Working in black and white for over a year using vine and compressed charcoal to render plaster casts in the Atelier style-- after about 75 hours, mostly spent on a rigid construction method followed by filling in with values, a lifelike rendition of Mary from Michael Angelo's Pieta emerged. Moving on to color.
Weekend sculptor and painter, Cheri is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati with a Bachelor of Science and Design and a Masters Degree in Community Planning. Cheri's 37+ years of work experience in design and urban planning range from human-scaled jewelry and furniture design to interior architecture and faux finishes to urban site planning and regional planning. Cheri enjoys every phase of the sculpting process, including sculpting, mold-making, and casting in plaster, wax, and resins. Much of her inspiration comes from God’s most personal creation-- the human form. Much of her motivation comes from her family.