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Artist Statement:
Artist Statement for Catherine
Botch
Art is play- the
possibilities, “the what
ifs”,diverse perceptions!
Ideas come and haunt me till I
can reveal them through my
Art.
As an artist, I am pulled to
observe and examine then
document, translate,
interpret, affect and effect
through my perception and
understanding of what takes
place around me. From Order,
I make Chaos then, ascertain a
path to Reorder into a new
visual statement. Art becomes
an adventure inviting
discovery, an intriguing
problem or a puzzle calling me
to unravel and explore.
I enjoy working in a variety
of media. I pick the one that
will best portray what I wish
to tell. My work tends to use
mixed media, lately.
The collage influence is
becoming stronger. I enjoy
using the traditional formats
and bringing it to the new
technology of today. Textiles
and Quilting have always been
very mathematically based,
lending itself to the digital
format of today’s technology,
fused with the artistic use of
color theory. Quilting also
is based in the compositional
qualities used in collage,
replacing paper with cloth.
Textile Sculptures use the
idea of mixing materials for
contrast and embellishment. I
use these basic qualities to
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Artist Exhibitions:
Shows
2009
Allentown Chen Art Group,
Allentown,PA: juried Holiday
Show, watercolor- mixed media,
“Honeysuckle Dreams”
watercolor, “Winter Storm”,
watercolor "Swan", colored
pencil "4 O'Clock", prints,
cards, T-shirts, quilt
"Pondering the Time and Space
Continium: Can we get this
done in time?", quilt The
Midnight Garden of
Enchantment"
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Artist Galleries:
The Blue Unicorn Studio
312 East Emmaus Avenue
Allentown, Pa 18103
Flashpoint Creativity
www.flashpointcreativity.com...
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Artist Reviews:
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The Garden:
A positive experience for L.C.
inmates
By Cheryl Baker
Press writer
Director of Education at the
Allentown Art Museum, Lynn
Berkowitz, and Prison ...
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Commissions:
COMMISSIONED:
LEHIGH VALLEY/MULENBURG
HOSPITAL, Bethlehem, PA
/Permanent Collection /
Commissioned memorial Doctor
Tyler - “Moonlight Carol of
the Trombone Choir’s” (acrylic
44” x 48”)
ECCO. Allentown. PA: logo
designed for communication
company
SCOTT’S DELI, Allentown, PA:
several murals/ interior of
restaurant Scott’s Deli, South
Mall Allentown, PA;
commissioned ...
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Collections for Catherine F. Botch:
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Collections:
International Museum of Collage, Assemblage & Construction, Cuernavaca, Mexico and Texas: several Collages
ArtColle, the Museum of Collage in Sergines, France; several Collages
Lehigh Valley Hospital Hospice; print Sunflower Rising
Dr. and Mrs. Matsko, PA; “Doctor on Assateaque beach, VA”: Building Sandcastles,watercolor painting
Lisa and Chris Szarko and Zack, Allentown, PA: Zack and Shy, acrylic, Fishy Memories, collage: Baby Dragon, colored pencil; Light House, Nova Scotia, watercolor, Butterfly Garden, quilt.
Judy and John Issermoyer, Allentown, PA; Winter Flight; acrylic painting, Judy’s Garden, collage, Let’s Have A Tea Party, quilt.
Michelle and Mark Issermoyer, Allentown, PA;, A Mayfair’s Memorial Day, acrylics and watercolor painting; Adam Taken For A Ride, acrylic and Wedding Memory Quilt.
Andrew Issermoyer, New York; Witch In A Half-Shell pencil sketch,; Dandelion Fairy acrylic.
Richard Rosevear, Missy & Jocelyn, Slatedale, PA; Dragon Fight Over Skull Mountain; acrylic; Bird Fairy, mixed media; His Passion, pencil; Riding the Dragon, colored pencil/ mixed media; Lone Wolf, colored pencil.
Kathleen Armitage, NY, NY: Sprite, Lithograph.
Mayfair Festival of the Arts, Allentown, PA: Banner: Creativity (Sponsor’s Choice Award); Towers sculpture (wood) (Community Art Project assembled)
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