The Katrina
Collection
Lori K. Gordon,
Proprietor
Background
Part of The Katrina Collection, “Circles of Life” is made from a
wooden angel, a decorative metal piece and a wooden tile. It is
16" x 16".
In 2003 Gordon began capturing the local
landscapes of her beloved Mississippi Gulf Coast in acrylic,
and continued that work until Hurricane Katrina upended her
life on August 29, 2005. With her home, studio and all of her
supplies washed away by the 35 foot storm surge and 150 mile
per hour winds which obliterated her community, Gordon returned
to work using the only materials which were available to her.
Five weeks after the event, Gordon began collecting rubble and
transforming it into works of art.
“The Katrina Collection” is
the name she has given to this new series of mixed media
collages and assemblages. Prices range from $100 to $1000.
Lori K. Gordon was born in the Northern
Plains, and spent her childhood on the prairies of eastern
South Dakota. As a teen, she moved west and then south, living
for years in the Black Hills of South Dakota and the high
desert of Arizona. She picked up a bachelor’s degree in
political science and a master’s degree in religious
studies, all the while pursuing her love of art. She has
painted and drawn her way from the west to east coasts,
and from Canada to Mexico. In 1991 she made the Mississippi
Gulf Coast her home.
Largely self taught, Gordon works in many
medias including graphite, fabric, acrylic, handmade paper and
polymer clay. She is especially fond of collage and assemblage
work, and introduced her first mixed media series in 2001.
