Westport Book Shop Welcomes June Guest Art Exhibitor

Information via the Westport Book Shop

WESTPORT, CT — The Westport Book Shop welcomes Holly Hawthorn as its guest art exhibitor for the month of June at the book shop's Drew Friedman Art Place.

According to a news release, Hawthorn has created a series of porcelain sculptures combined with seashells, just right for the summer season.

Hawthorn is a sculptor, print maker and ceramic artist. She studied art in the United States, Italy and Greece, and for many years instructed students in drawing, ceramics and sculpture.

She maintains a studio at the American Fabrics Building in Bridgeport. Her work is shown in galleries in the northeast and at her studio.

Hawthorn's porcelain sculptures on exhibit at the book shop reflect her love of the ocean and beaches, and incorporate seashells she has gathered over many years of walks on beaches from Maine to Greece.

"The seashell is a timeless symbol that for me evokes the playfulness of time spent at the beach," Hawthorn said in a news release. "These illustrative works are titled to conjure a smile in the viewer through the device of play on words."

The Westport Book Shop, a nonprofit used book store, is located at 23 Jesup Road in downtown Westport, across Jesup Green from the Westport Library.

The exhibit is open to the public during the book shop's business hours: Tuesdays through Fridays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays from noon to 5 p.m. The shop is closed on Mondays.

The shop's "Drew Friedman Art Place" is an area of the store dedicated to exhibiting the work of community artists year-round on a rotating basis. Miggs Burroughs, a trustee of the Drew Friedman Community Arts Center and a founding member of the Artists Collective of Westport, is curating these exhibits, which change monthly.

Further information is available on the shop's website.