This final post in Inez’s Tribute Blog shares some of her wonderful carvings and her great joy in, at last, owning her own business and competing in national woodcarving shows.
Category Archives: Inez C. Sewell – Artist Inspired by Nature
Dabbling with Wood
Inez found her passion of working with wood.
Drawings
Throughout Inez’s life she drew. Here is a selection from over her entire career.
Abstract Art
In the 1960’s Inez Explored geometric abstraction with her series on boats.
Influences – The Natural World
Inez’s love of nature began as a child and grew through the years. It influenced her artwork throughout her life.
Marriage and New Career Direction
After teaching art for nine years, Inez marries and her career takes a new direction.
Ceramics and Sculpture Arts
In the mid 1950’s Inez reached age 30, and she left NYC to move back to the Capitaland Region of upstate New York, this time for good. She was employed as a junior high school art teacher in the Troy, NY school district. From the late 1950’s and through the 1960’s, Inez dabbled in theContinue reading “Ceramics and Sculpture Arts”
Metalwork and Jewelry
Inez dabbled in metal and jewelry making in the 1950’s. She was influenced by the new art movement of the times: abstract expressionism.
A Seamstress Perfected
A years work as a seamstress for a professional theater in NYC taught Inez garment construction and she continued to develop her eye for detail.
An Early Artistic Influencer
Tribute Blog post #5. An accomplished painter and nature lover, Carrie E. Clute influenced Inez’s career path and style of painting.