Con Brio Sculpture by Gail Chavenelle Size:Gift 12" tall Guitar string circlets and brass

Guitar string circlets and brass ball ends are gathered at the center of a stainless steel box chain with a sliding "magic" bead

lace and seed pods to texture details like owl eyes

Each Little Guy has a personality of it's own—sweet

Either way it’s the beginning of a story

Con Brio Sculpture by Gail Chavenelle Size:Gift 12" tall Guitar string circlets and brassThis 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