Cheekwood, Nashville, Tennessee
In 1997 Sophie undertook a residency at Cheekwood Sculpture Park, Nashville,
Tennessee Here, she made the second version of Crawling Lady Hare, in the
woodland at Cheekwood. Sophie made the armature in the workshops at Cheekwood.
It was then taken to a site in the woodland and there Sophie worked for a
month. The humidity and mosquitos were so bad that the staff at Cheekwood
installed a giant electric fan and surrounded the area with citronelle candles.
Everyone had to wear thick socks and trousers tucked into heavy boots to keep
Chiggers, small parasitic mites, from attacking their legs. It was, however,
a beautiful setting in which to work. Everyone there was helpful, courteous
and enthusiastic about the Sculpture trail. It seemed very remote from the
other Nashville, just down the road...more