IF YOU GO• What: Texture and Glaze• Where: In-Town Gallery, 26-A Frazier Ave,• When: 11 am.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday• Admission: Free• For more information: 423-267-9214
Sunflowers that appear backlit by the sun draw the eye in “Here Comes the Sun” by Maddin Corey.
“Faith” is part of a collection of clay, fabric and concrete dancers by Ellen Franklin.Maddin Corey and Ellen Franklin’s new art exhibit is a show-and-tell of what they did on their summer vacation.
The two lifelong friends attended a workshop in Sewanee, Tenn., where they learned glazing techniques for a variety of mediums. Corey and Franklin utilized that knowledge in the 2-D and 3-D artwork they are showing in “Texture and Glaze” at In-Town Gallery.
Corey has mounted a vibrant exhibit of glazed oil paintings that reflect end-of-summer scenes, celebrations of late-summer harvest. Franklin’s work is a collection of expressive dancers ranging in height from 12 to 21 inches. The figures are made of clay and fabric over a wire armature, then glazed in bronze to achieve a green patina.
“I hope visitors will be touched by them,” says Franklin. “I have named a few, such as Praise and Faith; some people get that from them, others might just see they are beautiful dancers. I want them to walk away with a feeling of beauty from the figures.”