Monday, August 11, 2008

I want to be an artist....

This past weekend we went to the Sculpture Show in Loveland. It's one of the largest sculpture art shows in the nation. It's set in Benson Park which has a sculpture garden and beautiful in its own right. If I were to ever live in Loveland, I'd want a house overlooking that park. Anyhow, we went because Jason's aunt, Laura Jane, is one of the artists who was in the show.


Laura Jane...she didn't want us to take her picture....
One of her pieces...you can't see the detail that well, but it's amazing how detailed she can get. She first does in in sculpty clay, then casts a mould and then uses bronze for the finished product.
One of the sculptures in the park.
There were so many different types of artists. Realists, fanciful, whimsical. There were people who chose to work in clay, glass, mosaics (totally dug those because that's what I happen to work with when I have time) -- there was one sculpture that was a person's form in post-its (clay formed post-its) painted all in yellow and it was called 'honey do' one of the other ones all of us liked was 'rock paper scissors' I think because the boys play that all the time. Any how, if you're in the area next August...this is a must see. (May I suggest leaving the kiddos with a babysitter...I wish we had...--(complaining factor) X (fear they may break something factor) = an exhausting day)

3 comments:

OHN said...

I would love to see more photos! I really appreciate artists as I truly cannot even draw a straight line from point A to point B. I am the laughing stock of the family!

tz said...

ohn...I was told by an art teacher to 'pick another major'

I feel for you, I too would love to be an artist...

click on her website, she has other pieces shown there.

Colleen O said...

Her scuptures are beautiful. I'm going to check out her website now.