Our featured artist for June is sculptor Gail Chavenelle. Stop by to see Gail and her beloved metal sculptures from 1–3 pm on Saturday, June 28, 2025. She will be available to answer questions and share the process and inspiration behind her work.

Gail recalls, “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.” Thus, her art career evolved into working with metal (20 gauge), creating three-dimensional images from flat sheets by folding and bending and cutting with either a plasma torch or pair of tin snips. Gail explains, “I explore metal’s kinetic movement so pieces can bounce, fly, or dance in the breeze. I love the curl as strips of metal become wild hair. I am awed as a turn of a metal head creates an intimate moment between lovers or parent and child.” The organic quality of her pieces transcends the connotations of the medium. Instead of harsh edges, there is line and movement. Often a wonderful mystery where the piece begins or ends, each design weaves into itself creating the whole.

Recently, Gail has used mainly recycled metal material to create her art. Gail’s work, appreciated for capturing life’s precious moments, can be seen throughout the tri-state area and beyond.

June 28, 2025 - 1-3 pm
Free event.