Cat Sculpture by Gail Chavenelle Artist_Tom Kelly alone or with other painters

alone or with other painters intent on capturing a small part of this special area

After marrying and raising four children

artistic family in Dayton

Hand Puppets are excellent for motor skills

so carving and texturing methods form a common thread throughout my body of work

Cat Sculpture by Gail Chavenelle Artist_Tom Kelly alone or with other paintersThis self standing stainless steel sculpture is handmade by Gail Chavenelle of Dubuque, Iowa. Beginning with childhood paper dolls, chains, pop out books and greeting cards, I have been intrigued by paper sculpture. I loved the forms but wanted the works to be more permanent. Instead of a sheet of paper, she works with a sheet of metal 20 gauge stainless steel. As with paper sculpture, Gail creates three dimensional images from a flat sheet by folding