Anne Bossert Art

Artist Statement
Mining my inability to focus on only one medium, I enjoy comparing and contrasting rigid wood, soft textiles, and shiny metal. Through the use of stripes and color, I make the wood and fabric look alike. This is done so the viewer can experience delight when they come to realize they are seeing two different materials used in unexpected ways. In the wood, stripes are achieved by manipulating maple and birch plywoods with my table saw to create various striping effects. I also dye and weave stripes into my handwoven textiles. I use the exact same dyes on both the cotton and wood to complete the coordination of the two elements with color. Metal is added to select pieces for the sole purpose of bringing some hard-edged bling.

The wall reliefs, HooDoos, and the patterned doors on my most recent furniture pieces are composed of offcuts and leftovers from years of previous projects. Stacks of plywood glued together and cut into angles and curves create endlessly interesting striped pieces of wood that I have been unable to send to the landfill. Instead, I upcycle that beautiful trash into new artwork.

I make functional art because I believe that all things in our homes should be interesting or beautiful. And I make non-functional art because it’s ridiculously fun and sometimes I just need a break from all that functionality.

Click here to read an interview I did for Voyage Denver in March 2020

Click here to listen to my Pecha Kucha presentation from Jan. 2018

Click here to read an interview I did with Google SketchUp in Nov. 2018