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Art at Lan Su

CURRENT ART ON DISPLAY: November 1st, 2024 to January 5th, 2025

Rose Covert Artist Demo on Sunday, December 1 at 2pm

Jen Fuller

Jen Fuller is a self-taught artist. She honed her mixed media approach to artisanship as a commercial fabricator in the 3D props departments of Adidas, Nike, and Universal Studios. Awarded an emerging artist grant from the William T Colville Foundation in 2010, Fuller built her first glass kiln, which allowed her to transform her knowledge of advanced mold making into an ongoing and boundary pushing exploration into kiln-form glass. Her work ranges from delicate pâte de verre botanicals that fit in the palm of one’s hand to expansive slumped glass installations suspended from iconic historical spaces. Fuller has crafted pieces for more than 50 solo and group exhibitions around the United States over the past 20 years. Her work has been commissioned by Portland Metro Regional Government, Olbrich Botanical Gardens, The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, Seattle Alliance for Pioneer Square, and private glass art collectors around the world. Fuller’s current body of work explores the development of pate de verre into innovative new forms in unexpected spaces. Learn more about her art and follow her on Instagram @jenfullerstudios

Rose Covert

Rose Covert uses natural materials to weave sculptural forms. Using reimagined basketry techniques, Rose creates woven landscapes that twist and travel around themselves. Her work is evocative of the natural world they are created from. They hold an element of dance and movement in their shapes and pull the viewer in with their dynamic tensions. Rose grew up in Colorado but has been living in the Pacific Northwest for most of her adult life. She is a longtime Portland resident who has fallen in love with the rich plant life that grows here. Rose works entirely with plants that grow within a 60 mile radius of Portland, some of her work is comprised of plants she grows herself and the rest are from plants she either tends or harvests from on a regular basis. She finds inspiration in the natural world, the exquisiteness of elemental forms and landscapes, as well as the habitats the plants grow in. Her work is a continuation of the beauty of the natural world; her work allows us to bring the allure of nature into our homes. Rose’s process begins with planting or harvesting the plants her sculptures are made from and ends in exploration and design as she weaves the forms.

Art at Lan Su exhibits and demos are free with garden admission or membership; no registration needed.

Art on display is available for purchase through the Garden Shop. For more information or assistance, please email our Retail & Art Manager or call 503.228.8131. A portion of the proceeds from these long-standing partnerships benefits Lan Su's operations and maintenance.