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Oceanic animals and tropical flora blend to form Fruitoids, clay manifestations of Lush-Rodriguez’s imagination. The hybrid creatures are based in nature, but not enslaved to its laws. One cavernous shape borrows intrigue from a lily’s vortex, another steals mystery from a starfish’s underbelly. Blushing pinks akin to trembling skin belie a cockle’s lacquered exterior. A green rind peels back to reveal stubbled coral polyps. A desire to elicit new life forms drives this artist.