Title/Name of Work: Hugs! The Magic Cactus

Type of Art: Soft sculpture supported by a circular wooden base

Medium: Wooden armature, quilt poly-fiber batting, fleece, poly-fill, metal hardware and screws, poly-foam and felt.

Creation Date: Summer 2023

Dimensions (HxWxD): 35 x 24 x 25 in

Exhibition history: Love and Wondervision, 2023

Image Links/Folders: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1UpZf5xvakfNclYOdnLLtUNrJyH2nxuIG?usp=drive_link

Label Format: JooYoung Choi (b. 1982/1983), Hugs! The Magic Cactus, 2023, Wooden armature, quilt poly-fiber batting, fleece, poly-fill, metal hardware and screws, poly-foam and felt. 35 x 24 x 25 in, Courtesy of Inman Gallery

Notes: Hugs! first appeared in sculpture form during the Summer of 2023 when a new arrangement of the installation titled “Like a Bolt Out of the Blue, Faith Steps in and Sees You Through” was installed at the Moody Art Center’s exhibition titled JooYoung Choi: Love and Wondervision.