Participating Artists: Ingrid Lahti Piper O'Neill Eden Rivers Barbara De Pirro Ken Turner Miguel Edwards John Henry Wooten IV Anette Lusher Sylwia Tur Julie Fisco Julie Lindell Sponsored by: Center on Contemporary Art Carkeek Park Advisory Council Seattle Parks and Recreation Associated Recreational Council Supported by: QFC Piper's Creek Nursery		Site 10: Sylwia Tur Seattle, Washington http://www.sylwiatur.com Rungs: porcelain size varies, each approximately 30 inches wide and about 5-10 feet long, 2010 Rungs is an almost literal way of creating a connection between heaven and earth, a way of reaching out and trying to bring the two of them closer. The vehicle, rungs and ladders, composed of transformed organic material, clay, which came from the earth, are reaching out to the sky, to heaven, in their most dressed up, most pure form, porcelain. The left over rungs indicate either a preparation for the connection or a connection that has already been made, and perhaps still exists. Sylwia Tur was born and raised in Poland. She received Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Linguistics from the University of Washington in Seattle, followed by Post-Baccalaureate studies in Studio Art (Ceramics) also at the UW. She continues to draw inspiration from both fields: art and linguistics. Her work has been included in several juried and invitational exhibitions throughout the country. She also had solo shows at the UW Ceramics Gallery in Seattle, at the PNW Gallery in Seattle, at the Bellevue Arts Museum in Bellevue, WA, and most recently at the Monarch Contemporary Gallery in Seattle. She is a recipient of the Artist Trust GAP Grant (Grants for Artist Projects), as well as the Regional Exhibition Award from the National Council of Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA). She lives and works in Seattle.