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Spotlight - State of the Arts | A Natural State - Episode 5 Brian Rust's Earthen Cycle | A Natural State 1

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Brian Rust's Earthen Cycle | A Natural State
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Brian Rust's Earthen Cycle creates visual interest and a place of retreat in an otherwise overlooked stretch of grass connecting two parking lots. A Natural State visited Rust as he installed the site...
Sanctuary 2

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Sanctuary
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Sanctuary was an installation prepared for the Sumter Gallery of Art's "South Carolina Birds: A Fine Arts Exhibition" show in 2004. Janet began a weeklong process of constructing and arranging...
Earthen Cycle 4

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Earthen Cycle
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The walls of Earthen Cycle were created using a rammed earth technique. A mixture of rounded stones from a local riverbed, Portland cement, and clay were poured into a wooden form. Rust and his...
Tryon Project 9

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Tryon Project
Episode 9
In "High Chair," wisteria vine, the arms and legs of a chair and a seat of chestnuts become a piece of furniture that contemplates its journey from forest to living room.
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Spotlight
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As an educator at the Columbia Museum of Art, Leslie uses her knowledge of art history to inform her creative decisions in the studio. She describes herself as "old school" in her appreciation of art...
Woodburning Gourds 4

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Woodburning Gourds
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The outline of the design is filled in with the broad side of the wood-burning tool. The process of burning in the body of the design may take ten or more hours depending on the size and complexity of...
Working with Gourds | A Natural State 5

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Working with Gourds | A Natural State
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As a trained painter and printmaker, Leslie usually works in two dimensions with various paints and pigments. Though gourds are often painted, Leslie seeks to emphasize the natural textures, colors...
The Farm | A Natural State 6

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The Farm | A Natural State
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The three most common gourd types in North America are hardshells, ornamentals and luffas. Hardshells have woody, rot-resistant shells that can grow to an inch thick under ideal growing conditions...
Actor | Hot Jobs Theater Director | Hot Jobs

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Theater Director | Hot Jobs
A theatrical director describes his job. Jim Thigpen, Artistic Director of Trustus Theater, died August 29, 2017.
Tryon Project - High Chair | A Natural State - Episode 9 Sumter Project 4

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Sumter Project
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From across the room, Sanctuary appears domestic and familiar—a collection of chairs, a birdhouse, a rug and display shelf invite momentary retreat from the gallery. Closer inspection reveals the...