Carolyn Shattuck

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Boxed In

I picked up a digital print of Dahlias from my table and folded it into an Origami-styled box. The effect of  juxtaposing the layers  as I creased the paper was exciting. This structure became the foundation for Secret Home & Garden. The text came out of my own experience growing up in the 50’s. So the sad story of a family who didn’t have the tools to create a loving and safe environment for their children literally unfolds in the dark gardened box.
Each of the children play a role: #1 Secret Pants denied the reality and left, #2 used sarcasm and addiction to solve problems, #3 saw the struggles and became the mediator and scorekeeper, #4 found solace in fading into the wallpaper, #5 was physically and emotionally abused and moved away. The twist occurs when the reader has an opportunity to choose the ending. Do the siblings seek counseling and meet in Vegas for a reunion or do they continue to see each other frozen in their own realities? Printed on radiant white watercolor digital paper and moriki paper, 6”x 6”x 2”. Open Edition, $150.

Carolyn Shattuck
shattuck@sover.net
www.shattuckgallery.com