Saxophone Player Sculpture by Gail Chavenelle Type_Mug how the exquisitely wrought illustrations

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Dimensions: approximately 3" in diameter x 0

Dimensions: approximately 2" long and 1

The result is a simple sketch which is the starting point of each sculpture

Saxophone Player Sculpture by Gail Chavenelle Type_Mug how the exquisitely wrought illustrationsThis 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