Artwork copyright Deborah Mersky. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Deborah Mersky. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Fruit Lockets, 1993

Deborah Mersky
American (born 1955)

Location: Emily Dickinson Elementary, Redmond

About the Artwork

Fruit Lockets is part of a body of work by artist Deborah Mersky created using a clay-based printing process. Featuring a grid of heart-shaped lockets, the artist notes that this piece "is about secrets revealed."

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with .

About the Artist

Artist Deborah Mersky creates artworks in a variety of media, including painting, prints, and large-scale public installations. She notes, "The overlapping worlds of nature and human habitation on earth is what interests me, particularly the delicate, off kilter moment we currently reside in." Deborah Mersky grew up in Austin, Texas, lived in Seattle for many years, and now lives near Johnson City, Texas. She earned a Master of Fine Arts degree at the University of Washington in Seattle and has been exhibiting her work since 1980.