Life-size Herd, Created from Fallen Hedge Branches,
\nCorralled for Premier Exhibit at Titanic Museum Attraction<\/p>\n
– Art is where you find it, and Rachel Wilson discovered hers on the crop-and-cattle farm she and husband Kyle own and operate in Avilla, Missouri. Shaped from hedge-wood sticks found on their property, Wilson\u2019s extraordinary horse sculptures have caught the attention of Missouri gallery owners and collectors. And starting July 1, Wilson\u2019s work will be on public display at the Titanic Museum Attraction in Branson, announces museum attraction owner John Joslyn.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think our July visitors, especially the kids, will be surprised, and startled, by the realism and motion that Rachel has captured in her
\nimaginative, hedge-horse sculptures. Each \u2018horse\u2019 has a name and story to tell, from the large plow horse to the smallest of colts,\u201d says
\nJoslyn. \u201cSix sculptures will be herded together outdoors on Titanic\u2019s grassy knoll, where they\u2019ll appear to be grazing. They are so life-like
\nthey\u2019re bound to slow traffic,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n
\u201cHedges \u2014 or Osage orange trees \u2014 were planted in rows and used for fences by early-day farmers,\u201d explains Wilson. \u201cWe make gathering
\nthe fallen hedge branches a family affair \u2014 my husband drives the truck, and our four kids and I \u2018pick up sticks.\u2019 Back in my studio, I wait for the pieces to \u2018speak\u2019 to me before I begin to give them the form and personality they dictate.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wilson grew up and attended school in Webb City, Missouri, where she learned the basics of drawing and painting. While in high school, she
\nentered a painting in and attended Arts Encounter 96, an art competition and exhibit sponsored by William Woods University. Her \u201cTomato Still Life\u201d took first place. In her senior year, she was awarded the Thomas Hart Benton Art Scholarship by Missouri Southern State University, where she majored in studio arts. After a couple of years, she took time off to start a family. Wilson is currently enrolled at MSSU as a non-traditional student, in full pursuit of her artistic dreams. To view Wilson\u2019s deer and bear sculptures and examples of her abstract, still-life and realism-style paintings, visit the artist\u2019s website: rachelwilsonart.com.<\/p>\n
Titanic Historical Fact: Two famous artists sailed aboard Titanic\u2019s maiden voyage: Paul Romaine Chevre and Francis Millet. Chevre, a French sculptor, was on his way to Ottawa, Canada, for the unveiling of one of his statues. Millet, an American painter, sculptor, poet and
\njournalist, was returning home from vacationing in Europe. Both men were celebrated artists who enjoyed broad respect and admiration. Their paths took a sudden turn the night of the collision: One stayed the course, but the other lost his way.<\/p>\n
The World\u2019s Largest TITANIC Museum Attraction is the #1 permanent year-round family destination in Branson, Missouri. In operation for 4 years, it has welcomed aboard more than 2,200,000 million guests. The 17,000 square-foot ship-shaped structure is built half-scale to the
\noriginal Titanic and towers more than 100 feet above its anchored position on Highway 76. A 90-minute self-guided or optional audio tour covers 20 galleries on two decks displaying more than 400 priceless artifacts that once belonged to Titanic passengers or crew.<\/p>\n
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Titanic-World\u2019s Largest Museum Attraction
\nTicket Information: 417\/334-9500 \u2022 Toll Free: 800\/381-7670
\nLocated in the heart of Branson, 3235 76 Country Blvd & Hwy 165<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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