Rehoboth artist adds extra dimension to state emblems

Hollis Machala’s 26-piece “HEART of MA” series documents the state emblems of Massachusetts — like the official bug, official cookie, and official groundhog — but not just in flat acrylics.

By: The Boston Globe

Apr 22 2024
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Each painting “sort of jumps off the canvas to you,” exhibit host state Senator Marc Pacheco said, because all of them incorporate chunks or chips of Roxbury puddingstone, the official state rock. Machala’s 26-piece “HEART of MA” series documents the... [5098 chars]