December 19, 2024 - Beth Cavener. In the community of sculpture, simply her name can have the effect of words reverberating through a hallowed grotto, as recollections of the first time one saw her work in person engulfs the space. This Autumn, we got to have just such an experience. [caption id="attachment_79038" align="aligncenter" width="1600"] Shadow Partner - 2024: Stoneware, Steel-Reinforced Rope, Wood[/caption] As fortune and blind chance would have it, our last convention of the year, the delight-filled LightBox Expo, was a mere 30 minutes from the Carpenter’s Workshop Gallery where Cavener’s most recent show “Trust” was on for another two weeks. You have never seen us set up our booth with more focus and efficiency as we did this one, managing to finish early and carve out a precious three hour block to see her show before ours…