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 Rebecca
Boatman
has taught art for over twenty years, pre-school through adult. In 1992 she
opened a private art school, The Art Annex, in Coppell. During this time
she was also Adjunct Professor in Ceramics, Sculpture, 3-D Design, and Art
Appreciation at North Lake College in Irving. In the fall of 2004, she
came to Collin County to teach Art Appreciation at the Preston Ridge and
Spring Creek campuses.
Rebecca also has a working studio in east Dallas. Her personal work is figurative and combines clay with found objects, metals, and fused glass. African nkisis, Cycladic figures, and reliquaries are sources of inspiration. The nkisi, or container, is a figure in wood with inserted nails or metal shards. It is meant to hold a powerful spiritual force. The Kongo people believe this force can be called upon to protect, heal, or destroy. The nails and blades connect with the oaths taken in court where decisions are made between people. The parties drive in metals to demonstrate their promise to abide by the decision. |
