Izabell Fagan : Sisterhood Part II

Izabell Fagan has completed seven sculptures for the second half of her Sisterhood Show and
will be opening the collection at Handworks Gallery on Friday, March 8th at 11am. Izabell will be
in attendance at 12 noon for a brief meet-the-artist.
Having opened the collection with Part I on March 8 2023, Izabell’s second half now explores
her interpretation of seven different parts of what makes up a women’s self.
Izabell Fagan is a stone carver living and carving in Quispamsis, NB. She is a juried member of
Craft NB/ Métiers d’Art NB since 2016.
Izabell enjoys sourcing and working with Canadian soapstone and serpentine, though she will
experiment with Brazilian to add some tonal variation. The stone itself retains heat, and the
polished texture is very alluring to touch, Izabell highlights this feature in creating thumb stones
and pendants.
Larger sculptures are expertly finished with a combination of oils and wax to strengthen the
stone and protect the polished façade. Soapstone is an incredibly fragile material to carve and
must be treated with great care.
Izabell’s interpretive style invokes her perception of what is contained within each piece of
stone. “I look at the stone and I see the subject inside.” Each stone is different and the natural
variations and inclusions make each sculpture that much more unique.

The carvings featured in the Sisterhood Exhibition are carved from a variety of stone, from
Vermont Marble to Indiana Limestone, and Quebec Steatite.

We are many things…
We are resilient
We are sensual
We are mysterious
We are playful
We are timeless
We are.
Handworks is open from 10-5pm.
Show pieces will be available to view online at 11am at Handworks.ca