Anyone who attends the Courthouse Art Gallery will be treated to another two weeks of body-inspired clay art.
The art gallery exhibit Torsos More So has been held over until Nov. 16 and artist Cindilla Trent was on hand at the gallery for a reception on Saturday.
Trent uses doilies to press patterns onto her clay creations, which she molds by pressing the clay onto a plastic girdle mold from an old department store model.
Trent also does quilting.
She said she first started creating clay art back in the ’70s before focusing more on her quilting art a few years ago.
“Now I’m picking it back up,” Trent said.
Trent said she enjoys clay art because it’s three-dimensional and fun.
“It’s like making mud pies,” Trent said.
Trent said she prefers a nature theme when creating her pieces of art, as is evidenced by many of her quilts on display at the gallery.
“I just spend a lot of time out there, so it’s easy to be inspired by that,” Trent said as to the reason she enjoys outdoor themes in her work.
Art gallery visitor Cathy Frizzell told the Herald she thought the artwork was not only creative, but Trent’s use of doilies is eye-catching as well.
“I think it’s a wonderful example of how things can be recycled in a really creative way,” Frizzell said.
Art gallery director Meriel Barber said Trent’s show was extended another two weeks and will have been on display for a month, which is the length of time the art gallery will have for its shows on from now on.
“That means more shows per year. Instead of six or seven, we’re going to have possibly at least 11,” Barber said, noting she intends to use the back room as a mini-exhibit as well.
