Local artist displays work at Glenn House

Beau Nations ~ bnations@semissourian.com

Sunday, August 7, 2022

Local artist and recent Southeast Missouri State University graduate Melanie Reichert displayed her work on Friday at The Glenn House located at 325 S. Spanish St. in Cape Girardeau. The artist previously sculpted a piece titled "Little St. Louis," which was installed at Eden Spa in Cape Girardeau. The metal artwork is the largest sculpture created by a SEMO student. Some pieces from the exhibit are available for purchase and Reichert can be contacted via email at mnreichert2s@semo.edu.

Untitled-Reichert sculpted the piece while also working on other large-scale pieces while earning her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at SEMO. At times, Reichert would work 10 hours on multiple projects. (Beau Nations ~ bnations@semissourian.com)
"The Girl in the Room"-Made from metal and ceramic. Reichert thought the concept of having something fragile attached to something indestructible would be an interesting concept. (Beau Nations ~ bnations@semissourian.com)
"Equilibrium"- Reichert based the art piece of hands from a sketch she had previously drew and then incorporated jewelry into the set of hands. (Beau Nations ~ bnations@semissourian.com)
"Untitled"-Reichert created the ceramic bust when she first began taking ceramics class at SEMO. She said she had previously mad a ceramic bust in high school with flowers featured in it and wanted to recreate it in a different way. (Beau Nations ~ bnations@semissourian.com)

"Corrosion"-Reichert experimented with working with curves and surface altercation while sculpting the metal piece. "I think I have definitely grown a lot, because when I first started, I was dead set on being a painter," she said. "Then I ended up becoming a sculpture major and working in all of these museums. I learned a lot of things." (Beau Nations ~ bnations@semissourian.com)