August 10, 2005

While walking toward her art display on Avery Street, Sophia Ainslie stopped to call attention to the ground where tiny flecks of material embedded in the concrete reflection in a shiny, almost jewel-like manner. “I’m interested in seeing beauty in places you don’t generally find it,” Ainslie said. “See, beauty can be anywhere. This is art, we just have to open our minds and see things, the world, in a different way.” Ainslie is one of many artists who believe art is everywhere; in concrete sidewalks, in condemned buildings, even in recyclable detergent bottles. The South African native and avid artist has taken her passion and made it happen in a storefront art display in the middle of the business district.

 

 

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