Wild and Precious
by Sally Rasmussen
79cm x 97cm x 4cm
Natural fibres sustainably sourced and reclaimed copper wire
$1,900
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About This Work
Part of my practice when beginning a piece is to write my own poetry. Wild and Precious is sort of an ode to poet Mary Oliver. I have loved her poems for a long time and Summer Day is amongst my favourites. My life has taken twists and turns and I am thankful for the wild moments and treasure the precious people I have gathered along the way. Always opening for what is possible for this 'wild and precious life'.
About the Artist
Sally Rasmussen
saly_rasmussenI make sculptural fibre works using natural fibres and reclaimed copper wire. I live and work on Ngunnawal Country in Yass, New South Wales, and my practice is shaped by the places that have held me: the land I live on now, the coastal country of my childhood, and the relationships that connect people to place. My background includes a Bachelor of Arts in textiles from the Australian National University and an Advanced Diploma in Transpersonal Art Therapy. Both continue to inform the way I think about materials, and emotional experience. I am interested in how making can hold room for a personal resonance. Since 2023, I have been a featured stockroom artist at Tyger Gallery in Yass. My work has been shown by Tyger at Affordable Art Fairs in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne, as well as in group shows. In December 2026, I will present a duo exhibition with Sara Phemister at Belco Arts in Canberra. My hands are always trying to translate landscape into tactile form. Materials matter deeply in my work. I use fibres from sustainable and reclaimed sources. These are stitched, knitted and woven around copper wire reclaimed from discarded electrical cable. The copper has become a signature material in my practice. It gives the fibre structure space. That space is important. When the work sits forward from the wall, it begins to cast shadows. These shadows shift as the light changes, so the piece is never completely still. The fibre, the copper, the wall and the light all become part of the work. For me, the shadows are not secondary. They are integral to the piece. The light and the dark make it whole.