Artist Talk with Garry Childs and Sally Terrell

Attend an artist talk with potter Garry Childs and scratchboard artist Sally Terrell at The Hillsborough Gallery of Arts May 16 at 4 p.m. Childs and Terrell will discuss their processes and artwork from their show, “Flights of Fancy.”

Childs finds something magical about the process of making pottery. “When I am working at the wheel there is a moment when a shape almost flows out of the wet clay in my hands,” Garry says. “Sometimes that moment is all I need to be satisfied with a particular piece. Hopefully it will look good after it comes out of the kiln, and other people will like it and maybe see and feel a little of that same magic.”

Terrell’s work in the show includes birds and other creatures that fly, though she represents some of her flying creatures in quirky, whimsical situations-like a hummingbird blowing bubbles. She’s even wandered into the land of faeries and fireflies. The variety, imagination and creativity of Terrell’s work is inspiring.

“Flights of Fancy” is on view at the Hillsborough Gallery of Arts through May 24.