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Shapes I’ve seen in a museum: LAPC

Shapes I’ve seen in a museum include

Soft spheres, bold arches and angles,

Untitled (Mylar) by Tara Donovan and Mountains (1:5 intermediate maquette) by Alexander Calder, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington

And delicate triangles of lace from around the world

A Sense of Place by 576 lacemakers, Columbia Gorge Museum, Stevenson, Washington

I’ve seen distinctive patterns woven into baskets

Choctaw Basket Joy, Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon

And created and painted by nature

Sea Urchin sculpture in Exquisite Creatures Revealed 2025 exhibition, Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, Portland, Oregon

Shapes I’ve seen in a museum include

Soaring wings from the past

1931 Franklin Sport 90, Western Antique Aeroplane and Automobile Museum, Hood River, Oregon

And hopeful visions of the future

USS Enterprise Command Chair, Museum of Popular Culture, Seattle, Washington

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