SHELBURNE FALLS — The works of two area artists who focus on glasswork and sculptures will be on display at the Salmon Falls Gallery throughout May and June.

A reception for both exhibits — “Unpleasantly Beautiful” by mixed media artist Annaleah Moon Gregoire of Greenfield and “Geo Modern, Subterranean Designs in Glass” by Shelburne Falls glass artist Jeremy Sinkus — will be held on Saturday, May 4, from 2 to 4 p.m.

Gregoire, who earned a bachelor’s degree from the California College of Arts in 2021, makes sculptures that explore the boundaries between physicality, emotion and technology, according to an announcement from the gallery. She also references historical and contemporary medical and scientific documents to portray the physical and emotional complexity that makes us human.

“By peeling back layers of flesh and bone, I am able to freely investigate the dualities of the interior and exterior as well as the grotesque and beautiful,” Gregoire said in a statement. “I find beauty in looking at the remnants of transformation — what is present yet invisible, what rots over time, and what invokes a visceral reaction.”

Gregoire is involved with teaching art in both private and public settings. She also runs a small apparel business featuring her illustrations.

Meanwhile, Sinkus, who has shown his work extensively in the United States and abroad, brings to the Salmon Falls Gallery a collection of glassworks showcasing the possibilities of the medium. Using a variety of techniques including flame working, metal fuming and deposition, cold working, welding, laminating and casting, the glass is manipulated into artwork that is reminiscent of geological forms in nature.

According to an announcement from the gallery, Sinkus considers glasswork to be the human expression of the geological process. Experimenting with hot glass, flame working and later with cast glass enables Sinkus to make more authentic mineral designs.

“Cast glass has taught me patience and channels a version of a 100,000,000-year geological process,” Sinkus said in a statement. “This body of work provided for my participation in an art form that would otherwise only be a geological event. My geological designs have reconnected me to the gem and mineral world.”

In addition to these two exhibits, the Salmon Falls Gallery will host the following workshops in May and June:

■Sunday, May 5, 1 to 3 p.m. — Rebecca Clark, fine art soft pastels workshop. Clark will help participants experiment while building skill and confidence in their handling of the medium. For beginners and those with drawing experience, the session will include drawing exercises and opportunities to create art to take home. Class will begin by learning about the materials, then mark-making, moving on to shadow and light, and end with a still life. Paper, all pastels and necessary tools are provided. The cost to register is $40 per person.

■Saturday, May 11, 1 to 3 p.m. — Julie Crabtree, stitchery vessels workshop. Participants will create a slow-stitched, embroidered and embellished miniature vessel that could be a container for a candle, plant, jewelry, etc. No previous embroidery knowledge is needed, all materials are provided, and the background will be assembled and ready for stitching. There is a $60 per person registration fee plus a $20 material fee payable to the instructor on the day of the workshop.

■Saturday, May 18, 1 to 3 p.m. — Cyndee Fand, wire wrapping workshop. In this workshop, participants will wrap stones that are about 2 inches in diameter to make a pendant. Stones can be brought from home and participants will go home with a finished pendant. There is a $35 per person registration fee plus a $15 materials fee payable to the instructor on the day of the workshop.

■Saturday and Sunday, June 22 and 23, 1 to 4 p.m. both days — Julie Crabtree, print and stitch workshop. Participants will begin by using household items like bubble wrap, corks and stencils to print and overprint paint onto paper and fabric, creating a base design. Then they will layer the printed background with shear materials and netting to create a unique background for hand stitching. Attendees will learn simple stitches and see samples of Crabtree’s work for inspiration, and will leave at the end of the second day with completed artwork. There is a $125 per person registration fee plus a $28 material fee payable to the instructor on the first day of the workshop.

For more information, visit SalmonFallsGallery.com.