Angel with Butterfly Sculpture by Gail Chavenelle Size:Miniature 5" tall Most of her finished images

Most of her finished images contain multiple photographic layers

I noticed that there was a lack of one of a kind

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

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

Angel with Butterfly Sculpture by Gail Chavenelle Size:Miniature 5" tall Most of her finished imagesThis 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