Putting an acetylene torch to handmade paper and pieces of copper or brass, the New York sculptor attempts to bring the outdoors inside with her three-dimensional creations. Now through Oct. 20, her abstract environmentalist works are on exhibit at the Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History. More than 200 people enjoyed dual exhibits at the museum Sunday, said spokeswoman Doris Jones. It's important to get your work out. I want other people to see it.
Some sculptures resemble rough tree trunks glistening with decay.
By fusing the two diverse qualities, she evokes the fragility of humans' coexistence with nature. Fiedler and Reardon are among a group of 12 professional quiltmakers from southwest Virginia and eastern Tennessee who call themselves Fringe Benefits. These aren't your mama's quilts. These works of art, some hardly bigger than a handkerchief, are not for the foot of the bed. I don't seem to do simple anymore.