It’s why he felt lost. Because he didn\u2019t quite know why this was happening. And neither did his teachers.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople didn\u2019t talk about it,\u201d DeForrest said.<\/p>\n
And it\u2019s why he\u2019s making these sculptures now. Sculptures of people without arms. People without legs. People with letters of the alphabet molded into their bodies.<\/p>\n
It’s part of an exhibit at the Fitton Center in Hamilton<\/a>. It’s called “dysinformation,” and it’s all about his life growing up with dyslexia. <\/p>\n Keith BieryGolick<\/p>\n Norwood artist Rick DeForrest molds clay in his studio at Queen City Clay. He’s showing WCPO 9 News how he made some of his sculptures currently on display at the Fitton Center in Hamilton<\/p>\n The idea came to him while driving down the highway in Cincinnati. He saw a billboard for a school for children with ADHD<\/a> and dyslexia. At first, it made him mad. Because he wished he had something like that.<\/p>\n \u201cRick\u2019s story is really interesting, because he\u2019s kind of molding and reflecting on his personal experiences with the way things in modern times have changed,\u201d said Kate Rowekamp, director of education and community outreach at the Fitton Center for Creative Arts. \u201cAlso, Rick\u2019s work is just really cool.\u201d<\/p>\n It\u2019s why the Hamilton arts center made him its artist-in-residence<\/a>. And why he led a free workshop for kids, where he instructed them to do whatever they wanted to. <\/p>\n Just use letters, he told them. Don’t worry about the words. <\/p>\n \u201cYou are allowed to have a voice,\u201d DeForrest said. \u201cThat\u2019s the great thing about art, right?\u201d<\/p>\n Want to see his work?<\/p>\n<\/p>\n