(Updated on Feb. 11) Fans of the “Goodnight Moon” classic children’s book are in for a treat, as there’s a new Goodnight Moon Room installation at the Torpedo Factory Art Center.
The project in Studio 9 is led by longtime Torpedo Factory artist Lisa Schumaier, who said she wants to give visitors a literary hug.
“When your parents get you on their lap or at night when you’re ready to go to bed, they’ll read a book to you, and it just gives you this cozy feeling,” Schumaier told ALXnow. “For me, when I have something bad happen, I can pick up a book and I feel that snuggle from my parents. I feel that snuggle from the book.”
The installation, based on the book by Margaret Wise Brown and Clement Hurd, includes the painting of the cow jumping over the Moon, the bunny, the red balloon, and even a fake fireplace.
“I have this weird love of fake fireplaces,” Schumaier said. “People just give them to me.”
As a mixed media artist, Schumaier said that she ordinarily gets odd gifts from friends and art fans.
“People give me weird stuff,” she said. “Like, I recently got a kimono. And bottle caps. Most people just give me bags and bags of bottle caps.”
The paintings in the installation were created by Torpedo Factory artists Tracie Griffith Tso, Judy Heiser and Chris Cardellino. On the bookshelf are banned books, including “The Catcher In The Rye”, “To Kill A Mockingbird” and “Beloved”.
The installation opened on Saturday, Dec. 4, and closes on Sunday, February 20.
Come see the amazing new “Goodnight Moon” Installation in Studio 9. Led by Lisa Schumaier (Studio 16 @lisaschumaier), it includes work by Chris Cardellino (Studio 313 @ccllino), Marcel Artes Deolazo (Studio 332 @the_horny_potter), Judy Heiser (Studio 332… https://t.co/kMkd7iGwju pic.twitter.com/nudJcySrM2
— Torpedo Factory (@TorpedoFactory) December 4, 2021
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