February 11, 2012, Constance Chabrieres

Twenty-five+ members and guests joined us to hear Constance Chabrieres speak about her paper-mache creations and her work designing furniture, clothing and jewelry. The meeting, on February 11, 2012, began at 2 p.m. at Davis Library, 6400 Democracy Boulevard in Bethesda.

Discover Constance Chabrieres and her paper-mache sculptures at SAA’s February meeting.  Chabrieres is a French sculptor whose works are included in public and private collections in Europe, Asia, Australia and North America. She is a self-taught mixed-media artist. Her work is figurative and highly expressionist.

http://www.chabrieres.net/ 

Thanks to Linda Orenstein for the meeting writeup below:

The February 11, 2012 SAA meeting began with a brief information session conducted by Joe Giacalone and Barry Perlis. All members should visit the new website to see planned SAA meetings and exhibits, writeups and photos of our meetings, links to members' websites, .... Click here.

Giacalone announced there will be an SAA logo competition with a cash award for the chosen design. No further details were mentioned.

If you have never done any work with paper-mache you will want to when you see Constance Chabrieres’ presentation of her work. Chabrieres is a child psychologist who worked in post-conflict countries where few supplies besides paper were available.  At one point she took a class in Paris on paper-mache and became thoroughly involved  in fashioning sculptures. Chabrieres works with several galleries in France and had a Bethesda show in December, 2011. She fabricates lamps, furniture, hats and jewelry as well as figures.

Chabrieres formerly worked with cancer patients and currently works with children and the handicapped, instructing them in the art of paper-mache.   She likes to recycle items from her home and makes her own wheat glue which is healthier.  Chabrieres has her work done in bronze if a client requests it. She says ”There are no limits to the use of paper”.