Friday, August 29, 2014

September 3: Silhouette Artist and Author Clay Rice at Burry Bookstore in Hartsville



On Wednesday, September 3rd, from 3:00 - 6:00 pm artist and author Clay Rice will be visiting Burry Bookstore doing silhouette cuttings and signing copies of his children's books. 

This event is by appointment only. 

Call 332-2511 to make an appointment.

Watch this video to see Clay's amazing work during his visit to Castle Wall:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgu10NPAmXA

Clay Rice is described by author Pat Conroy as a "great talent who combines soul and passion". Silhouette artistry and storytelling have been in his family for more than 80 years. His grandfather, Carew Rice, was described by Poet Carl Sandburg as "America's Greatest Silhouettist" and traveled worldwide, sharing his mesmerizing cutouts with delighted customers.

Each profile silhouette takes Clay about 1 minute and he estimates that in his 32 year career, he has cut over 900,000 silhouettes. Clay's nationwide following has families flocking to have this talented artist create keepsake silhouettes and to have him sign copies of his award-winning children's books, The Lonely Shadow and Mama Let's Make a Moon.

His work has been featured in Country Living, the Washington Times, The Atlanta Constitution, Cookie Magazine, and has appeared in the CBS series Army Wives. Clay is the recipient of the Moonbeam Children's Book Award and the IPPY Award for Children's Book of the Year.

Clay's landscape scenes and children's illustrations are sought after by collectors worldwide and his work is on permanent display at the South Carolina State Museum.

Visit Clay's website at this link http://ricegalleries.com/index.html

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