Gourd creations by Gabriella Delawey (copyright Gabriella Delawey)
Artist’s Statement: I am a mixed media artist and an aspiring doll artist. My artistic goals are to turn ordinary gourds into extraordinary pieces of art and to express the whimsical side of my imagination through my soft sculpture figures.
I am completely absorbed and passionately committed to each piece of art I create. However, I am also equally detached to each piece. I am therefore able to work at my highest levels and still have the freedom to completely screw it up and throw it away. I am free to think outside the box, to push myself out of my comfort zone, and work through my limits. I am always excited about the unlimted combinations and possibilities one finds when working in mixed media and the potential it brings to me, the artist, to create unique one-of-a-kind pieces.
Medium: I work in mixed media because I can utilize all of my hand skills, knowledge of materials, design, and surface techniques to create unique one-of-a-kind pieces.
Artistic Resume:
Art education -
- Cleveland Institue of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
- Penland School of Crafts, Penland, North Carolina
- John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, North Carolina
Guilds and awards -
- 2008 – First Place, Sculpture category, Crosstie Art and Jazz Festival, Cleveland, Mississippi
- 2008 – Gallery Excellence Award, Cottonlandia Museum, 22nd Juried Fine Arts Competition, Greenwood, Mississiippi
- 2007 – juried into the Craftsmens Guild of Mississippi
- 2007 – Juror’s Excellence Award, Greenville Arts Council Invitational Exhibit, Greenville, Mississippi
- 2000 – Juror’s Cash Award, Erie Museum of Art, Spring Exhibition, Erie, Pennsylvania
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