Artist Information:
Catherine F. Botch
Allentown, PA
United States
Member Since: Jul 2002
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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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Collections:
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, ...
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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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Catherine F. Botch's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Catherine F. Botch's Portfolio.
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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