An Exultation Of Fishes
Artist Statement:
A Murder of Crows? A Gaggle of Geese? Although not described in James Lipton’s compendium of collective nouns that describe and enrich our language, “An Exultation of Fishes” riffs on the title of his book and is a personal joke.
The sculpture is based on a series of drawings done while on an extended stay in Lisbon, during which I ate a lot of “sardinha” and filled a sketchbook with pictures of fanciful fish doing improbable things.
The piece is constructed from many different materials. Now I’m going back to the studio to keep working on it instead of writing something usually reserved for completion of a submission.
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About the Artist
Sally Everhardus
Sally Everhardus has been creating art since childhood, where an early dream of illustrating books led her to a career as an illustrator and graphic designer. A lifelong creative, Sally’s work spans a variety of mediums, from drawing and 3D constructions to wearable art. A former Director of Peninsula School of Art, she is active in several art-making and -critique groups, is an active arts consumer, and teaches a variety of classes through Learning in Retirement. Her work has been exhibited at notable venues, including the J.M. Kohler, Trout and Ann Arbor Art Centers, Jack Richeson Gallery, and various sites in Door County. Sally’s contributions to public art include the award-winning “Screaming Turtle” from Egg Harbor’s 2014 EGGstravaganza, which earned the People’s Choice Award, and “Stegg,” a commissioned piece now permanently displayed outside the Bertschinger Center.