Sept. 2 – 27, 2009, Fayetteville Underground’s E Street Gallery of Fine Crafts,
Center Street Between Mountain & East Streets, Downtown Fayetteville, AR
Meet & Greet Reception “First Thursday” Sept. 3, 5 – 8pm
Gallery Talk – Thurs. Sept. 10, from 12 noon – 1pm (bring sack lunch)
www.FayettevilleUnderground.com
Kelley Wilks, a Fayetteville native, is the gallery’s second artist to hold a solo show. She’s been working primarily in clay for almost 20 years. The theme of this exhibition is “Let’s Party” and the works range from punch bowl sets, cake plates and platters to individual colorful cups all with a fun and festive feel since everything from Game season to the Holidays are just around the corner.
“I really enjoy creating with clay and working with it’s natural characteristics. It’s so pliable and it is possible to mold it into most any form. I love coming up with an idea, putting it on paper and then working the clay until I get what I was looking for. I like holding to the body of a cup like as in a teabowl. So, when I was making the cups for the punch bowl, I decided I did not want handles but had to come up with another way to store and present the cups with the bowl as a set. I designed this basic form for the cups and mimicked it in the bowl. The shape allows the base of the cups to be the instrument to hang the cups on the rim of the bowl there by eliminating the need for handles and making them more sleek and unique.” 
Kelley will also be giving a Gallery Talk about her work and process Thursday Sept 10th from noon to 12:30ish. Bring a sack lunch and come gain some insight to the workings of an artist and her process of creating these wonderfully unique pieces.
The Fayetteville Underground and its galleries & artist studios are non-profit and coops. The galleries are worked by most of the artists throughout the month. The FU accepts tax deductible donations even if you don’t purchase anything each time you visit. We hope all our works touch you and inspire you to live more creatively and with more art. Gallery hours for Sept are Wed-Fri noon-7pm and Sat 8am-2pm.
If you are inspired by the work Kelley creates, she conducts weekly pottery classes for adults at her Fayetteville studio. You can get further information at aPotteryStudio.com
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