Saturday, Sept. 7 at 5 p.m.—WEST RUTLAND—The Carving Studio and Sculpture Center (CSSC) presents an exhibit of recent work by sculptor Bill Botzow Sept. 7-Oct. 20. Botzow’s work in various hard and soft woods and copper “examines and re-presents through visual art the processes of the natural environment, and honors life.”
The New York City native has, for decades, found contentment in the woodlands on his southern Vermont property, but not without the determination and hard work required to restore it to its native ecosystem. Botzow hand-pulled the invasives that were choking out the landscape to allow the native woods “to breathe” again. He refashions the removed biomatter, which includes breakage from increasingly violent storms, into sculptures and installations. The scars, tears, holes, channels, and bumps tell a tale of hard living.” By coming to its aid and creating work that honors its own evolution, the artist’s attention to the natural world also builds its future.
An opening reception will celebrate Botzow’s sculpture and drawings from the woods, in the CSSC gallery at 636 Marble Street on Saturday, Sept. 7, from 5-8 p.m. The public is welcome to the event which includes light refreshments and music by The Plumb Bobs. The exhibition and opening are in tandem with Sculptfest24.
For more information, visit: carvingstudio.org.
