Artist: Melony Gingery | Location: Parkersburg, WV
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Artist: Melony Gingery | Location: Parkersburg, WV
Parkersburg, WV
Artist, Melony Gingery , has been sculpting figures out of epoxy resin clay artist since 2014. She is a Tamarack: Best of West Virginia Juried Artist, a 2017-18 Women of Appalachia Project Artist and an ArtFields 2017 alumnus.
After experimenting with many mediums, this artist has found her home in sculpture and painting with alcohol based inks. A self-described dreamer, Gingery fills her art with movement, strength, emotion and whimsy. Inspiration comes from people she crosses paths with, childhood memories and hopes for the future. Mounted on beautiful cuts of wood, each sculpture is created using a layering technique and finished with a colorful, metallic patina.
In Gingery's words, "Reality can be harsh for someone who lives in dreams. The sculptures I make are a depiction of how the two co-exist. Each piece holds a lesson that allows me to grow as an artist and a dreamer. With resin I turn my reality into dreams and my dreams into reality."