Artist

Brenda Behrens

born Topeka, KS 1940
Born
Topeka, Kansas, United States
Active in
  • Atsugi, Japan
  • Chino Valley, Arizona, United States
  • California, United States
Biography

Brenda Behrens attended woodworking classes taught by the Japanese master Genji Ishihara, who taught her to carve intricate designs similar to the decoration on Japanese temples. Behrens continues to carve elaborate patterns of flowers and leaves onto her turned pieces to create surfaces that have the rich quality of cut velvet.

Works by this artist (1 item)

Brenda Behrens, Double Lotus, 1995, myrtle, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Fleur and Charles Bresler in honor of Kenneth R. Trapp, curator-in-charge of the Renwick Gallery (1995--2003), 2003.60.1, © 1995, Brenda Behrens
Double Lotus
Date1995
myrtle
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