The Forest Witch and the Witless Fellow, Finnian Riverbox
The Forest Witch and the Witless Fellow, Finnian was created by Columbus artist Sharon Dorsey in 2016 and was located in Amberleigh Community Park. It went missing from its original location, but was recovered. The sculpture was revitalized and re-installed in 2020.
For more information about The Forest Witch and the Witless Fellow, Finnian, or visit dublinarts.org and click on the Art in Public Places and Riverboxes tabs.
Dublin Arts Council commissioned the creation of Riverboxes™, artist-created vessels inspired by the hobbies of letterboxing and geocaching that combine map-reading or GPS skills and artistic pursuit with delightful ”treasure hunts” in beautiful, scenic places. Riverboxes contain a unique artist-made stamp, journal and historical and environmental information for visitors to discover in Dublin parks along the banks of or connected to the Scioto River and its tributaries. Clues to the locations of the discreetly installed Riverboxes can be found in the Riverbox listings on this site. Community participants are encouraged to bring a personal journal and an ink stamp, either handmade or commercially produced, as they search for the Riverboxes. Letterboxing/geocaching hobbyists often mark their journals with the ink stamps discovered at each location and, in turn, imprint the site’s journal with their own ink stamp. The Riverboxes project is part of Dublin Arts Council’s Ripple Effect: Artistic Impact of the Scioto River program.
Dates
Purchased: 2016
Installed: 2016
Additional Notes
GPS COORDINATES
N 40° 08.290'
W 083° 07.270'
Amberleigh Community Park is located in the Amberleigh neighborhood south of Glick Road. Turn east onto Memorial Drive from Dublin Road; Memorial Drive turns into Vista Ridge Drive. Amberleigh Community park is on the east side of the street. Ample parking is available. Dublin parks are open dawn to dusk.
Clues
• Park to the east of the shelter house in the lot. Walk north past the loop in the road and onto the concrete path.
• Continue north across the footbridge, then head onto the wooded trail.
• Continue north until you see a small log bench on your left. There will be a fork in the road. Choose the route that takes you closer to the Scioto River.
• A tiny stream will cut through your path. Carefully hop over to the other side!
• Continue forward to where the path begins to bend left.
• A small pathway on your left will lead you to a rather unfortunate fellow.
Location
Amberleigh Community Park, 4715 Vista Ridge Dr., Dublin, Ohio, 43017
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Landscape Installation
Type
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Public Art
Artist
Name: Sharon Dorsey
Statement: Sharon was very excited to be selected to be a part of the ever-expanding Riverboxes program. In her words, “Having a permanent work of art draped by nature is a dream come true. I chose a spot covered in moss because I love the idea of perpetual greenness. I love that one form of nature can feed upon another, which then feeds upon another – symbiosis upon symbiosis. I also love how our imaginations go wild in these environments. We invent stories, and these stories beget a life of their own. Creative minds feeding upon the sounds, smells… the canopy of the natural world.”
Artwork Owner
Dublin Arts CouncilCollection
RiverboxesAttributes
- Outdoors