Yellow
Springs author and artist, Kathy Verner Moulton has been invited to
participate in a mixed media exhibition, "Inside the Box,"
at the Expriencenter at the Dayton Art Institute. Kathy's 3-D
collage, entitled "Inside Thinking Outside," is tied to her
children's story, "Six Small Rabbits," in which the rabbits
decide to explore the world. The opening reception will be held from
1:00 to 4:00 p.m. on April 28 in conjunction with a “family day."
The exhibit will run through April 7, 2013. Kathy is a member of the
Village Artisans cooperative of Yellow Springs.
According
to the Dayton Art Institute, "INSIDE THE BOX is an exhibition
that explores creative expression and problem solving using that
simple container we call a box. Although boxes are primarily
functional, throughout history artists have elevated the box from
something ordinary and mundane to something beautiful.
"With
that premise as the basis for the exhibition, INSIDE THE BOX will
demonstrate the beauty of the box as seen through the eyes of artists
from various cultures as represented in the museum’s permanent
collection. The exhibition will also include the creative work of 25
area artists who take a simple box and respond to the question: What
would you do with an empty box to change it from ordinary to
extraordinary?"
"When
I first spoke to Arlene Branick after receiving the invitation,"
said Kathy, "I asked her how she knew my art. I was assuming me
saw my show at the Fifth/Third Bank Building in Dayton. She said she
had seen my work in the Yellow Springs Artist Studio Tour brochure
and that she had followed the link to my website www.kavooom.com. She
noticed my children's illustrations and thought I would be a good fit
for the show.
"My
piece for the "Inside the Box" Show is tied to my
children's story 'Six small Rabbits.' The rabbits in my story decide
to explore the world and to stretch themselves beyond their normal
activities. The box in my piece becomes a rabbit's burrow. I covered
the outside of the box with a layer of dirt made of cork. The top has
a grassy garden and a little picket fence. An easel and some
paintings are standing in this garden. Inside is a beautiful home,
with a pebble floor and of course carrot wallpaper. Sitting in the
front room is a very comfortable stuffed chair and lying next to it,
open, is a copy of 'Six small Rabbits.'In the background you can just
catch sight of the rabbits' bedroom with a tree poster bed, a lamp
table with a top hat waiting for some magic to happen, and a guitar
case in the corner. Returning to the front room, you find a ladder
leading to the ceiling, which is covered with clouds. Perched on top
this ladder is Rabbit number 1. His elbow is outside of the burrow
and his chin is resting in his paw. He is holding a paintbrush and
thinking about what adventure is next. He is 'Inside Thinking
Outside.'
"Each
bit of my piece was handmade by me. The rabbit was sewn from a
pattern of my own. The chair was also designed and sewn by me. I drew
the wallpaper on my computer and printed it out on watercolor
textured paper to give it that wallpaper look. The pebble floor was
glued together piece by piece. I built the ladder and created the
tufts of grass. The little book is an exact copy of my real sized
book printed very small. The bedroom beyond the archway was painted
on my computer, the bed, the table and the lamp all created on
separate layers and fit into place."
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more information on the Experiencenter and the exhibit at :
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