Artist:
Chapin Art Trail
A Community Art Project
Making Memories
Kelly Pelfrey
Installed September 2021
Artist's Statement
Beauty is everywhere. Light and color and nature rain down as good gifts. My desire is to showcase this grace with celebratory brushstrokes, applauding all that is good and oh so lovely in our world.
About the Artwork
Making Memories is a 4 foot tall free standing aluminum sailboat on a large wooden base. The sailboat is beautifully decorated in paints and other materials. The metal form was created by Steven Reed. The artistry on this sailboat was done by Kelly Pelfrey.
Installed September 2019
About the Artist
Kelly graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of South Carolina in 2003. As a lifelong resident of the Palmetto State, she highlights the beauty of the southern landscape, its hospitality and deep sense of home in her works. Much of her career centered on teaching art to children. In this new season, she is emerging as a contemporary impressionist, creating paintings “which speak of glory.”
• Kelly Pelfrey, BFA, University of South Carolina 2003
• Public Art Teacher for over 11 years
• Professional Artist for over 6 years
• Artist from SC, now living in MT
Scavenger Hunt Clue:
A Partnership Project by the Crooked Creek Art League and the Town of Chapin
This organization is funded in part by the South Carolina Arts Commission which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional support in this grant comes from the John and Susan Bennett Memorial Arts Fund of The Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina.
This project was supported by a Connected Communities grant from Central Carolina Community Foundation.
