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Betty A. Gerich Sculpture and Drawing
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Betty A. Gerich Sculpture and Drawing
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Finishing Touches, 18” x 9” x 6” Ceramic Relief |
The Awakening , 19" x 15” x 5” Ceramic Relief |
Floating, 22" x 16" x 7 1/2" |
Back Stage, 4" x 6" x 3" Ceramic Relief |
Daydream, 10" x 7" x 7" Ceramic Sculpture |
Golden Girl. 8" x 6" x 4" Ceramic Relief |
Betty A. Gerich has had nine solo exhibitions of her sculpture, including a one person exhibition at The New Britain Museum of American Art. She is an exhibiting member of Connecticut Women Artists and Gallery on the Green in Canton, Connecticut. Betty has received an Individual Artist Fellowship Grant Award from the Greater Hartford Arts Council for her ceramic sculpture. Her work is featured in"500 Figures in Clay", a book published by Lark Books and "Best of America, Sculpture Artists and Artisans".
Inspired by the expressive potential of the human body, Betty's art includes faces, which display emotion, and studies of the whole body emphasizing the gesture of the human form. Her drawings are made using watercolor wash or ink and gouache. All of the sculpture is made of clay which is fired in an electric kiln. This work has been fumed by exposing the clay to smoke, which colors it with combinations of golden tan, brown and umber, or it is painted with acrylics to achieve the desired patina. All of the art is one of a kind.
