

Sayaka Suzuki: Threads of Connection and Protection
Above: Rhythmic Circle. Rope, Thread, Plastic Flowers, Hot Sculpted Glass, by Sayaka Suzuki, 2013. 6-foot diameter. When I visited the Bullseye Resource Center Portland to hear the artist Sayaka Suzuki talk about her work on December 13, I had a notion of what was to come: a description of her process, accompanied by dramatic images of works in progress in the studio, along with finished pieces in a gallery—the usual. What I experienced was far different, and much deeper. Af