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AM CURRENTLY WORKING ON A PROJECT FOR THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. IT IS A CONCRETE SCULPTURE
INCORPORATING MOSAICS CREATED BY FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS WHICH REFLECT THE SCHOOL'S HISTORY. ADDITIONALLY THE STUDENT
BODY AND STAFF HAVE CREATED INDIVIDUAL DRAWINGS ON GLASS TILES WHICH WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE MOSAIC SECTIONS. I'VE
FINISHED BUILDING ARMATURES AND AM CURRRENTLY CEMENTING FORMS AND BEGINNING MY SESSIONS WITH THE FIFTH GRADE.
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| building armatures |
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| cutting lath |
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| several of the armatures |
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| cementing forms |
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| in the classroom |
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| some student tiles |
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"RECORD COPY SERVICES ICON" -- A COMMISSION CELEBRATING THE 50TH
ANNIVERSARY
RECORD COPY SERVICES ICON
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| mixed media, 18.5" x 24.5" x 1.5", 2009 |
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"BICYCLE ICON"
-- A COMMISSION FOR THE 60TH BIRTHDAY OF A BIKE ENTHUSIAST
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| mixed media, 12.5" x 12.75" x 2.5", 2009 |
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THE ARTWORK BELOW, TITLED "ARTSPACE ICON:
RECLAIM, REPURPOSE, REINVIGORATE" WAS CREATED ON REQUEST FOR THE GROUNDBREAKING OF THE HARVESTER ARTSPACE LOFTS,
AN INNOVATIVE ARTISTS' LIVE/WORKSPACE BUILDING CURRENTLY BEING CONSTRUCTED IN COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA. ARTSPACE PROVIDED
THE 18" X 18" STEEL PLATE. THE ARTIST ADDED GLASS, BARBED WIRE, ALUMINUM, MASONITE, MDF, SILVERLEAF AND ACRYLIC
PAINT. TEXT INCLUDES STAMPED WORDS ATTACHED TO THE NEST AREA, AND PAINTED QUOTES FROM ARTISTS/WRITERS/PHILOSOPHERS CONCERNING
THE NATURE OF ART AND CREATIVITY.
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ARTSPACE ICON: RECLAIM,
REPURPOSE,
REINVIGORATE
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| mixed media, 18" x 18" x 4", 2009 |
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DETAIL 1
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| artspace icon detail 1 |
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| artspace icon side view from left |
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THE FOLLOWING TWO PIECES WERE
DONE FOR THE NEBRASKA WOMEN'S CAUCUS FOR ART'S "TO THE NINES" THEMED EXHIBIT, SEPTEMBER 2-27, 2009
AT THE HOT SHOPS ART CENTER, OMAHA, NE
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| nest, quail eggs, metal leaf, copper, brass, glass, acrylic paint on mdf, 10" x 10" x 4", 2009 |
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I ONLY WEAR THEM
ON SPECIAL OCCASIONS
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| brass, copper, crystal, glass, acrylic paint on mdf, 10" x 10" x 3.5", 2009 |
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I ONLY WEAR THEM
ON SPECIAL OCCASIONS
(detail)
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| acrylic on canvas, 22" x 28" x 1.5", 2009 |
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| Mixed media, 25.5" x 21" x 5", 2009 |
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| Mixed media, 6" x 10" diameter, 2009 |
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AN ACCIDENT OF BIRTH
(detail)
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AN ACCIDENT OF BIRTH
(from above) |
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| mixed media, 7" x 17.5" diameter, 2009 |
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| brass, wood, twigs, nails, glass beads, found objects, 2009 |
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THE THREAT WITHIN
(from above) |
THE THREAT WITHIN
(detail 1)
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THE THREAT WITHIN
(detail 2)
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THE MOSAIC
BELOW WAS INSTALLED AND DEDICATED ON APRIL 23rd, 2009, AT TARA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN PAPILLION, NE, TO HONOR ANN DANNER,
THE OUTDOOR EDUCATION TEACHER. IT HANGS ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING ABOVE THE BUTTERFLY GARDEN WHICH SHE INITIATED.
IN A RESIDENCY FUNDED BY THE NEBRASKA ARTS COUNCIL, THE ARTIST WORKED WITH KINDERGARTEN THROUGH SIXTH GRADE STUDENTS AND STAFF
TO CREATE INDIVIDUAL CERAMIC FACE TILES WHICH COMPRISE THE WINGS AND BODY OF THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY.
THE SIXTH GRADE STUDENTS DID RESEARCH, PRELIMINARY DRAWINGS, AND DETERMINED THE THEME. THEY ALSO ARRANGED AND ADHERED
THE CLAY TILES AND GLASS NUGGETS IN THE MONARCH WINGS AND BORDER DESIGN.
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| glass, stoneware ceramic, copper wire, 43.75 x 61" x 2.5", 2009 |
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SYMBOL & NARRATION
A solo exhibition of my artwork at the Kimmel Harding Nelson
Center for the
Arts
53 works of art for wall, floor and pedestal
January 10 - March 5, 2009
Nebraska City,
Nebraska
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