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Wishbones sculpture project

pile of rocks in sculpture studio
Susan Begy image, Annalisa Barron, Chris Fanning, Writers and Books, Rochester, NY
alabaster sculpture, carving stories, Writers and Books, Rochester, NY, artist in residence
alabaster sculpture, sculpture project, Writers and Books, Rochester, NY, artist in residence
alabaster sculpture, sculpture project, Writers and Books, Rochester, NY, artist in residence
alabaster sculpture, sculpture project, Writers and Books, Rochester, NY, artist in residence
alabaster sculpture, sculpture project, Writers and Books, Rochester, NY, artist in residence

Curated by Annalisa Barron and created during an artist residency at Writers & Books in Rochester, NY, Wishbones is a collaborative community sculpture project in which Susan Begy invited community members to share their stories. The stories could be about anything important to someone:  anecdotes, poems, memories. People could share their troubles or worries or joys. They could tell her their dreams—what they wish for. Or they could give observations on life. Reflecting on those stories, Begy carved a pile of raw alabaster rocks into a series of intimate, abstract sculptures.

carved alabaster, sculpting stories, wishbones
carved alabaster sculpture, wishbone
alabaster sculpture, sculpture project, Writers and Books, Rochester, NY, artist in residence
alabaster sculpture, sculpture project, Writers and Books, Rochester, NY, artist in residence
alabaster sculpture, sculpture project, Writers and Books, Rochester, NY, artist in residence
alabaster sculpture, sculpture project, Writers and Books, Rochester, NY, artist in residence
alabaster sculpture, sculpture project, Writers and Books, Rochester, NY, artist in residence
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