Mark R. Smith is an artist based in Portland who has shown his work at museums and galleries around the country, including the Whatcom. Stress Formation is a laser engraving and acrylic painting on prepared paper that was mounted onto a canvas panel. The title and imagery in this work refer to the tight social units that people bonded into during the covid epidemic as well as the stress releasing activities individuals engaged in during that time such as crochet and knitting.
