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Beth Cavener Molds Thousands of Pounds of Clay into Provocative Animals that Grapple with Trust
By Colossal | Kate Mothes | 8/22/2024 9:48 AM
In the 6th century B.C.E., Aesop wrote more than 700 fables conveying moral messages through animal characters. Fifty-one of these featured a sly fox, usually characterized as both intelligent and deceptive, often conning other animals. Foxes have long symbolized adaptability, cunning, stealth, and deceit, providing us with a way to understand our own values, behaviors, and actions. In Beth Cavener’s “Trust Me,” a vulpine creature bathed in dark shadow crouches as if poised to leap from its vertical surface, peering determinately ahead. More
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