Vessels that Yearn to be Held, Creatures to Adore and Repetitive Hedges that Provoke
MAIN GALLERY EXHIBITIONSVessels that Yearn to be Held, Creatures to Adore and Repetitive Hedges that ProvokeOctober 12 – November 12, 2023
This month ceramicist Amanda Duchen delights us with the diversities of CLAY in her hands, while Marjorie Gillette Wolfe ponders, through her lens, the repetition of HEDGE. Both artists will be present and will return for a Closing Event with Mimosas on November 12, 2:00-4:00pm. Amanda Duchen explains that in her hands the innate plasticity of clay allows her to craft her work from interesting hand-built beasties to elegant vessels, thrown on a wheel; a range which Duchen finds extremely satisfying. Amanda finds her experiences as a licensed architect in South Africa and in the U.S. a perfect pivot for working with clay since within ceramics she still plays with form and space in unusual ways. The gallery will be spirited with her bulbous and enchanting creatures but also with her spacious and airy vessels, begging to be held and used routinely. www.studioduchen.com
Photographer Marjorie Gillette Wolfe has always been fascinated by repetition and, oddly, perhaps, hedges. She wonders, what is the essence of a hedge, what does a hedge represent? Reveal or conceal. Enhance or diminish. Separate or join. Welcome or divide. Invite or exclude. You are encouraged to come and decide for yourself. Wolfe notes, “In considering photographs for this exhibit I realize I’ve been making pictures of hedges for decades.” www.marjoriewolfe.net
The gallery is free and open to the public. www.KehlerLiddellGallery.com.