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marywoodartdept · 9 days

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The Making of Ouroboros

This week, Sara, our talented Ceramics blogger, she created an “Ouroboros”. It’s an ancient symbol that is depicted as a serpent or dragon that eats its own tail. Sara recreates this beautiful, so you don’t want to miss this post! #MarywoodArt

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oyciheritage · 3 years

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Andy Scott's Clackmannanshire Sculptures

RIVER SPIRIT

His first sculpture for Clackmannanshire on the Collylands Roundabout, between Sauchie and Alva. Installed in June 2007.

It shows a female figure growing from a trunk.

Her hands of foliage hold woven steel bars that are the shape of the River Forth.

AIR SPIRIT / STRIDE

The second sculpture was built at Muirside roundabout in Tullibody February 2008.

It is a sculpture of a man striding forward towards Ochil Hills, and it is a partner piece to River Spirit (above).

I CAN SEE FOR MILES

The third sculpture represents Alloa's regeneration and was installed on Station Square before the Stirling - Alloa - Kincardine Railway opening in May, 2008.

It shows a child representing the future and an adult showing the working industry of the area, wearing a flat cap.

The young person appears to rise from the industrial past and faces forwards towards the town.

Scott got local input on this project and he received design ideas from St Mungo's and St Serf's primary schools and Bowmar Community House. The project got a lot of support from Alloa Rotary Club.

FOX BOY

Fox Boy is a sculpture of a boy with a fox head sitting on top of a water wheel. It was installed in 2008 in Menstrie Midtown Gardens.

The boy is dressed in current, modern day clothes but the foxes head represents both the foxes that live in the countryside and the past days when children in the village kept foxes as pets!

There is a buzzard which represents the pair that live in the woods.

The maple leaf under the boys had represents Menstries connection with Nova Scotia.

THE JOURNEYS END

The Journeys End sculpture was installed on Marywood roundabout on the outskirts of Clackmannanshire in August 2009. It took 9 months to make, is over 7 meters tall and weighs almost a tonne and a half.

It welcomes drivers as they enter the county.

Andy's brief was to create a sculpture to signal the start of Clackmannanshire from the New Bridge Connection, celebrating the new crossing.

The two figures stand on top of two halves of a steel arch and reach towards each other and make the connection.

The male carries a crown with his other arm from Clackmannanshire heraldic coat of arms. The female holds a circle of 23 stars representing the European Union's flag showing Clackmannanshire welcoming Europe and visitors from the east of the new bridge.

The sculpture frames the road beyond the roundabout leading to the county.

The figures have foliage hands and hair referencing the natural environment as shown in other sculptures.

It is made of galvanized steel in a steel mosaic technique giving it a similar appearance to the others while maintaining its unique identity marking the entrance to the area.

Andy said "In keeping with most of my works, there is an immediacy of recognition in the artwork - the public can see what it's meant to be straight away. Whether they 'get' my intended symbolism or not is part of the art - it's great if they do, but I also hope that they invent their own mythology and there is a sense of engagement and curiosity".

LIFELINE

This sculpture was made as a tribute to the emergency services!

The large hand comes from the gauntlets which appear on the heraldic coat of arms for Clackmannanshire.

The abstract and angular style mirrors the uniforms and machinery connected to the military and emergency services. It uplifts the mother and child portraying the support those services provide.

The Mother reaches upwards while using the hand for support and the child reaches forward while holding onto the mother. Ether offering or asking for help depending on your interpretation.

While untied to any specific religion, the stars are a nod to religion in general.

If you look closely the child has winged feet which references Hermes, the protector of travellers.

The sculpture itself is placed in Shillinghill roundabout in Alloa, a busy junction. It was installed in May 2011.

Jim Carruth's words fro his short poem 'Lifeline' has been laser cut and welded to the sculpture;

'Life-line Reach Out, Hold, Close, Cradle, Cushion, Shelter, Protect, Support, Lift Up’.

It took Andy a year to create in his workshop.

Sorce: https://www.clacks.gov.uk/culture/journeysend/

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barrows · 7 years

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Episode 112 - Martin Dull

Martin Dull (@mgdull on Instagram) is a painting technician at the New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting & Sculpture. He's also an artist operating his own studio in Jersey City. After attending school with Martin at Marywood University in Scranton, PA - we came to realize we both worked in NYC (thanks to Facebook) - opening the door to one of the most interesting conversations in the podcast's history.

Hear his story on this week's episode.

This Week on Why I Social, Martin and I discuss:

How did he become interested in art/painting?

What it's like to work with his father?

Why is social media important to his career as an artist?

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marywoodartdept · 5 months

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Riddle Me This

This week, Alyssa, our Art History blogger, goes into great detail explaining the history on greek sphinxes. She shows us different examples that are viewable at different museums, and gives insight into the difference between Egyptian and Greek Sphinx.

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marywoodartdept · 1 year

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Lightning Cloud

Teyha, our sculpture blogger, walks us through the steps to make a raincloud overhead light! Follow along with this "How To," to find out how much fun this creative process is, with most of the materials available around the house. #MarywoodArt #sculpture

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marywoodartdept · 2 years

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Woodworking

This week Vanessa, Illustration, shares her woodworking work in progress from her 3D Design foundation year art course. Here shows us how she created a birdhouse and got started on a pull toy with moving parts! #MarywoodArt #Sculpture #pulltoy #birdhouse

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marywoodartdept · 1 month

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Ace of Cups W.I.P

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marywoodartdept · 2 months

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Heart of the Womb

This week, Madison, our Sculpture blogger shares one of her projects that she had completed. She walks us through her creative process and shares her different ideas. Make sure you read the blog, and check out her piece on display in the Insalaco Gallery!

Throughout this semester I have found my love for sculpture and I have enjoyed a lot of the pieces I have made but by far this is definitely my favorite piece I’ve made. This piece took a significant amount of time and many steps. Through every step I learned a lot and enjoyed the process a great deal. The first step of this project was to make a torso out of clay. The class could choose whether…

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marywoodartdept · 2 months

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Accepting Work We Don’t Love

This week, Madison, our sculpture blogger, talks about the importance of finding the good in the work that you don’t love. As many of us artists do, we critique our own work heavily. Madison hares some of her struggles with this and how she overcomes.

I have always struggled with being a perfectionist and feeling that everything I make has to be perfect. I always felt that if a work was going to be perfect I’d have to love it and the process of making it. Through the years I’ve come to realize that it’s ok if I don’t love the process of making a piece and it’s also ok to not love the piece itself. We can learn just as much if not more from the…

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marywoodartdept · 3 months

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Wire Dancer

This week, our new Sculpture blogger, Madison, shares a wire piece that she has been working on. Based off of a photo of herself dancing, Madison creates a wire piece whilst explaining her struggles with the piece. Give Madison a warm welcome! #Marywood

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marywoodartdept · 3 months

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First Sculpture

This week, our new Sculpture blogger, Madison, writes about her first ever sculpture class! She creates a wonderful piece out of wood and paints it. Help give Madison a warm welcome and check out her blog for this week! #MarywoodArt

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marywoodartdept · 5 months

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Bunny Dream (Part II)

This week, our Illustration blogger, Jess, updates us on her 3D model for her illustration class. Jess walks us through her process, the materials she uses, and her artist blocks. Wish her luck as she finishes this piece in time for her finals! #Marywood

Hello! Thank you for coming back to the update for my last post! I remember talking about making 3D art for the illustration class project. Well, you probably are aware of the current stressful situation with finals; thus, I will keep this a short update for the model. I have always loved baroque sculptures; they are dynamic, life-like, dramatic, and detailed. This is the goal that I have been…

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marywoodartdept · 5 months

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Craft Fair F23

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On November 3rd of this year, my friend, Layla Gregory, including their classmates, held the first biannual Craft Fair on campus. They gathered, with my help, a handful of on-campus art students who wanted to sell their art. For their Psych class with Dr. Palmiter, they were to hold a fundraiser for the Women’s Resource Center. 20% of all proceeds from the Craft Fair would go to them. Weeks…

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marywoodartdept · 7 months

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Keep an Eye Out

Our Arts Administration Blogger, Delayne, enlightens us about not only her experiences with evil-eyes, but how important it was to art history. Her intriguing blog gives us insight on how the evil-eye was involved in past art pieces. #MarywoodArt

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marywoodartdept · 8 months

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Downtown Scranton

If you are new to the Scranton area, this week our Off Campus Art News blogger, Ellie, shines her spotlight on the city of #Scranton itself and a few of her iconic buildings downtown. #MarywoodArt #Architecture #Photography #NEPA #TheElectricCity

Hello everyone! Marywood is officially back in class for fall 2023, and back on campus! This week I would like to highlight Downtown Scranton for art and architecture because all of these places are just a short drive from campus! They are perfect for a visit if you fancy seeing some interesting buildings. I must say that I am not an architect, so I may not use the proper vocabulary, but I do not…

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marywoodartdept · 9 months

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Lititz Art Show

If you keep your eyes open, you may soon discover that art is literally everywhere you go, like the annual Lititz Fine Arts Show in Lancaster County PA, which Ellie, off campus art news, had the pleasure of visiting recently. #MarywoodArt #FineArts

Hello everyone! This week I was back in Lancaster County, in one of my favorite small towns, Lititz! This past Saturday, Lititz Springs park hosted the Lititz Fine Arts Show. I went to this event, and saw lots of amazing art by some very talented artists. I’ve been to many shows as a child, but now as an art student, I took note of how artists price their work. For the first time I have a reason…

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