Artist of the Month: Elle Heiligenstein

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"Mystery Lady"

Characters in Search of a Home

Meet Elle and her cast of characters, found object sculpture that tell a story. What kind of a story? That is up to you to find out because these mischievous objects have something different for each viewer.

Elle is a relative newcomer to the art fair business but is attacking it with a vengeance! This is her first full year of participating in the shows and it has led her from Reston, VA, to Stillwater, OK, and many places in between. 

Sometimes, just like more seasoned artists, she doesn't turn a profit and other times she wins the award and great sales to boot! 

Two recent triumphs were having one of her sculptures chosen by producers at ESPN to be on their set, right behind the anchor and most recently, in Spring Green, WI, when early in the show a customer purchased 90% of her work, which meant cancelling the next show so she could make work for the next ones.

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"Pops"

 

Each "Character" is an original, one of a kind creation composed from a variety of materials: old vintage junk, tools, flea market finds and ephemera of times gone by. They are constantly changing as she finds just the right component that enables the sculpture to find its personality.  

Meet Elle and the Characters:

July 17-20 - Ann Arbor Summer Fair, space C133 on State

and 3 Chicago area shows in August & September, with more to come. 

Learn more about Elle and her work: www.artfaircalendar.com/art_fair/featured

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  • Thanks Carrie and Jim!!!!!!
  • Nice thread. Good luck the next couple days at Ann Arbor Elle!
  • Gee, I really love this stuff. Never seen anything like it! 

  • I live near Pittsburgh.  ?  I wonder how that could happen. 

  • Hi Laurie where are you? How would I meet her?
  • She's yours if you want her!  I love that little girl, she is so playful and has had her first shots.  Just waiting for her new mommy...is that you?  She has an extremely loud purr.  I found homes for two of the babies (there were 4) and I had Mama neutered.  This is so weird!  What made you say that in your post?

  • Laurie are you serious? I love the calico. A little girl, I assume since they usually are. Let me know.
  • Yes Jumping Jack Flash is still available, although modified a bit. He was knocked off a pedestal in Spring Green accidentally, so he now has 2 different gears on the front and instead of the chain, he has clock hands. I will let you see him at AA so you can see his slightly new look. Otherwise he is the same.
  • Kudos to you Elle, You have found your niche.

  • Elle, I really loved your piece, Jumping Jack Flash. Is it still available?

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