PYRO invites you to:
Sidebottom’s clay work on top and Sharpe’s digital images on bottom row.
Suzanne Sidebottom, a trompe l’oeil clay artist and Beth Sharpe, a digital print artist join together for “Just Imagine”, an exhibition at Pyro Gallery, March 7-30, 2025. These two artists present their visions of the past made present in 3D, clay sculpture and 2D, print. When the viewer looks at these artworks they will see the beauty and history of the past.
Suzanne is a nationally recognized ceramic artist of over forty years with works in public and private collections. In this show, she continues her trompe l’oeil clay work with new implied textures and imaginative 3-D forms to evoke unique memories and experiences. A highlight of the show is a clay wall installation of 40 pairs of white ladies’ gloves — opera length, day gloves, elegant beaded gloves, leather gloves, and white cotton gloves with patterns and textures. The pieces will make you question which objects are real.
Beth Sharpe is an award winning graphic designer from St. Louis, MO. She has turned her years of graphic sensibilities to the fine arts with her digital prints. Her latest works combine her love of colorful old tin toys and linen postcards, (she collects them both), to produce prints that conjure up memories of our history. The artwork is intended to make us aware of our past, locally, nationally, and internationally, but also to make the viewer smile.