About Mary

Mary Walker exhibits painting, sculpture and installation works. She draws imagery and conceptual ideas from natural science, landscape and text. Formally her work contrasts geometric and organic, man-made and natural, chance and planning.

Walker was born in New York City and grew up in Ridgewood, New Jersey. She received a BS degree from Purdue University and an MA in Liberal Studies from Hamline University in St.Paul, MN. Her paintings, drawings and sculpture have been widely… more

decoy

ink and pencil

8"x10" drawings on shrinkable plastic were shrunk down to approximately 2"x3"

Decoy was a companion piece to Lure. Drawings represented the shape-shifting properties of the crocheted fishing line sculpture sculpture, and served as a decoy to the sculpture in a concurrent exhibition.

Decoy was inspired by the poet, Amy Eisner, and was created in tandem with two of her poems.
  • decoy
    decoy
    colored pencil and ink on shrinkable plastic
  • decoy
    decoy
    colored pencil and ink on shrinkable plastic
  • decoy
    decoy
    colored pencil and ink on shrinkable plastic
  • decoy
    decoy
    colored pencil and ink on shrinkable plastic
  • decoy
    decoy
    colored pencil and ink on shrinkable plastic