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Spotlight 1

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Spotlight
Episode 1
Clemson's Nature-Based Sculpture Program reinvents the art gallery as an outdoor experience where the sculptor's hand is revealed through exploration and discovery. There are no signs to lead visitors...
Collecting Kudzu | A Natural State - Episode 8 Coiled Kudzu Basket 5

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Coiled Kudzu Basket
Episode 5
Like snowflakes, no two coiled kudzu baskets are alike. The basket is complete when the maker is pleased with its size and shape. In this optional step, Nancy shows how to add a handle to a finished...
Collecting Kudzu | A Natural State - Episode 8 Uktena Legend | A Natural State 6

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Uktena Legend | A Natural State
Episode 6
Folklore is often the inspiration for Nancy's weavings and paper collages. Stories of "Uktena, the Great Snake" have been passed down through numberless generations of Cherokee people. Using a basket...
Showcase 2

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Showcase
Episode 2
The sculptures of Art in the Park ranged from the whimsical to the sublime. Nearly all sculptures involved pine needles, one of the most abundant materials on the landscape. Constructions included a...
Leslie Rech 3

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Leslie Rech
Episode 3
Leslie Rech's multimedia installation, "Echo," was based on shapes and forms of the landscape as seen in an aerial photograph. The representation was also a key to materials most abundant in the park...
Spotlight - Clemson's Nature-Based Art | A Natural State - Episode 1 Touch the Earth 7

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Touch the Earth
Episode 7
Artworks in the nature-based sculpture program are categorized as "ephemeral" and "extended ephemeral." Ephemeral work has a relatively short life span. Works like Patrick Daugherty's Sittin' Pretty...
Marcelo Novo 4

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Marcelo Novo
Episode 4
Marcelo Novo, a well-known South Carolina artist and self described "city boy," felt a bit out of his element at the Art in the Park event. Without paintbrush and canvas, Marcelo struggled to apply...
Collecting Kudzu | A Natural State - Episode 8 Sandhills State Park | A Natural State 7

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Sandhills State Park | A Natural State
Episode 7
Nancy travels from her home in the Upstate to Sandhills State Park in Patrick to collect needles for her baskets. Dried needles are plentiful due to controlled burning of the park's long leaf pine...
Drawing & Inspiration | Artopia

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Drawing & Inspiration | Artopia
Brian Rutenberg explains how he begins his paintings with drawings. His inspiration is often drawn from the South.
Spotlight - Clemson's Nature-Based Art | A Natural State - Episode 1 Collaboration 2

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Collaboration
Episode 2
The Nature-based sculpture program is a collaborative project between artists, and students and teachers from a broad range of university studies. Horticulture, landscape architecture, English...