Angel with Butterfly Sculpture by Gail Chavenelle Size:Miniature 5" tall “My purpose is to imbue

“My purpose is to imbue joy and happiness in peoples' lives by the communication of the aesthetic spirit in the work I create

pigment-based inks on 13 x 19" cotton rag paper as large as the crop will allow while still leaving a white border around for ease of matting and/or framing

Artists are invited to come and work on their writing

The Ballad of the Red Shoes was shown at the Dubuque Museum of Art in Dubuque

Acoustic (bronze) and electric (silver) guitar string circlets and ball ends are strung on a stainless steel snake chain

Angel with Butterfly Sculpture by Gail Chavenelle Size:Miniature 5" tall “My purpose is to imbueThis 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