Marie Watt | Cowboys & Indians Magazine

Marie Watt was featured in Cowboys & Indians Magazine.

"Her project today is a snapshot of what she’s best known for: using humble everyday objects as touchstones, blankets in particular. Since she first rummaged through the city’s thrift stores in 2003, scavenging for wool blankets, anything around $5 apiece to make the totemlike tower sculptures of stacked blankets, she has relied on reclaimed objects as a primary medium for her artwork. Beyond that, her process is largely collaborative. That may mean working with a printmaker, like she’s doing today, or gathering blankets and their individual histories from friends and strangers, and weaving that element into her pieces, too."

To read the full article visit: https://www.cowboysindians.com/2021/05/art-gallery-marie-watt/