Angel with Butterfly Sculpture by Gail Chavenelle Size:Miniature 5" tall The Ballad of the Red

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

pays homage to the talented ancestors who used quilts to tell a story

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

Artists are invited to come and work on their writing

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

Angel with Butterfly Sculpture by Gail Chavenelle Size:Miniature 5" tall The Ballad of the RedThis 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