<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><b style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Plattsburgh State Art Museum Collection Spotlight: The Artist Susie Brandt<br></span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Contribution written by Madison Lyon, Class of ’25 and Nina Winkel Intern, Plattsburgh State Art Museum</span><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><img src="cid:ii_m21wmlpb0" alt="image.png" width="213" height="339"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Image caption: </span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Susie Brandt, <i>Adirondack Slice</i>, 1992, Prismacolor
pencil on wood, Plattsburgh State Art Museum Collection, X1992.1.7</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Susie
Brandt is a contemporary artist who is based in Portland, Maine and the
Adirondack Mountains of Upstate New York. Brandt’s work explores color,
functionality, landscape, and human relationship with nature. She is commonly
known for her interest in textile art such as weaving, rug hooking, and
stitching using repurposed fabric.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">This
specific piece was one of a hundred slices that were commissioned by Lake
George Arts Project. The intent behind the project was to help people become
confident in buying pieces from living artists to help start their own art
collection. The curator of the project chose four artists to create 100 pieces
of any media. Brandt decided to create the <i>Adirondack
Slice, </i>carefully applying colored
pencil to each wood cross-section, varying in color and size. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Looking
throughout Brandt’s career, wood is not her typical medium, therefore making it
a unique piece. Brandt’s residency in rural Upstate New York is greatly
reflected in not only this piece, but much of her artwork. Students attending
SUNY Plattsburgh are familiar with the Adirondack region and can look to Brandt
for finding inspiration in our everyday surroundings.  <br>
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and other artworks relating to the environment are currently on display in the
Myers Building, room 232. If you are interested in learning more about the
Plattsburgh State Art Museum collection, please contact Kara Jefts at </span><span lang="EN"><a href="mailto:kara.jefts@plattsburgh.edu"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue">kara.jefts@plattsburgh.edu</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> for information on how to set up a visit, event, or class.</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;display:inline-block;line-height:18px"><div style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase"><div style="font-size:12px;line-height:18px;margin:0px;font-weight:400;text-transform:none"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14px;line-height:18px;margin:0px;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase"><br></div></div></div><div style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>