After moving to Seattle in 1980 to become a full-time artist, Suzette Urs disliked how galleries there were not catering to artists.
“So what I did was set up a business there selling fine art to corporations,” she said.
Urs made her way to Boynton Beach 15 years ago and started a local gallery that has since stood the test of time.
The Urs Art Studio Gallery, 802 N. Federal Highway, attempts to cater to the artist, showing only six at a time.
“This way we can have eight pieces on display from each artist and give them a plump showing,” Urs said.
Urs said the shows at the gallery are in a state of change all the time, usually every six weeks.
The current exhibit features a Pembroke Pines clay artist Dianne Lublinski and a retired optometrist George Cheskes.
Urs said with the struggling economy and the melancholy times, she wants to keep the pieces on display at the gallery whimsical and upbeat.
Lublinski’s clay pieces use tinker toys because the people are out of proportion and some have no feet.
She said she has been an artist for 16 years and worked with clay for the past 13 years.
“I took a class at Broward Community College learning to use the wheel and have always been attracted to sculpture,” Lublinski said.
Her inspiration for her detailed clay faces comes from everything throughout her day.
“I think about them when I wake up in the morning and when I go to bed at night,” she said.
As for the Urs Gallery, this is the first time Lublinski and Urs have worked together.
“It’s a very cozy gallery and she has lovely work up in there,” Lublinski said.
Cheskes’ work consists of detailed doodles, as Urs calls them.
“These are amazing doodles that take days to complete,” she said. “You can tell he used to be an optometrist because the man who made these must have great eyesight.”
The gallery is open from noon to 5 p.m. daily with special appointment times on request.
For information, call 561-734-6926.