ART: UP CLOSE & PERSONAL, MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 2010, AT 6 P.M.

ROSE LITTRELL, ANIMAL CARICATURE SCULPTOR, TO SHARE CRAFT
ART: UP CLOSE & PERSONAL, MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 2010, AT 6 P.M.

FRANKLIN, Tenn., December 10, 2009—Dickson sculptor Rose Reed Littrell will share her amazing talent to create animal caricatures during the free educational program of The Arts Council of Williamson County (ACWC), “Art: Up Close & Personal,” Monday, January 11, 2010, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Williamson County Public Library.
Originally from Franklin, Tenn., Littrell, who is a self-taught and trained artist, has developed her own style in a variety of art forms, often using painted fiberglass with steel armature or papier-mâché as her media. She explains that her art work “is deeply rooted In her love of all animals especially horses.”
Her most well-known work is featured in the Wild Horse Saloon in Nashville where 15 life-size realistic and caricature sculptures of horses and cows become a focal point of the restaurant. Other works include a 28-foot long diorama at Bowie Nature Park in Fairview, Tenn.; fun sculptures at Victory Junction Gang Camp in Randleman, N.C.; and extra large fiberglass “Bees” for The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee. Her commissioned work has been sold and exhibited from San Antonio, Texas, to New York City, N.Y. Each piece of her art reflects a special love, gift and talent. She has previously taught at Tullahoma Elementary School in Tullahoma, Tenn., and Pegram Elementary in Pegram, Tenn.
Scott B. Hodes, director of visual arts for the Arts Council of Williamson County, points out, “The lecturers have been asked to share the experiences that have culminated in that artisan being able to fulfill the role of professional working artist in the community, such as background, history, choices and decisions, education and technique, work experience, and artistic and life influences.”
The Williamson County Public Library and O’More College of Design are sponsors for this series developed to educate students in the arts as well as those in the community who have an interest in the arts. The lecture series is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.
The main branch of the Williamson County Library is located at 1314 Columbia Avenue in Franklin. For more information about the event or the Arts Council, visit www.artscouncilwc.org or call (615) 428-3845.
The Arts Council of Williamson County (ACWC) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) service organization that exists to enrich the lives of the citizens of Williamson County, Tenn., by bringing the arts and people together. The Arts Council envisions a dynamic, lively and diverse arts community, which is accessible to all and which is a major cultural destination.