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I live and work in Seattle, my home for 25 years now. After an
education in Mechanical Engineering at Berkeley and graduate studies at the
University of Washington, I spent a career designing various gadgetry for
modern work and life.
I've been crawling over mountains since I was a Boy Scout; I suppose I never
quite got over that first glimpse of a snowcapped Mt. Lassen, shimmering
high in the hot June air, as a young boy. Soon, I began taking pictures of
what I saw.
Photographing so many wonderful forms has apparently led to a foray into
sculpture, I suppose. That's an explanation, but I'm not sure there really is
one. The two processes aren't really that different; discovering beauty and
meaning in what I find, with as little manipulation as I can get away with. What
results is a certain Industrial Age durability that you can play with a bit. Just
don't drop one on your foot; they're heavier than they look.
I hope my work surprises you, evokes some feeling in you, bewilders you,
and in the end, delights you.
Thanks for visiting,
Pat Gallagher
education in Mechanical Engineering at Berkeley and graduate studies at the
University of Washington, I spent a career designing various gadgetry for
modern work and life.
I've been crawling over mountains since I was a Boy Scout; I suppose I never
quite got over that first glimpse of a snowcapped Mt. Lassen, shimmering
high in the hot June air, as a young boy. Soon, I began taking pictures of
what I saw.
Photographing so many wonderful forms has apparently led to a foray into
sculpture, I suppose. That's an explanation, but I'm not sure there really is
one. The two processes aren't really that different; discovering beauty and
meaning in what I find, with as little manipulation as I can get away with. What
results is a certain Industrial Age durability that you can play with a bit. Just
don't drop one on your foot; they're heavier than they look.
I hope my work surprises you, evokes some feeling in you, bewilders you,
and in the end, delights you.
Thanks for visiting,
Pat Gallagher
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