By Brian Goslow (“Donna Dodson: Mermaids” continues through February 5 at the New Bedford Art Museum, 608 Pleasant St., New Bedford, Mass. The show’s artist reception takes place on Sunday, January 31 from 1-3 p.m. The museum’s winter hours are Wednesday through Sunday from noon-5 p.m. with extended hours on Thursday till 9 p.m. For more information, call (508) 961-3072.) WHEN DID YOU BEGIN WORK ON “MERMAIDS?” I began working on Mermaids before I moved (to Maynard, Mass.) in July 2015 and finished the first piece after we moved. I made the rest in my new studio between August 2015 and Jan 2016. I got waylaid by dropping a log onto my left foot and breaking my toe, thus slowing me down a bit, but I had planned a small show for this space, because I wanted to install a small grouping or island of works in the middle of the gallery so that people can walk around all sides of … [Read more...] about Cornered Q&A: Donna Dodson Mermaids at the New Bedford Art Museum