Perkin received a Bachelor of Science from Portland State University in 1984, with a focus on anthropology.
Anne Thompson is both an artist and professional upholsterer. She has been combining a variety of media to create installations, assemblages and furniture for over twenty years. Second Skin, her most recent collaborative installation with J.D. Perkin, was shown at the Portland Art Center in early ’07. This major life-size exhibit was the impetus for Tryon Creek’s Ghost Trailer. Thompson has a Bachelor of Fine Art from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.
Map of the art along the Trillium Trail (pdf)
Natural Cycles is a collaborative project between Friends of Tryon Creek State Park, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD), and the Regional Arts and Culture Council (RACC) that aims to generate a new awareness of the park as a natural masterpiece.
