PDX Contemporary Art is pleased to present seeds petals stones, an exhibition of new work by Ellen George.

Drawn to making forms that evoke the simple elemental shapes found in nature, Ellen George creates works which are intimately scaled and delicate in form and palette. The shapes are familiar, but resist categorization—things we collect, hold in reverence, and know well that have quiet, hidden power, like seeds, petals, and stones.

In the gallery are recent works from several approaches. A series of wall sculptures made of whittled wood rods and hand-formed polymer, sit nimbly on the wall. Soft paintings on contoured, ultra-thin birch panel lilt sculpturally and cast halos of color onto the wall, expanding their domain. Another ongoing suite of work uses button thread to create a drawing, which is then veiled under a layer of thin, painted fabric, creating a relief that subtlety shifts with the light. Each way of working reflects her interest in unseen mysteries, highlighting moments that hover between what came before and what may come next.