Liz Sibley Fletcher
288 Marcel Road
Mason, NH 03048
(603) 878-2539
Liz@Liz-Fletcher-Sculpture.com
Events & Happenings
2024
INSIDE & OUT, Spaulding Aldrich Heritage Gallery, Alternatives' Whitin Mill, Whitinsville, MA.
This year began with new territory for me -- Whitinsville in the Blackstone Valley -- a sizable town with huge old mills on the Blackstone River thriving with new life.
This all-sculpture show was a collaboration between New England Sculptors Association and Open Sky Community Services, curated by Open Sky Director Christi Collari with an eye for colorful, uplifting work. She chose my wall sculpture "Being" - a bright seedpod teeming with life forms.
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THE CULTURAL CENTER at ROCKY NECK gallery is in a former church at the historic art colony of Rocky Neck in my hometown of Gloucester, MA. This summer my work appeared here in two quite differently themed exhibitions -- HOME and WHAT'S SO FUNNY? https://rockyneckartcolony.org/cultural-center-exhibitions/
HOME: an exploration of home as a place inhabited, a state of mind, psychological or spiritual. https://www.rnacexhibitions.com/shop-home
My frantic sculpture "Hurry House" was featured on the show's announcement. My fanciful re-creation of "My Mother's House" was a joy for family and friends re-visiting the unique spaces of Peggy Sibley's home and bookshop, inhabited with mementos collected from her place over 20 years ago.
Hurry House, stoneware clay, glazed and painted 13"H, 24"W, 11"D $1,250
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WHAT'S SO FUNNY?
Artists poked fun and exposed truths in a witty ensemble of artworks from darkly ironic to laughing out loud. My inspiration for the mysterious amusement of "Old God Laughing" arose from ancient indigenous character vessels. https://www.rnacexhibitions.com/shop-whats-so-funny
Old God Laughing, unglazed stoneware clay 16ÓH 11ÓW, 8ÓD $800
FRANCONIA NH ARTWALK
Stroll Main Street and the Riverwalk along the Gale River to enjoy 34 sculptures around this scenic town amid the grandeur of the White Mountains. I created "Message" especially for 2024 Franconia Artwalk. This assemblage of six letters was chosen from an out-size alphabet originally made when my daughter was learning to read. Building the supporting rainbow table and putting everything together was quite a project. Many thanks to Garth Fletcher and Nome and Kaya Graham for all their help! Franconia Artwalk continues through mid-October. https://artwalkfranconianh.org/
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SCULPTUREFEST 2024, Prosper Road, Woodstock, VT.
Thinking of our precious planet, I gathered more alphabet letters to phonetically express the names of "Our Mother" (GIYA, the earth goddess) and "Our Home" (URTH). They are a tribute to the inspiring art environment that Charlet and Peter Davenport have created on their land at Sculpturefest. http:www.sculpturefest.org/ Through the end of October.
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| "Our Home" and "Our Mother" nestled on the ground at Charlet and Peter's delightful sculpture garden. | Closeup of "Our Home" clay and laurel wood, 3 feet wide, 18"H |
OLD FROG POND FARM SCULPTURE WALK 2024, 38 Eldridge Road, Harvard, MA.
"The Prayer of Rana" visits her natural habitat at Old Frog Pond Farm. Here at this organic farm where the land is so well tended, Rana's prayer is answered.
Open weekends through Indigenous Peoples Day https://oldfrogpondfarm.com/sculpture-walk-2024
The Prayer of Rana" rises on her great frog feet, raising her face to the sky, beseeching the heavens. Slip-glazed clay, 53ÓH, 28ÓW, 24ÓD $1,700
ANAGAMA FIRST FIRE! NH Potters Guild Kiln, Al Jaeger's Studio 20 Perry Road, Deerfield NH September 14th 10-1 Raindate Sept 15th.
Kelley Stelling Contemporary Projects is hosting a extraordinary one-day art event to celebrate the first firing of NH Potters Guild's newly built anagama wood-fire kiln. The firing will be on-going as Guild members display their artwork around the field. I will be there with some of my wood-fired work -- Brain Bowls and a carved porcelain Hollow Scholars Rock.
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| Brain Bowl Brown, stoneware clay, press-molded and carved 5"H, 7"W, 6"D $200 | Hollow Scholar Rock, woodfired porcelain, carved rises 4.5", 8"W, A.5ÓD $450 | Brain Bowl Blue, stoneware clay, press-molded and carved 5.5"H, 7"W, 6"D $230 |
2023
The Long Work for Justice Exhibition
Dublin NH Community Center Gallery
February 2023
Background: The perseverance of black voters during the 2020 election made me think about the history of black people standing up for the ideals of this country, despite the vile treatment theyÕve received. Throughout the centuries AmericaÕs black people have courageously struggled to make our nation live up to its ideals of Liberty and Justice for All.
This history needs to be widely known, to inspire all who care about AmericaÕs ideals to continue the Long Work for Justice. Art can bring history alive. As black artist Kehinde Wiley stated: ÒArt is about changing what we see in our everyday lives and representing it in such a way that it gives us hope.Ó
Liz Sibley Fletcher ÒLong Work for JusticeÓ wood panel with collaged photos, handmade paper, metal tools, 40Ó x 30Ó
In 2021-22 I created this tribute to black leaders, titled ÒThe Long Work for JusticeÓ. From Sojourner Truth to John Lewis, the leaders portrayed are among many thousands whoÕve carried on the struggle. They surround the metal compass whose spreading arms show the power of Justice working to break the chains of white supremacy. Within the compassÕ arms are names of many black people killed by police in recent years. Below the iron chains roils the storm of todayÕs perilous history, evidenced by the Capitol insurrection. Civil Rights marchers and Black Lives Matter protestors rise on either side. AmericaÕs ideals hang in the balance.
In spring 2022 Peterborough NH Library held a discussion group on ÔTalking about RaceÕ. The image of ÒThe Long Work for JusticeÓ inspired the idea of an art exhibition dedicated to the theme of racial justice. A small group gathered to bring this about.
The Event: Many thanks to the Dublin Community Center for hosting the Long Work for Justice Exhibition in their galleries in February 2023. As organizer, I reached out to NH colleges and arts groups that included black and indigenous artists. Eight artists participated in the exhibition. At the Opening Reception, the Center was packed with an enthusiastic crowd who engaged deeply with the artworks, listening intently to the ArtistsÕ Discussion, and asking good questions.
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| Kathleen Dustin ÒI Still CanÕt BreatheÓ, mixed media on canvas, 20Ó x 20Ó | Kathleen DeQuence Anderson, ÒHeartBoxªForming to NewÓ Black Creativity Exhibition, Chicago Museum of Science and Industry |
Two of the Long Work for Justice artists Ð Kathleen Dustin and Kathleen DeQuence Anderson, are members of a group of seven black and seven white polymer artists who came together from around the country to discuss racial justice and create art based on their experiences. Their artwork is touring nationwide as the exhibition ÒTruth Be ToldÓ. Kathleen Dustin created two powerful works specially for the Long Work for Justice exhibition: ÒMust There Be Blood for JusticeÓ and ÒI Still CanÕt BreatheÓ, a stark painting bringing the last words of George Floyd hauntingly alive.
Kathleen DeQuence Anderson exhibited beautiful polymer artworks inspired by her African heritage. She held the OpeningÕs audience spellbound with her account of her African pilgrimage.
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| Daniel Andrews, ÒFragmented SelfÓ, digital painting, 8Ó x 8Ó | Patsy Belt ÒCrack the WhipÓ, Brooklyn red stoneware, slips and glaze, 12Ó diameter |
Artist Daniel Andrews, a staff member of Antioch New England University experienced in anthropology, showed vibrant digital paintings. His compelling work ÒFragmented SelfÓ reveals the impact that structures of white supremacy can have on people of all colors.
Three of the artists Ð Patsy Belt, Kath Allen, and Martha Pitt Ð have been doing the Long Work for Justice with the weekly Black Lives Matter Vigils in Peterborough, going strong since May 2020.
Clay sculptor Patsy Belt created a work specially for the exhibition Ð a dynamic bowl encircled with racing figures. ÒCrack the WhipÓ is a rough old-time childrenÕs game, where everyone can be safe if players treat each other with respect and kindness.
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| Kath Allen, ÒHeat, Cold, Thirty Below Zero Wind ChillÓ, Canon EOS Rebel T5, 11Ó x 14Ó | Martha Pitt, Black Lives Matter Protests Vigils May Ð December 2020 (last slide of show) |
Photojournalist and poet Kath Allen accompanied her Vigil photographs with her heartfelt poems about the people portrayed. Martha Pitt presented a slide show of the first yearÕs Vigils in all seasons, accompanied by the harmony of the Roxbury Latin High School Glee Club singing the African American anthem ÒLift Every Voice and SingÓ. Most of the showÕs photos were taken by Kath Allen.
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| Liz Sibley Fletcher ÒBlessingÓ clay, cloth, laurel wood, 73ÓH, 35ÓW, 29ÓD | Liz Sibley Fletcher ÒBearingÓ clay, cloth, paper, ashes, 48ÓH x 24ÓW x 30ÓD |
As well as my ÒLong Work for JusticeÓ tribute, I exhibited other related artworks: ÒBlessingÓ and ÒBearingÓ, two multi-media sculptures made from parts of my clay model for the statue of Bode, an enslaved African who was the town of MasonÕs first colonial inhabitant.
In January 2023 in Memphis, yet another black man was viciously killed by police -- Tyre Nichols. Hancock artist Stephanie Toumanoff created a beautiful poster for the exhibition honoring Tyre NicholÕs life and artistic work. The Long Work for Justice must continue.
DOGTOWN COMMON, a legendary abandoned village at the heart of Cape Ann, was brought to life by theatre director Peter Littlefield and an amazing talented cast at Windhover Center for the Performing Arts in Rockport MA. Director Littlefield adapted an epic poem by Percy MacKaye to create a bewitching play. "This ghost story of tormented souls trapped within their repressive culture touched on themes that are relevant to this day." said Lisa Hahn, Windhover Center Director. Suspected witches and their accusers are all haunted figures in this fearful society. I was one of many artists who helped create Dogtown Common's mystical landscape. My dark Forest Forms lurked ominously as the desolate Dogtown woods. My rowan tree made from mountain laurel wood and hand-made paper became one of the play's haunted characters as its wild branches and ghostly leaves shivered in the wind. DOGTOWN COMMON performances were a highlight of Gloucester's 400th Anniversary Celebration this summer.
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| Story Teller Reverend Judy Brain speaks by candlelight near the hollow Forest Form where the old "witch" Tammy Younger (Cass Tunick) placed a puppet embodying the original "witch" of Dogtown, Granny Luce. Photo credit: Suzanne Brown | Young "witch" Judy Rines (Deirdre Weed) ascends the rowan tree seeking an end to suffering as she flees from her persecutors. Photo credit: Suzanne Brown |
GHOST WINDOWS and GHOSTS This spring I was inspired by the image of a Gothic Triskelion window, sent to the Jonathan Bayliss Society reading group by Anglican Bishop Terry Brown. The empty spaces in its flowing form appear as spirit figures. When cut out, their clay forms could be stretched into all sorts of spirit shapes - ghosts! And the round clay window could take many dynamic forms. Playing with clay, I brought forth a dozen window variations with their 36 ghosts.
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Gothic triskelion window interpreted in clay as Ghost Windows and Ghosts.
NH Potters Guild Wood Kiln Firing, June 2023
How exciting to be part of the June kiln firing with my Ghost Windows and Ghosts -- great camaraderie through the days and nights of stoking! The Guild community kiln sits in the peaceful countryside of Deerfield NH, thanks to landowner and clay sculptor Al Jaeger's generosity, and to the hard work of Guild members to build it and keep it going. After many years of service the kiln's ready to retire, yet still produces wonderful firing results. The Guild plans to build a larger anagama kiln, going from strength to strength. www.nhpottersguild.org/
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NH Potters Guild woodfire kiln: the dark openings are air intakes, where ashes and hot coals are raked out during the firing to keep air flowing into the kiln so the temperature can keep rising as wood is thrown in through the firebox doors. At the kiln unloading, all this work is only half of what we fired in the kiln -- the joy of admiring all our fresh work! My Ghost Windows and Ghosts are in the foreground.
FRANCONIA NH ARTWALK
This year at Franconia Artwalk I'm honored to have "Inhabited" featured at Splude's Place, a little gem of a park on Main Street. Across the Gale River stands one of Franconia's outstanding historic sites -- the stone tower of the ancient iron smelter furnace from the early industrial era. Franconia Artwalk continues through mid-October. The map is found at artwalkfranconianh.org/
"Inhabited" installed in the garden at Splude's Place, thanks to my great team of Nome and Kaya Graham.
SCULPTUREFEST 2023, Prosper Road, Woodstock, VT. At Charlet and Peter Davenport's glorious landscape of sculpture-filled fields and forest groves, my "Ghost Windows" open to the sky blooming on the branches of a mountain laurel as their ghosts dance around them. www.sculpturefest.org/ Through mid-October.
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OLD FROG POND FARM SCULPTURE WALK 2023, 38 Eldridge Road, Harvard, MA.
Such a delight to appear at Old Frog Pond Farm for this year's Sculpture Walk ÒThe Stuff of DreamsÓ. Around the pond and through the woods are 30 sculptures featuring artists from Boston's Artisans Asylum, a lively group of creators. Among them are my "Ghost Window Ruins" nestled in a mossy bed. Open weekends through mid-October oldfrogpondfarm.com/sculpture-walk-2023
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Ghost Window Ruins enchanted visitors at the Opening Reception. Sharp eyes were needed to discover the Ruins -- they're only 12" tall, and the Ghosts hovering near them are just 3" high.
FITCHBURG ART MUSEUM 87th Regional Exhibition of Art and Craft, 185 Elm Street, Fitchburg, MA 01420 One of the longest-running juried exhibitions in New England, it's always a feast for eyes and minds chosen from a wide range of artists across southern NH and eastern Massachusetts. This year both of my entries were juried in: "The Long Work for Justice" and "Hooked Doubled". June 23ÐSeptember 17, 2023 fitchburgartmuseum.org
The twisted clay chain hangs its hook from an ancient forged iron hook impaled on the broken board -- the hand reaches out to break free. 24ÓH x 19ÓW x 5ÓD
2022
Life continues in the "new normal" and people gather freely to enjoy all the artful places that carry on. I'm fortunate to be among the artists included at these outstanding sites.
MANSHIP ARTISTS RESIDENCY GIFT
In gratitude for the chance to spend time at
this beautiful Lanesville MA artists' retreat, I gave Manship Artists
Residency the sculpture I was inspired to begin there -- "Sky Eye", a
tribute to the powerful granite quarry walls rising from their shimmering
waters. Director Rebecca Reybolds has revived this special place as a
glorious mecca for artists to be immersed in a unique human-shaped natural
world.
https://www.manshipartists.org
FRANCONIA NH ARTWALK
A pleasant stroll along Main Street and the shady Riverwalk beside the Gale
River, offers a wonderful variety of over 30 sculptures to discover --
humorous and/or beautiful! Just north of spectacular Franconia Notch in the
White Mountains, the Artwalk is onsite June through mid-October. This year's
artworks can be seen at their excellent website
artwalkfranconianh.org
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| Witness" grows in the forest along the Riverwalk. Stoneware clay 54ÓH x 14Ó diameter $1,500. | Just out of sight in the front yard of this picturesque Carpenter Style home on Main Street, my fish "One That Got Away" was leaping from the lawn. |
H2O A DEEP DIVE
At Rocky Neck Art Colony, 6 Wonson St, Gloucester, MA June 30 - August 7,
2022. Forty artists chosen by award-winning curator Katherine French explore
all the states, heights and depths of water. My wall sculpture "Same Boat"
was among the gorgeous assemblage of artworks showing how vital water is for
life. H2O A Deep Dive gave welcome relief from the heavy midsummer heat
outside. H2O can be viewed online at
rnacexhibitions.com
SCULPTUREFEST 2022, Prosper Road, Woodstock, VT.
www.sculpturefest.org
June through the autumn. Near the Vernal Pool at Charlet and Peter
Davenport's beautiful sculpture garden, the bear "Passaconaway" continues to
stand guard. This year he's joined by quite a different being -- "Refuge
Within", a tree form sheltering new growth. Not far away is "Thread of
Hope/Tangle of Fear" with its refuge seekers finding shelter beneath a
tree.
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| "Refuge Within" A green sprout emerges within the "head" of this tree form, which grew during the pandemic. Many thanks to skilled Arts Enablers Peter Davenport and Garth Fletcher for their help installing. Dancing in the air behind are Charlotte Donaldson's "Who Says Fish Can't Fly". | Cornered by their own wall, those tangled in fear cower while those hoping for a better life keep moving toward their goal. |
FITCHBURG ART MUSEUM 86th Regional Exhibition of Art and Craft, 185 Elm Street, Fitchburg MA. Through September 4, 2022.
Fitchburgartmuseum.org
My "Gathering Handbasket" was chosen to join the Regional Exhibition's fascinating mix of artworks filling the Museum's spacious galleries.
This old gathering basket cradles a chaos of hands, all made during 2020 as I contemplated the unfolding national election. All was uncertain in this struggle so many took part in - we live with the outcome.
WONDROUS CREATURES appear at Old Frog Pond Farm's Sculpture Walk 2022
Powerful and playful, amazing beings of many sizes inhabit the woodlands
and frolic around the pond shores. Open Thursdays through Sundays until
Oct 8, at 38 Eldridge Road, Harvard, MA.
oldfrogpondfarm.com/upcoming-events
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"Symbiosis Ð Water Creatures in Air and EarthÓ The school of colorful fish cruises among the tree branches, and the frog's leg leaps from beneath the earth. Out of their natural watery element, swimming among us air-breathers and jumping from underground, these water creatures reveal that everything is connected to everything else.
HAYSTACK MOUNTAIN SCHOOL of CRAFTS, Deer Isle, Maine
www.haystack-mtn.org/
Many thanks to my siblings and daughter, who gifted me a course at this
renowned school in honor of my 75th birthday. An exhilarating
experience, learning new ways of making, surrounded by creative people
in this glorious place on the Maine coast! ÒNarrative CupsÓ was taught
by Isaac Scott, a young Black Philadelphia artist inspired by the Black
Lives Matter movement and how people rise above the urban decay around
them. A skilled potter and sculptor, Isaac works thoughtfully yet
spontaneously, with gesture, texture, and bright glazes. Fascinating to
try IsaacÕs way! isaacspottery.com
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| Deer Isle shore at Haystack, at the sheltered little beach. | "Riot Witness" a narrative cup inspired by Isaac Scott's way of working with clay. |
STORIED IN CLAY, League of NH Crafts Gallery, 49 South Main St. Suite 100, Concord, NH.
The outstanding talents of NH Potters Guild members are well displayed in
this intriguing "epic" show of functional and sculptural artworks
expressing stories - personal, universal, or legendary. September 24 -
October 27th.
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| Road House 2" expresses a rather universal story, as we speed around the landscape. This work was sold at the exhibition! | "Cyclops Legend - Another Story Why the Wanderer Took his Time Returning" - Odysseus and his crew escape the Cyclops cave by hiding beneath the blinded giant's sheep. Odysseus wanders for twenty years on his return from the Trojan war, while his faithful wife Penelope keeps the kingdom together in his absence. Was Odysseus also blind in a way? |
2021
Springtime brought joy and relief at being released from Covid isolation thanks to the power of vaccination. Museums and art events opened gladly. But caution returns as Covid Delta variant spreads this summer. Outdoor sculpture exhibitions are reasonably safe, but please check their websites for the latest guidance as conditions evolve.
EMERGENCE
EMERGENCE is this year's timely theme at Old Frog Pond Farm's Sculpture Walk
2021. More than 40 sculptures emerge delightfully around the pond shores and
along the woodland paths. Open 11-4 Thursdays through Sundays until Oct 3, at
38 Eldridge Road, Harvard, MA.
oldfrogpondfarm.com/upcoming-events
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"Wonalancet Returns" His bear's head has been my studio companion for many years. To enable Wonalancet to emerge into the world, I spent this spring sculpting bear arms with gentle paws, and building him a torso. Wonalancet was the son of Passaconaway, shaman leader of the Penacooks who had power to turn himself into a bear. When the Puritans invaded, Wonalancet tried to protect his people by adapting peaceably, but to no avail. After King PhillipÕs War Wonalancet led the Pennacooks to relative safety in Quebec.
On the left is Wonalancet just after his installation was completed at Old Frog Pond Farm. On the right, at the Opening a week later, people have given him little gifts and Wonalancet offers them in return, an exchange of gratitude. 49ÓH x 32ÓW x 24ÓD NFS
SCULPTUREFEST 2021, Prosper Road, Woodstock, VT.
June 27 through early October. This year at Sculpturefest my works "Handbasket
Cradle" and "Passaconaway" continue to inhabit the landscape. A strange beast
joins them -- "Upright's" great boney foot stands firm near the banks of the
vernal pool at Charlet and Peter Davenport's beautiful sculpture garden.
www.sculpturefest.org
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"Upright" was inspired by the first human footprints, emerging 4 million years ago in the soil of Africa. Now our footprints are everywhere on Earth, how can we continue sustainably? 64"H x 26"W x 14"D. $1,800
LOOKING BACK WITH 20/20 VISION -- INJUSTICES OF 2020, Sculpture at the Eustis Estate, 1424 Canton
Avenue, Milton, MA. Through October 31.
A major collaboration with New England Sculptors Association and Historic New
England's Eustis Estate, LOOKING BACK WITH 20/20 VISION takes on the societal
issues that were laid bare last year with the pandemic, the calls for racial
justice, and the climate change catastrophes -- fire and flood.
eustis.estate/location/looking-back-2020-vision This web link enables
viewers to see images of each sculpture on the grounds.
On the grounds of Eustis's beautifully crafted "Aesthetic Movement" mansion
near Great Blue Hill, 28 sculptures address the Injustices of 2020 in this
thought-provoking outdoor exhibition. It's interactive -- the Eustis Estate
invites viewers to vote for their favorite work, and to contribute to the
historical record of 2020 by sharing their experiences of that year through
Historic New EnglandÕs A Time to Remember initiative. Feel free to visit their
website listed above and participate!
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"Cry of the Sky" -- Water is vital for life, such a beautiful force of nature --- but deadly when that force overflows its banks, driven by climate change. It embodies both water's lively beauty and its relentless power. Stoneware clay waterfall in 7 parts, glazed. 62ÓH, 19ÓW, 29ÓD. $3,000
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"No Shelter" This dark figure is braced for what may come, huddling amid a wasteland. Those who have the least are forced to suffer the most. Is the piece of rusty metal on his back a piece of flying debris or a target? Stoneware clay torso on ashen cloth/wood base. 17ÓH x 34ÓW x 30ÓD. $1,000
FITCHBURG ART MUSEUM 85th Regional Exhibition of Art and Craft,
185 Elm Street, Fitchburg MA. Through September 5, 2021.
Fitchburgartmuseum.org
After a year's hiatus, the Regional Exhibition returns stronger than ever,
with a tremendous variety of work by artists from all over central
Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire -- including my intensely wood-fired
head "After".
"After" emerged from the last firing of the NH Institute of Art's anagama kiln. Its thick coating of fused ash gives it a sense of ancient survival as it poises like an egg in space. Stoneware clay, 5ÓH x 6ÓW x 7Ólong $400.
88th League of NH Crafts Fair, Sunapee State Park, Newbury, NH.
To the joy of all who love fine craftwork, the League of NH Crafts Sunapee
Fair returned to real life this year, August 7-15, 2021. Two of my works
appeared in the Sculpture Garden: "Witness" and "One That Got Away" -- a plump
fish diving beneath the surface.
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"Witness" bears the texture of a once-living tree.
Stoneware clay 54ÓH x 14Ó diameter $1,500. |
"One That Got Away" raises its tail as it joyfully dives.
Stoneware clay, glazed 26ÓH, 19ÓW, 10ÓD $600. |
2021 Flying Horse Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit at Pingree School,
537 Highland St. South Hamilton, MA. September 4 - November 28, 2021.
pingree.org/sculpture-show
Reception with the Artists is Sunday
September 19th at 1:30PM. My sculpture "No Away" announces a welcome to the
show beside the entrance sign.
"No Away", a hybrid turtle creature burdened with plastic bottles, embodies sea creatures besieged with plastic trash. Stoneware clay, glazed, with plastic ;amp metal 24ÓH x 16ÓW x 26Ólong $1,500.
2020
Even in this time of pandemic, outdoor sculptures adorn the landscape at brave and spacious venues, where my works appear in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont. Except for Franconia Artwalk, which is public space, venues on private lands ask for reservations to visit. Please check their websites when making plans.
FRANCONIA NH ARTWALK
Amid the grandeur of the White Mountains, stroll Franconia's Main
Street and the Riverwalk along the Gale River, discovering
sculptures, historic architecture and gardens. The sculpture
exhibition continues through mid-October. The map is found at
artwalkfranconianh.org
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| The wings of "Hope" rise in a shady grove beside Franconia's Riverwalk. $2,500 34ÓH x 32ÓW x 18ÓD size of each wing. | "Determined to Stay" turtle island rests on the front lawn of the Turtle Ridge Foundation at 461 Main Street. 19"H x 34"W x 22"D, $2,500. |
OLD FROG POND FARM SCULPTURE WALK 2020, 38 Eldridge Road, Harvard, MA.
oldfrogpondfarm.com
Around the Pond and Through the Woods are 30 sculptures on the theme
of ÒRefugeÓ, finding comfort in these unusual times. The beauties of
nature abide and thrive at Old Frog Pond Farm. Open by appointment
through mid-October
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In shadow or sunshine, "Refuge Within" has an ancient presence. Its tree form embodies the shelter of the forest, our habitat for untold centuries. The brain perched atop the branches forms our constant refuge. In its opening, a green sprout appears -- can a better world begin to flourish? "Refuge Within" is 58ÓH x 23ÓW x 18ÓD, $3,000.
SCULPTUREFEST 2020, Prosper Road, Woodstock, VT.
sculpturefest.org
Through mid-October. In addition to the major exhibition, this year
six women artists were invited to show work created during the
pandemic. I'm one of this company, with my handbasket works.
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| At Peter and Charlet Davenport's request, the great bear "Passsaconaway" comes to Sculpturefest, guarding the vernal pond. What do the neighborhood bears think? | Handbasket Works: So many, many humans are involved in shaping this world, helping and opposing in turmoil. I use baskets as the arena of struggle, holding the hands like our human-created world holds us. But human environments totally depend on the natural world -- so the laurel branch legs support the "Gathering Handbasket", and the "Handbasket Cradle" tree holds the small handbasket. |
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| "Handbasket Cradle", the rugged dark tree protects the little handbasket in its branches. 35ÓH x 11ÓW x 10ÓD $1,500. | "Gathering Handbasket" closeup, showing the multitude of hands in different gestures and shades of skin -- gentle hands, grasping hands, fists --- all struggling. Mounted on its scraggly laurel-legged base, "Gathering Handbasket" is in a precarious situation. 38ÓH x 41ÕW x 38ÕD (including base) $1,200. |
SCYLLA the Ugly Truth Revealed,Attleboro Arts Museum, 86 Park St. Attleboro, MA.
A brief but intense exhibition inspired by the monster Scylla in the
book CIRCE by Madeline Miller, chosen by people in Attleboro for
their 2020 Big Read. View the online show
attleboroartsmuseum.org including short videos of artists and
their work. My video is rather funny, as I sit with the formidable
"Empress" looking down on me.
The "Empress", most monstrous of my insect series "Heroes of the
Next Civilization" is featured on the Museum's press release. She's
28"H x 15"W x 12"D, $3,500.
11th ANNUAL FLYING HORSE OUTDOOR SCULPTURE EXHIBIT at Pingree
School, 537 Highland St. South Hamilton, MA.
Fifty sculptures set amid the 100-acre campus of Pingree School.
Open during daylight hours on weekends and during holidays when
school is not in session, through November 29th.
pingree.org
Its solemn presence stands near Pingree School's front entrance.
"Witness" is 54ÓH x 14Ó diameter, $1,500.
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Thread of Hope/Tangle of Fear" is a landscape in motion populated with tiny symbolic figures. Its lively base is at a tipping point -- can the thread of hope lead away from the tangle of fear armed behind its wall, finding a better future?
2019
SPIRIT OF PLACE Exhibition at Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, 290
Argilla Road, Ipswich MA. Through November 11, 2019.
Spirit of Place
Gracing the gorgeous
grounds at Castle Hill, this major outdoor exhibition features 33
artworks by 23 New England Sculptors Ð three of my works are
included! Spirit of Place is a collaboration between the Trustees of
Reservations and the New England Sculptors Association
(NESA), a
vibrant group of three-dimensional artists I joined last year.
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| "Inhabited" reaches for the sun at the edge of the glade near the picnic place. These conversing trees are inhabited by the spirit of the forest that gave them their forms. They can be arranged in various relationships; together they are 34"H x 18"W x 14"D, $1,400. | Passaconaway was the leader of the Pawtucket tribe whose homeland was the Merrimack River valley at the time of early English settlement. A powerful shaman, he could turn himself into a bear. His charisma afforded some protection to his people. My namesake sculpture in homage to this leader guards the picnic place at Castle Hill. Made of clay and wood, he's 60ÓH x 30ÓW x 26ÓD, $1,500. | "Woods/Water" dances in the Italian Garden at Castle Hill, a lovely venue for weddings. She is 54ÓH x 26ÓW x 30ÓD $2,500 |
CHANGING LANDSCAPE: Sculpture at the Eustis Estate, 1424 Canton
Avenue, Milton, MA. Through September 29 for work displayed inside, October 13 for
outdoor work.
Changing Landscape
Another major NESA collaboration, with Historic New
England's Eustis Estate. It's a beautifully crafted building noted
as "a marvel of the Aesthetic Movement", set on 80 acres of
landscaped grounds near Great Blue Hill.
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SCULPTUREFEST 2019, Prosper Road, Woodstock, VT. July 6 through early October.
Sculpturefest
This year at Sculpturefest my newest tree form "Witness" stands firm
near the banks of the vernal pool at Charlet and Peter Davenport's
beautiful sculpture garden. The bones and stones of "Flow" emerge
nearby from the forest edge.
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FITCHBURG ART MUSEUM 84th Regional Exhibition of Art and Craft, 185 Elm Street, Fitchburg MA. Through September 2, 2018.
Fitchburg Art Museum
Showcasing the fascinating scope of work by artists from north
central Massachusetts and south central New Hampshire, this year's
juried exhibition includes two of my recent chain linked artworks.
"Ball & Chain" stoneware, 8ÓH x 7ÓW x 14Ólong $800.
"Hooked" stoneware, 4ÓH x 3ÓW x 14Ólong $500.
ONCE UPON the EARTH, New Hampshire Potters Guild Biennial Exhibition at Kimball Jenkins Estate in Concord, NH
ONCE UPON the EARTH, New Hampshire Potters Guild Biennial Exhibition
at Kimball Jenkins Estate in Concord, NH, took place in March 2019.
This show had a splendid variety of functional and sculptural works,
featuring the wide-ranging inspiration of Guild members. Displayed
in the handsome rooms of the Kimball Jenkins mansion, this show
seemed like a life-time collection brought together by a wonderfully
eclectic ceramic art devotee.
My two works included both expressed the madness of ignoring climate
change and mining tar sands: "Eye of the Storm II" and "Once Upon
the Earth", which was created specially for this show. The People's
Choice Award was won by Rebecca Hillman of Scarborough ME for her
lively figure "Safety Glasses Required" -- a fantastic sculptural
balancing act!
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"Eye of the Storm II", wall-mounted relief made of glazed stoneware clay, 17ÓH x 26ÓW x 9.5ÓD, $900.rd.
2018
Old Frog Pond Farm Sculpture Walk 2018,
Around the Pond and Through the Woods, 38 Eldridge Road, Harvard,
MA. September 7 - October 7, Fridays through Sundays 11-5. Artists
Reception September 9th, 1-4.
Old Frog Pond Farm
"Flow" emerges from the moss at the foot of the esker near the wild field. Five feet long, its wood-fired porcelain bones lie on a slate riverbed lined with beach stone banks. Each bone an entity, bedded together in the flow of time. Their silent mouths breathe each to each.
Flying Horse Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit at Pingree School,
537 Highland St. South Hamilton, MA. September 1 - November 5, 2018. Artists Reception September 16, 2018
pingree.org
"Hope" springs up from the spacious ground at this 100-acre campus on the North Shore. The gardens and lawns host sculpture by 46 artists working in many media, including a musical group.
"Hope", glazed stoneware clay 34ÓH x 32ÓW x 18ÓD each wing $2,500
21st Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit at The Millbrook Gallery and Sculpture Garden,
Concord, NH.
The Millbrook Gallery
Through October 14th.
"Woods/Water" dances in the flower gardens among the scenic fields at the Millbrook "Where Art and Nature Meet".
"Woods/Water" high-fire stoneware clay, with glazed and natural clay surface 54ÓH x 26ÓW x 30ÓD $2,500
Sculpturefest 2018,
Prosper Road, Woodstock, VT.
Sculpturefest Through early October.
The graceful grove of conifers near the Davenport home shelters "Lovers of Life", a woodland portrait gallery. Framed in knotholes, these creative people contributed to our understanding of the natural world and how to live in harmony with it. Some were scientists (Darwin, Rachel Carson, Aldo Leopold), artists both visual and literary (Audubon, Thoreau), a spiritual leader (Black Elk, Lakota healer and visionary), and a life-long advocate for environmental and women's rights (Wangari Maathai of Kenya).
Some knothole-framed portraits in the grove at SculptureFest 2018.
Black Elk (Hehaka Sapa)
Fitchburg Art Museum 83 Regional Exhibition of Art and Craft,
185 Elm Street, Fitchburg MA. June 22 - September 2, 2018.
Fitchburgartmuseum.org
Showcasing the work of artists from north central Massachusetts and south central New Hampshire, this juried exhibition included my "Small Offering" of wood-fired porcelain bones on a stoneware tray, 7" x 9" $700.
To whom is this Small Offering given? Pot luck for refugees, asylum seekers?
International Sculpture Day 2018. At Flag Hill Winery and Distillery,
Lee, NH on April 28th. Sponsored by Bedrock Gardens of Lee.
Sites in 20 countries participated in this celebration of sculpture. "Upright" and "On Down" stepped out at Flagg Hill vineyards, a lively setting for this festive event.
"Upright" 64"H x 26"W x 14"D $1,800
"On Down" (two views) 46"H x 24"W x 18"D $2,000
2017
Summer 2017 began June 3 with my Art Sale in the front yard of my old home in Gloucester MA, to raise funds for two local charities -- Maritime Gloucester and Pathways for Children. Thanks to family, friends, and supporters, this fun event raised $2,000 to split between these two great groups that do much good in my home town!
Sculpturefest 2017, Prosper Road, Woodstock, VT.
sculpturefest.org Through early October.
The air-swimming fish of "Symbiosis" glide among the greenery around the vernal pond in the lovely landscape of Charlet and Peter Davenport's sculpture garden. "Symbiosis" shows the interdependence of all forms of life. Like fish, we too depend on forested watersheds for clean waters.
Schools of "Symbiosis" fish, average size 3" by 7"
20th Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit at The Millbrook Gallery and Sculpture Garden, Concord, NH.
themillbrookgallery.com Through October 15th.
"Inhabited" converses in the ancient wisdom of the trees among the flower beds of this beautiful sculpture garden.
Inhabited, two tree forms 34" tall by 18" wide each. $1,400 for the pair.
Closeup showing interior. Texture is from a fallen tree.
Musketaquid Arts Ramble 2017, Hapgood Wright Town Forest, Concord, MA. Through the October 1, 2017 Closing Reception with the artists at 2pm.
Sponsored by The Umbrella Arts theumbrellaarts.org
In honor of Thoreau's 200th birthday, 16 artists have created works for the trails of this forest park where Thoreau used to ramble.
Knotholes are my medium for "Lovers of Life" -- a pond-bank portrait galley of people from around the world who devoted themselves to protecting nature and encouraging people to live in harmony with it. Knotholes on trees show where branches once grew out from the trunk -- they make fine frames for these natural leaders whose ideas have branched out across the world.
Thoreau (Darwin is in smaller knothole), Wangari Maathai, Kenyan environmentalist
Lao Tze, Chinese philosopher, founder of Taoism; Black Elk, Lakota spiritual leader; Rachel Carson and Aldo Leopold
Sublime Mud! NH Potters Guild Biennial Show at Discover Portsmouth, 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth NH. Through October 1, 2017. portsmouthhistory.org
The rich clay creativity of Guild members shows well in this handsome museum in downtown Portsmouth.
"On Down", clay, glazed. 46"H x 24"W x 18"D $2,000
"Tidal Influence", wood-fired in Sharon Arts Fushigigama smoke chamber, 23"H x 10"W x 8"D $650
Journey of the Strange Beasts
The 2016 election reminded a friend of YeatsÕ poem ÒSlouching toward BethlehemÓ. So I brought out some strange beasts I made 20 years ago into the light of day.
The resulting outcry was sent to friends and family: StrangeBeasts.pdf (1.3 MB)
This inspired Barbara Zolli Albert, President of NH Art Association, to have the Strange Beasts Pop-Up at Prescott Park Art Festival in Portsmouth for one day July 22, 20i7. This thought-provoking event was accompanied by Barbara's clay sculpture workshop, inviting visitors to make their own strange beasties. seacoastonline.com
The Beasts rose up beside the Piscataqua River in the grey morn.
Then the afternoon became sunny and they basked... Beasts range in height from 5 feet to 6 feet tall.
Next the Strange Beasts journeyed to Harvard, MA, where they range in the wildflower field at Old Frog Pond Farm for the 2017 Sculpture Walk. Through Columbus Day weekend. oldfrogpondfarm.com Many thanks to Garth Fletcher, arts enabler extraordinaire, for hauling the massive beasts hither and yon.
Flying Horse Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit at Pingree School, 537 Highland St. South Hamilton, MA. September 3 - November 5, 2017. pingree.org I'll be among 40 sculptors showing a wide variety of work at the gardens and grounds of this 100-acre campus on the North Shore.
"Cry of the Sky", glazed stoneware clay 62" tall by 29" wide. $3,000
High Risk High Reward:
Wood-fired Work from the Fushigigama Kiln. Sharon Arts Gallery, 30 Grove Street, Peterborough NH, August 18 through September 17, 2017. I've been fortunate to participate in three of these tremendous firings, with surprising, wonderful results!
"Rise/Dive" wood-fired stoneware, glazed. Rising fish is 14" tall, diving fish is 18" tall. $1,400 for the pair.
2016
"Encounters" Solo Exhibition at AVA Gallery and Art Center, Lebanon, NH. June 10 through July 13, 2016
Gallery Talk Saturday June 18th, 4pm.
All the large multimedia works in this show extend a hand (or hoof), inviting an encounter, each in their own way.
The ÒThicketÓs baby mitten opens the door to the variety of humanity Ð weÕre all camping out here on Earth. What do we make of it? What does it make of us?
Offering his cloven hoof, the goatÕs ready to make a deal Ð heÕs ÒIn BusinessÓ. Beware the wasteland he stands on. Is he a scapegoat?
Both ÒBearingÓ and ÒBlessingÓ are formed with surviving parts from the mold-making process for the bronze statue of the young enslaved African Bode, MasonÕs first colonial inhabitant. ÒBearingÓ and ÒBlessingÓ are a tribute to the African American people, who for centuries have persevered with strength and grace despite the wrongs that were and continue to be perpetrated upon them.
I also have sculptures in Kira's Garden at AVA. What a vital and vibrant center for the arts AVA is, growing from strength to strength! Construction of their new 3-D Studies Center has now begun.
avagallery.org
Thicket 92Ó tall by 72Ó wide ¥¥¥ In Business 74Ó tall by 48Ó wide ¥¥¥ Blessing 73Ó tall by 35Ó wide. Bearing in background.
Sculpturefest 2016, Woodstock, VT.
Liz with Sunny Dancers, 23" tall by 16" wide each
Such a joy to be back at Sculpturefest 2016, with my work gathered in a lovely grove near Charlet Davenport's studio. Sculpturefest 2016 opens July 2, 4-7pm at Prosper Road.
sculpturefest.org
Through early October.
Eye of the Storm 23" tall by 27" wide Inhabited, two clay trees 34" tall by 18" wide each
19th Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit at The Millbrook Gallery and Sculpture Garden, Concord, NH.
"Cry of the Sky" rises beside the pond in this beautiful sculpture garden.
themillbrookgallery.com
Through October 23rd.
Cry of the Sky 62" tall by 29" wide
2016 Art Ramble, Hapgood Wright Town Forest, Concord, MA June 2 through Sept. 5, 2016
Sponsored by The Umbrella Arts
theumbrellaarts.org
15 artists have installed works along the trails of this historic parkland where Thoreau used to play with Emerson's children. My two works are ÒBrister Freeman Comes HomeÓ and "Symbiosis". Brister Freeman, who once owned part of this parkland, strides home carrying the meaty payment for his work in the local packing plant. His sturdy figure acts a trail marker pointing the way to his former home near Brister's Spring - a reminder of the people who lived here. African Americans have been a vital part of New EnglandÕs life since colonial times.
"Symbiosis" means living well together. Three dozen fish swim among the trees along the trail to Brister's Spring, to show they depend on the forest for a good life! Forested watersheds clean the rainwater as it runs into ponds and streams, so fish can be healthy. These schools of arboreal fish make a lively connection between forests and water.
ÒBrister Freeman Comes HomeÓ 10Ó tall by 6Ó wide Schools of "Symbiosis" fish, average size 3" by 7"
2015
Around the Pond and Through the Woods - Old Frog Pond Farm Sculpture Walk 2015, Harvard, Mass.
Artist and Organic Farmer Linda Hoffman greets "Rana Catching
the Ragged Moon" leaping from the water at Old Frog Pond Farm in
Harvard MA. Such fun I had creating this lively amphibian from
laurel wood! Twenty-three New England artists have made works for
this beautiful landscape. Sculpture Walk 2015 begins September 5th,
and runs through Columbus Day. Artists' Reception September 20th,
1-5.
Old Frog Pond
Farm Sculpture Walk 2015
Featured Clay Artist at Sculpturefest 2015, 509 Prosper Road, Woodstock, VT.
So happy to be invited back to Sculpturefest as a featured
artist! At the Davenport's glorious setting my work is around the
vernal pool, under the apple tree, and in the pasture's shelter.
Created especially for Sculpturefest is "Cry of the Sky", the
waterfall accompanying the "Emerging Fish" series.
Sculpturefest's
website has great photos of my work
along with many other artists in a wonderful variety of media --
well worth a visit! Through early October.
In 2015 I'm honored to have two works at Kira's Garden at AVA Gallery, Lebanon, NH.
AVA is a tremendous hub of creativity, growing with the upcoming addition of a new sculpture building! avagallery.org
Through May 2016
18th Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit at The Millbrook Gallery and Sculpture Garden, Concord, NH.
Always a pleasure to have work in this beautiful sculpture
garden. themillbrookgallery.com Through October 18th.
"Friends and Fellow Travelers" A Tribute to Gerry Williams by New Hampshire Potters Guild, at League of NH Crafts Gallery, 49 South Main Street, Concord NH. June 26 - September 18, 2015. NH's first Artist Laureate, Gerry was one of the founders of the NH Potters Guild and a mentor to many Guild members. A splendid collection of Gerry's pottery and sculpture is featured along with that of 30 Guild members who've been inspired by his work, his life, and his thinking. My works below, "Same Boat" and "Order", arose from that source. www.nhcrafts.org
"Force of Nature - Exploring the Power of the Feminine" Women's Caucus for the Arts, Karl Drerup Gallery and Silver Center for the Arts, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH. July 6 - August 14, 2015. Reception July 18th, 5 - 7PM. This national exhibit, juried by Judith Brodsky, includes 80 artists from all over the country.
2014
Outdoor Sculpture Thrives in New Hampshire, Vermont, and Massachusetts
This lovely summer and autumn of 2014 my sculptures are featured at four beautiful gardens and farms, joining work of a wonderful variety of sculptors creating in many media. All of it adds up to some fascinating strolls around delightful places of New England.
"No Away", Kira's Garden at AVA Gallery, Lebanon, NH, through May 2015. http://avagallery.org/
"Fruit", 17th Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit at The Millbrook Gallery and Sculpture Garden, Concord, NH, through October 26, 2014. http://themillbrookgallery.com
"Sunny Day Dancer" embraces Charlet Davenport's "Floating in Time" as the wings of "Hope" rise at the King Farm hillcrest. At Sculpturefest 2014 at King Farm in Woodstock, VT. http://www.sculpturefest.org
Sculpture Walk 2014 at Old Frog Pond Farm, Harvard, MA, through October 5th. Check their website for a lovely photo of "Prayer of Rana", happy in his habitat beside the Old Frog Pond. Here Linda and Blaise, hardworking farmers and artists, grow delicious organic fruits and vegetables. http://oldfrogpondfarm.com/sculpture-walk-2014
"Speaking Volumes" Solo Show at NH Art Association, Portsmouth, NH. April 28- May 30, 2014
Thanks to the prize-winning mighty foot "Where We have Been", I've been granted a month-long show at NH Art Association headquarters. All these creations are works for the wall. Eloquent clay speaks of open books whose stories stretch from past to future, masked faces holding secrets, the flow of life in patterns of tree growth. A multi-media work,"Finding a Long Grey Hair" embodies a poem by Jane Kenyon. The interplay of visual images and their mental associations can be fascinating. May these works spark surprising connections! Pictures of the works can be seen here.
2013
"Art in Nature" Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition at Fruitlands Museums, Harvard MA - May 11 through October 31, 2013 Fruitlands web site
"Prayer of Rana" looks to the heavens from his site near the Shaker Museum at Fruitlands. This beautiful cultural center in Harvard MA commands a spectacular view over the vast sweep of the Nashua River Valley with Mount Monadnock on the far horizon. Standing tall as a fellow being, Rana prays that people can act to protect the natural world that supports us all, frogs and humans alike. Chris Bergeron, reporter for the MetroWest Daily News, wrote "Not far from the Shaker house where members of the religious sect once prophesized the Second Coming, Liz Fletcher's skyward-gazing frog... cups its webbed hands in its own benediction."
"Hard Ware", National Ceramics Exhibit at Hill Country Arts Foundation, Ingram TX - May 24 to June 22, 2013
Venturing far afield, the brave fowl "NOT Chicken" visits the Hill Country of Texas. I was drawn to apply to this show being familiar with the work of the exhibition juror Juan Granados, clay sculptor and art professor at Texas Tech University, whom I met some years ago. Juan Granados' web site
Second Prize "For One Night Only: NHAA Best of the Best" NH Art Association Special Exhibition at the French Gallery, NH Institute of Art, Manchester, NH - April 13, 2013
Stepping into the elegant atrium of this NHIA gallery, the mighty foot of "Where We Have Been" speaks of the heavy human footprint. Surrounding the loud mouth within its foot are volumes of old calendars, stained with age. At the lively show reception, some laughed to see a backwards visual pun (mouth in foot), one saw the red mouth as a bloody bone, others read the work as signifying our carbon footprint -- a wonderful variety of insights! Many thanks to juror Nick Capasso, long-time curator of DeCordova Sculpture Garden and now Director of Fitchburg Art Museum, for awarding Second Prize. This prize is a 2014 solo wall exhibition in the Gerry Frazier Gallery at NH Art Association Headquarters in Portsmouth NH - a good challenge to create wall works!
"Where We Have Been", 18" tall, 29" wide, 16" deep
Sculpture Walk at Old Frog Pond Farm, Harvard, MA - September 5 through October 15, 2012
In autumn the woods and fields of this beautiful organic fruit farm,
home of artist Linda Hoffman, become a sculpture garden inhabited by
remarkable works of numerous artists. My sculpture "Angel" appeared near
the raspberry patch, its ancient clay trees weaving threads of water and
sky. At their crossing point hangs an angel of life, born as a fishbone.
"Angel", 6' tall, 6' diameter
2012
Return to "Art in the Heart of the City", Ithaca, NY - June 29 to mid-November 2012
I'm honored to be featured again in this wonderful outdoor art exhibition!
This year we brought a playful pup "Ready to Play" and turtle island
"Determined to Stay". They're happily settled in the playground area at Ithaca
Commons mall, friendly and approachable for kids to pat and even sit upon.
"Ready to Play" expresses youthful energy, while "Determined to Stay" is a
wise old creature, bearing a mountainous island ringed with roads and cities
through a deep blue sea.
Many thanks to Garth Fletcher for his assistance with installation.
Downtown Ithaca web site
"Ready to Play", 22" high x 28" long x 15" wide
"Determined to Stay", 21" high x 32" long x 20" wide
"A Shared Source - 4 Sibleys 2 Generations"
Adolf I. Matz Gallery, Sawyer Free Library, Gloucester, MA
June 26 - July 26, 2012
A spirited multi-media collaboration of four Sibley family artists -- my sister Annie Horsley Sibley of Wales, her daughter Rosie Horsley of Scotland, and my daughter Nome Graham of Gloucester, and myself. Clay is the medium of both Annie and me; Annie also does painting, prints and collage, and fabulous crocheted jellyfish and wall hangings. Rosie paints bold portraits in acrylic. Nome makes beautiful encaustics, dyed silk and felted wall hangings featuring sea life. Life in all its forms and especially sea life is our shared source, as descendants of Sibley men who earned their living from the sea: George W. Sibley, builder of schooners, and Bill Sibley, fisherman. Many thanks to Garth Fletcher and Dan Graham, skilled arts enablers, for their help installing this show.
The Sawyer Free Library has more photos of the exhibition on its Facebook page.
"A Shared Source - 4 Sibleys 2 Generations"
"15th Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Millbrook Gallery and Sculpture Garden, Concord, NH
June 24 - October 21, 2012
Benny and Bessie the Dreaming Dogs are enjoying the summer and fall at this
beautiful garden of fascinating sculptures on Route 202 in Concord.
Millbrook Gallery web site
Spring and Summer 2012 at the Children's Museum of New Hampshire
"Art Beyond Vision", a collaboration between NH Association
for the Blind, NH Art Association, and the Children's Museum, invited
visitors to touch the artwork to fully experience it. My sculpture "Many
Ways of Being - How Many Creatures Am I?" was much enjoyed. "...its
surprises come from challenging first impressions" notes "The Wire" in
Hands-On, its March 22, 2012 web article on this unusual show. "It turns
out that touching art, at least when the art is made for it, gives
insight into how art can touch you." (March 9 - May 22, 2012)
"Many Ways of Being" & "Skunk Cabbage Habitat"
"A Sense of Wonder", in tribute to Rachel Carson's children's book of this title, runs from June 5 through Labor Day. Invited artists were asked to encourage kids on a path of discovery through expressing their own sense of wonder at New England's natural beauty. My paper sculpture "Skunk Cabbage Habitat" is inhabited with strange bugs of polymer clay for kids to discover among the foliage.
The Children's Musuem of New Hampshire at 6 Washington Street, Dover NH, a former mill on the Cocheco River, is a great place for families to visit with many interactive exhibits. www.childrens-museum.org
2011
Art in the Heart of the City, Ithaca, NY - July 1 to November 1, 2011
Great fun to be a part of "Art in the Heart"! As one of 6 artists chosen for this outdoor sculpture show, I created two Dreaming Dogs, Benny and Bessie, very pat-able. Deep in sleep, Benny and Bessie re- live the excitement of the chase. In their waking moments, these plump pups may not be swift -- but we can all dream, can't we? They doze near the playground in the pedestrian mall at the center of beautiful downtown Ithaca. With interesting culture and spectacular scenery, Ithaca is well worth a visit.
"Dreaming Dogs: Benny and Bessie" 14"H x 16"W x 33"Long
Millbrook Gallery and Sculpture Garden 14th Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit,
236 Hopkinton Road, Concord, NH
June 26 to October 16, 2011
Fascinating artworks fill this lovely garden. My work "Peaceful Pair" basks in this delightful landscape before traveling to their new home. Many thanks to Pam Tarbell, gallery owner and artist.
"Peaceful Pair" 22"H x 16"W x 24"Long each
25th Annual Omer Lassonde Juried Exhibition - April 1 through April 29, 2011
"Bearing" wins First Place!
Juror Daniel Fuller, Director of the Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art, chose a fascinating assemblage of works. His Juror's Statement is most engaging: "... what was abundantly clear was a Òplugged-inÓ feeling. Politically relevant and provocative, inter-disciplinary, the utilization of found materials, and of course, the impeccably painted and crafted, I was treated to a wide range of aesthetics and traditions, but one constant was an obvious knowledge of contemporary trends and practices. ... Ranging across genre and media, my encounters with certain works in the review phases ignited a series of visual and conceptual connections, prompting numerous narratives."
The Lassonde Exhibition is showing at NH Art Association's Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery, 136 State Street, Portsmouth NH through April 29th. (603-431-4230)
Exhibition - March 4 to April 1, 2011
My work will be in the "5 Potters & Sculptors" exhibit sponsored by
the Kimball-Jenkins Estate, School of Art. March 4 through April 1, 2011 .
The Kimball-Jenkins Estate is a grand Victorian mansion on Main Street in Concord
near Rte 93 Exit 15. Kimball-Jenkins director Ryan Linehan and crew arranged the great
variety of claywork with wonderful skill.
2010
Artist of the Month at Exeter Fine Crafts - July 2010
I'm honored to be featured as Artist of the Month for July 2010 at Exeter Fine Crafts, the beautiful gallery at 61 Water Street in downtown Exeter, NH. I'll be showing new forms made with a variety of clays -- stoneware, earthenware, and polymer clay creatures.