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The Alphabet Chair
The Alphabet Chair
Botanical Fainting Couch
Botanical Fainting Couch
Botany
Botany
Typography
Typography
Taxonomy
Taxonomy
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The Alphabet Chair
The Alphabet Chair
A puzzle...
A puzzle...
Shadow Play
Shadow Play
...for all ages
...for all ages
at the Library
at the Library
Process
Process
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The Alphabet Chair
The Alphabet Chair
Botanical Fainting Couch
Botanical Fainting Couch
Botany
BotanyBotanical texture details  J = Juglans and F = Fucus
Typography
Typography
Taxonomy
Taxonomy
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abc_blue_dome.jpg
The Alphabet Chair
The Alphabet ChairThe Alphabet Chair, bronze, by Sarah Peters, is a functional interactive sculpture with a textural alphabet puzzle theme.
A puzzle...
A puzzle...The textures on each letter are objects that begin with that letter.
Shadow Play
Shadow PlayThe playful shadows of The Chair are integral to the sculpture.  
...for all ages
...for all agesThe letter textures can be tricky to identify, but children are often the first to solve the whole puzzle.  
at the Library
at the LibraryThe Alphabet Chair is very at home in libraries, especially among the children's books.  Countless story times have gathered around The Chair.  It is a common gathering spot for author visits, group photos, and alphabet games.  This Alphabet Chair lives at the Lewisville Public Library, in Lewisville, TX.
Process
ProcessRuthie, the elephant, lies down for Sarah as she makes an impression of her skin with Play Doh.  The E on the Alphabet Chair is for Elephant Skin!
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