Kathy Nelson - Among the Pines (Sculpture Gallery, 1st Floor)

Library: Central Library
Location: Central Library
Event Kind: One-time
Contact Name: Margaret Splane
Contact Phone Number: 205-226-3728
Contact Email: margaret.splane@cobpl.org
Category: Art & Exhibits
Audience: Babies,Children,Tweens,Teens,Adults,Seniors
Description: “Among the Pines” is the latest exhibition in the Sculpture Gallery at the Central Library. In her solo show, native Alabamian Kathy Nelson presents a selection of baskets and coiled art created from longleaf pine needles. Nelson collects needles from this longest-lived yet endangered species of Southern pine on her property in Shelby County. She then sorts, dries, soaks, and finally coils the needles into baskets. Nelson has been a juried artist with the Alabama Craft Guild since 2015. She has featured her baskets at markets throughout Alabama and was the featured artist at Visual Index in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. “Among the Pines” is made possible in part by a grant from the Alabama State Council on the Arts.
Event Type: Art & Exhibits

“Among the Pines” is the latest exhibition in the Sculpture Gallery at the Central Library. In her solo show, native Alabamian Kathy Nelson presents a selection of baskets and coiled art created from longleaf pine needles. Nelson collects needles from this longest-lived yet endangered species of Southern pine on her property in Shelby County. She then sorts, dries, soaks, and finally coils the needles into baskets. Nelson has been a juried artist with the Alabama Craft Guild since 2015. She has featured her baskets at markets throughout Alabama and was the featured artist at Visual Index in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. “Among the Pines” is made possible in part by a grant from the Alabama State Council on the Arts.