Tau Tao

Archive of the Mendocino Heritage Artists

Tau/Tao series (1992-1994)

Dorr Bothwell’s 1994 exhibit at Gallery Mendocino, Tau/Tao Series: New Mixed Media Collages, opened on May 28 with a celebration of Bothwell’s 92nd birthday.

Illustration: Tau/Tao Series No. 3: Past History by Dorr Bothwell.

Kate Lee & Dorr Bothwell

Gallery owner Kate Lee and artist Dorr Bothwell plan the hanging of Bothwell’s Tau/Tao exhibit (May 1994). On the gold wall: artwork by Jim Bertram; on the floor, artwork by Dorr Bothwell. Photo: CG Blick.

Tau/Tao Series: Tower of Babel

Tau/Tao Series: Tower of Babel by Dorr Bothwell (1994). Mixed media collage. Private collection.

Tau/Tao Series: Go with the Flow

Tau/Tao Series: Go with the Flow by Dorr Bothwell (1992). Mixed media collage. Signature and date on reverse. Private collection.

Tau/Tao Series: Winter’s Calling Card

Tau/Tao Series: Winter’s Calling Card by Dorr Bothwell (1993). Mixed media collage. Private collection.

Tau/Tao Series: Winter Water Song

Tau/Tao Series: Winter Water Song by Dorr Bothwell (1994). Mixed media collage. Private collection.

Tau/Tao Series: Thermal Sampler

Tau/Tao Series: Thermal Sampler by Dorr Bothwell (1994). Mixed media collage. Private collection.

Tau/Tao Series: Old Folksong

Tau/Tao Series: Old Folksong by Dorr Bothwell (1994). Mixed media collage. Private collection.

Tau/Tao Series: April’s Robe of Grass

Tau/Tao Series: April’s Robe of Grass by Dorr Bothwell (1994). Mixed media collage. Private collection.

Tau/Tao Series: June Birthday Madrigal

Tau/Tao Series: June Birthday Madrigal by Dorr Bothwell (1993). Mixed media collage. Private collection.

Tau/Tao Series: Wind Bird

Tau/Tao Series: Wind Bird by Dorr Bothwell (1993). Acrylic transfer and acrylic on canvas. Private collection.

Tau/Tao Series No. 3: Past History

Tau/Tao Series No. 3: Past History by Dorr Bothwell (1994). Mixed media collage (16″ x 12″). Private collection.

Tau/Tao Series: Word Torrent

Tau/Tao Series: Word Torrent by Dorr Bothwell (1994). Mixed media collage. Private collection.

Tau/Tao Series: Bow East

Tau/Tao Series: Bow East by Dorr Bothwell (1994). Mixed media collage. Private collection.

LINKS
Return to Dorr Bothwell: Artwork
What is acrylic transfer?
Dorr Bothwell: Straws in the Wind
Dorr Bothwell in Her Own Words
Barebones Bothwell
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