There were no Display Gallery exhibits between January & September 2021 due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Hand Thrown Pottery
by Kimberly Shelton

September 1, 2021
to October 31, 2021

Artist Statement:

Kimberly Shelton graduated from Georgia State University, in 2007, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ceramics. From 2009 to 2015, Kimberly lived in Philadelphia where she worked as a studio technician at The Clay Studio. During that time she also worked as an assistant to many local artists and began developing her teaching philosophy with the clay mobile outreach program. Kimberly also began working within the slow food movement where she discovered her attraction to the connection between ceramic tableware and fresh foods. She moved to Whidbey Island, Washington in 2015 to apprentice with Robbie Lobell of Cook On Clay, a flameware production specializing in ceramic cookware. She has experienced workshops at various Craft Schools including Penland, Haystack, and Arrowmont. In 2017, she relocated back to Georgia to attend her first professional residency at The Hambidge Center and reconnect with that wood firing community. Kimberly is happy to be back in the South, rekindling her connections to home and her roots.

“I am a maker, trying to find my way by contributing a positive impact on the world. I have found reprieve in the repetitive practice of manipulating clay. Forming daily use-utilitarian objects, that ideally bring enjoyment to others. My personal practice is selfish and introspective, while the challenge lies in the relevancy of its contribution to our community. I regard a deep seeded connection between our food sources and the table service on which we choose to consume. Dirt Dobber Wares is not only about utilitarian tableware that is pleasing to the eye and hand, but about the combined energies to grow and raise foods to nourish ourselves.”

Computer Art
by Justin Blount

November 1, 2021
to December 31, 2021

Artist Statement:

The new exhibit in the upstairs display cases is by Justin Blount, a Smyrna Public Library regular customer. His computer art is based on his own sketches, but also mathematical concepts. It is beautiful and cerebral art. Check it out!