Management of River Gallery will host a reception Friday, June 1, from 3 to 5 p.m. honoring Mark Chatterley, whose indoor sculpture is featured during June at the gallery, 400 E. Second St.
Four figures by artist Mark Chatterley reside in the sculpture garden of the Bluff View Art District off High Street. The artwork is part of the new "Inside & Out" exhibit at River Gallery.Chatterley was recognized May 18 at a reception marking the 25th anniversary of the River Gallery Sculpture Garden. New work by Chatterley is installed in the sculpture garden on East Second Street.
Chatterley sculpts ceramic pieces by hand, primarily large-scale pieces, each one's surface being unique. He says in his artist's statement that he uses about 18,000 pounds of clay per year.
"The sculptures are hand-built from the ground up, 6 to 8 inches at a time, so it takes several weeks to complete a life-size figure. After three months of working, I load all the sculptures in my 700-cubic-foot kiln that I built. I then do bisque firing. After the kiln cools, I place all the sculptures on the floor and apply my crater glaze. They all go back in the kiln, and I fire the work to around 2,100 degrees," he writes of his process.
Chatterley's indoor pieces will remain at the gallery through June. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday.
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