COASTAL LOWLANDS (PAintings and related sculpture)

Constructed by slaves from a rugged mixture of oyster shells, lime, sand and water, Ossabaw Island's Tabby Cabins have withstood the Civil War, countless hurricanes and coastal development. Inhabited until the early 1900's, today they stand as a historical and archeological treasure. The hand rubbings Gillies made in these cabins serve as a jumping off point for her explorations of the artifacts literally buried in the Tabby walls—and the stories those artifacts represent. She continues to question the cultural history of the Georgia barrier islands through drawing, painting and sculpture.

Fleet

Oil, Fresco on Canvas

24” x 36”

In the Studio - "Portals"

Oil, Fresco on Paper

Red & Ochre

Oil Pastel on Paper

48” x 72”

Passage to the Center

Charcoal, Tempera on panel

24” x 24”

Rattlesnake Merpeople

Bronze, direct wax

3.5" x 4.5"

Forest Partners

Oil, Fresco on Panel

10” x 10”

Passage

Collage and Beeswax on Canvas

12” x 12”

Ossabaw Totem

Mixed Media, Fresco on Canvas

24” x 48”

Indigo Dance

Oil, Mixed Media in Canvas

36” x 48”

Ossabaw Reliefs

Bronze

Alligator With Redfish

Bronze relief

11" x 8"

Mermaid Dagger

Bronze, direct wax

Ossabaw Boar

Bronze relief

6" x 6"

Ossabaw Nymph with Bird Lady

Bronze, direct wax

5" x 11"

Tuam (Triptych)

Stones and Pigment on Olive Wood

7” x 9.5” each

Sapelo Totems

Oil, Collage on Canvas

24” x 36”

Oyster Tabby: Cabin

Mixed Media, Fresco on Panel

24” x 24”

On Site

Constructed by slaves from a rugged mixture of oyster shells, lime, sand and water, the Tabby dwellings along the Georgia coast have withstood the Civil War, countless hurricanes and coastal development. Inhabited until the early 1900's, today they stand as a historical and archeological treasure. The hand rubbings Gillies made in these cabins serve as a jumping off point for her explorations of the artifacts literally buried in the Tabby walls—and the stories those artifacts represent. She continues to question the cultural history of the Georgia barrier islands through drawing, painting and sculpture.