MOMENTS OF BEING
Charly Weir
Assemblage and folk art that honors the memories of the past and the feelings they create.
The Work
“Someone once asked me what my medium was, and I replied, ‘the town dump.’”
For a piece to arrive, something must first be set aside — a rusty hinge, a headless statue, an empty clock box, the bits and pieces from a barn or an attic. Charly Weir gathers what the world has let go of and transforms it into assemblage and folk art that carries its own moment of being — that flicker of recognition: “my grandmother had one of these.”
The Collections
Bodies of Work
19 pieces Boxes & Constructions
Shadow boxes and the pieces that break the frame to stand on their own.
23 pieces Ladies
A feminist series — figures assembled from found things.
39 pieces Maine Folk Art
Flags, fish, faces and folk pieces made from island cast-offs.
12 pieces Angels
Winged figures gathered from salvage, iron and weathered wood.
Shown on the island
A lifetime of found things,
shown and collected.
Charly’s work is represented year-round at Islesford Artists Gallery on Little Cranberry Island, and she shows each March at the island libraries for Women’s History Month. Every piece is one of a kind — if something speaks to you, it is meant to be spoken for.