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As part of the educational portion of the bronze process, Dave McGary agreed to involve two undergraduate students from Concordia University’s Faculty of Fine Arts (Studio Arts). The sculpture students participated in the foundry and finishing portion of the monument in Enterprise, Oregon during the months of July and August 2005. They also had the opportunity to work on an individual project and cast their piece in bronze at the foundry.
Here is Myriam’s account of her work at the foundry:
"I worked in the wax pouring and wax chasing departments and also did some sandblasting. I poured in wax many long feathers that will go on the monument, as well as some parts of the clan mother's clothing (in which I hot-tooled the beads so that they all come out nice and crisp). I also worked on certain feathers and parts of the the belt in the wax chasing department, restoring the wax pattern and filling up all the little air bubbles so that the wax pieces are ready for sprewing, dipping and then casting. I also helped in the mold room and sandblasting." |
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Myriam Van Neste
“I have always had a great interest in art, and creating has always been a very prominent activity in my life. Although I have worked and tried many artistic techniques, I have developed in the past few years a greater interest for sculpture, and three-dimensional work in general.
All the artworks that I make have a certain meeting point in their subject matter. I have very often used aspects of the human figure, forms or body as a starting point for my projects. The woman’s figure and shape, especially, which I worked through nude drawings, clay modeling, photography, etc. is of particular interest to me. In my three-dimensional work I often tend towards creating figurative but not quite realistic characters – those sort of undefined figures – to carry on any subject or statement. I do not use much color, always keeping the material’s original color or giving it a neutral color: I feel that color in unnecessary where the sculpture’s forms and its relation with space can speak for themselves. I recently have developed an interest in working in the public space, where I feel an artwork definitely takes on a new meaning and becomes more accessible, but also where new sculptural possibilities can emerge from the relation with these spaces.”
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Jean-Sébastien Gauthier
“I am a student of sculpture. I gained interest in it through my friendship with my grandfather Bill Epp (who passed away in 1995), a sculptor and bronze caster from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. My interest in sculpture grew from there, which brought me to France to study art casting with Michel Audiard. Upon my return from France I operated my family’s foundry for two years. During this time I operated with grants provided by local cultural associations and commissions. I completed two years of study as a sculpture major at Concordia, where I had the opportunity to return to France to assist my professor Trevor Gould on an art installation there. I also studied under Liliana Berezowsky who had a great impact on me and my practice. Presently I am preparing to return once again to Saskatchewan and continue my studies and practice.” |
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