Plastered and Possessed, New Work at Cloud Tree Gallery Aug 20-Sept11 2022

Carly Weaver presents new work in both sculpture and painting and a combo of the two. Her sculpture series of plaster cast objects atop glass jars is inspired by a childhood craft making project. She explores the ritual of saving jars and reusing jars for storing things unoriginally intended. Chocolate bunny, seashells, wedding rings, pretzels and even a Smurf are some of the focal subjects on the lids while the jars themselves remain empty.  Sometimes trophies or commemorations, the sculptures work with themes of memory and sensory triggers, ideas of value, preciousness and being a collector or an accumulator.

Weaver also reveals large scale portrait work through drawing, painting and plaster relief. The work is a personal documentation that reflects universal themes of identity, family and personal inter-connections. In three panels she uses her family as reference to create larger than life plaster silhouettes. The plaster silhouettes dominate the pieces creating a large negative space but also are reminiscent of smaller cameos that amplify ideas of cherishing, possessing and love. Every portrait is enveloped by nature such as flora drawings and mixed media like crystals which are reflections of each individual.

Selected images of artwork below.