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New format, same mission. MASHterpieces returns, blending art, creativity and recycling.
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issed deadlines. Bombed presentations. The
dreaded realization you’ve forgotten your pants. For most people, work-related dreams aren’t exactly a positive experience. But for Christina Fraser,
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events manager at The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, they’re one of her biggest sources of creative inspiration.
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She keeps a notepad near her bed to ensure her next big idea doesn’t slip away. Most recently, she dreamed that the statue of David, in The Ringling courtyard, was beaming with colorful light. As the light emanated from the statue, a cornucopia of
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objects that represent the museum poured from its chest.
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Christina Fraser, events manager at The Ringling, drew her inspiration for her MASHterpieces art from a dream.