Maria J. King is exhibiting shadow boxes created with printed artworks ( paintings, drawings, sculptures, photographs, and digitally manipulated images) as well as miscellaneous items such as lichen, moss, sea shells, stones, miniature bottles, etc.
Her interest in making shadow boxes began in May 2023 when she learned that the term "Shadow Box" originally referred to a box containing a sailor's mementos (his shadow) of his time on a ship. Intrigued by the custom, she decided to create boxes filled with images she cherishes, which constitute her own shadow.
With an array of boxes, Maria will rotate the display each three weeks during the exhibit. A complete catalog of boxes, with titles, images and descriptions is included with the exhibit displayed at the library.
I have been creating this wall installation since 2010. Its title is Library and it currently consists of eleven panels and is made up of many (over 150 at this point) individual book-like boxes that house artifacts, curiosities, my own art and other small constructions. I am drawn to the stained and abused surfaces of old and discarded objects, the stuff of previous lives and times and the rustier, the more ancient looking the better. Each individual piece is constructed by hand.
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