Dallas County
Gourds, Wool Sculptures, Pine Needle Baskets, Mosaics
Sally
reveals, “All of my life I have piddled in art, but since retirement I’ve had
time to devote to it.” This is obvious when her wide variety of talents is
observed. Sally does acrylic and oil painting on gourds of all sizes. She also
uses New Zealand wool to construct sculptures, some taking up to thirty hours
to complete. Sally creates mosaics, which take her anywhere from five to one
hundred hours, depending on the size and tiles. Finally, she weaves Alabama
long leaf pine needles into baskets. These require a minimum of twenty and
sometimes as much as thirty hours of work per basket.
Unbelievably,
these are not the only crafts, which Sally has tried. She hooked rugs but quit
when her wrist began giving her problems. Sally also wove Appalachian baskets.
She discontinued this form of art when she took up the harp because she
couldn’t have wet hands when playing the harp. Her training in all of these
forms of art has been with professionals at the John C. Campbell Folk School.
Having ideas –
some of them weird – and having someone like the work makes art rewarding for
Sally. Furthermore, she enjoys making money with which she can buy more
supplies.
Sally’s creations may be found at Marie’s on Main in Prattville,
Alabama; Selma Art Guild’s Gallery; and the Selma Public Library.