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Martin Luther comes to life Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / October 12, 2016 October 12, 2016 By Kate Hall '18 and Mandi LeCompteMaking Marty is no easy task. Martin Luther sculpture at PLU, Monday, Aug. 15, 2016. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) Spencer Ebbinga, associate professor of art and design, has been busy working on a special project: 17-inch statues of Martin Luther. These colorful gems are hidden around campus as part of PLU’s Marty’s Reformation Station, which celebrates the 500th

ideas around gender are challenged. 3rd Place: Picnic (Diptych) by Teagan James ’22 (painting & found photo) I was immediately drawn to this diptych when I entered the gallery. I was impressed with the translation of a found black and white photo into a larger painting in color, and I appreciated them being hung alongside each other, both framed. Honorable Mention #1: Glup by Jack Mahr ’22 (sculpture) This clay sculpture really intrigued me. I spent a lot of time trying to understand its reference

“Practicing Courage” by Margaret Matthews Posted by: Reesa Nelson / March 10, 2020 March 10, 2020 Margaret Matthews is a junior at Pacific Lutheran University who lived in Virginia and Oregon before moving to Tacoma for college. She will graduate in 2021 with a BFA with a concentration in Sculpture. She is already putting her talents to use with a class project that was selected for public display.Practicing CourageIn Mare Blocker’s 2D design course, required for all art majors, students

are some of my best, and yet, there is so much still to learn that I feel I will never truly be done with them. As an artist, my work is an extension of myself, and it is constantly in flux.” Sarah Henderson, another late-night-Ingram-inhabitor, is also in the throws of finishing her capstone artworks. Henderson received first place in the fall Student Juried Exhibition for her sculpture entitled Just Be. That piece, which consists of a goat strung between a balloon and an anvil (all made of

jewelry design, to rapid prototyping and graphic design. At PLU, an obvious use of the software is in sculpture classes. Artists typically construct a scaled-down, 3-D model of their sculpture first in cardboard or clay, but editing the model is labor-intensive, Ebbinga said. In Rhino, artists can create the model and easily make adjustments. The software can also be used in math courses. Ebbinga is currently collaborating with associate math professor Daniel Heath, who studies complex knots. The

Socially Distant Ceramics Class Posted by: Reesa Nelson / October 29, 2020 October 29, 2020 Over the summer, professors and staff prepared for the unfortunate reality that many parts of classes would need to be conducted remotely. Kits were prepped and picked up by local students and mailed to those further afield. Thankfully, our sculpture studio has a high level of air exchange, allowing small groups of students to come in person, alternating with each other to spread out opportunities for

sculpture, we brainstormed connotations associated with a cup of noodles, specifically its cheapness and the poor quality of its taste. For the noodles, we utilized gray styrofoam tubing to display the disgusting, artificial quality of the noodles. The grayness of the noodles makes it appear that it’s rotting or sewage sludge. The brown pennies scattered across the noodles show how underpriced the food is. What you eat is what you pay for, in a sense. Our sculpture creates awareness of how unhealthy

experience teaching book arts and related disciplines,Mare has a nuanced understanding of both two- and three-dimensional media, and she is already familiar with our students and their work in the studios. We’re very grateful for her generous help with this important event.” Works will range from printmaking, ceramics, sculpture, graphic design and painting, plus many more. The show runs November 19 – December 17 and is open Monday – Friday 8am – 4pm. Admission is always free. Read Previous Six students

visual likenesses. The portrait paintings come from the theft of Johnson’s phone this summer when he realized he still has a very strong connection to these visual likenesses and tried to reclaim the stolen images on the phone as his. “I am trying to reconnect with family and friends on a more personal level again,” Johnson says. “This body of work has helped me to realize this need.” Johnson will showcase approximately 18 works.  The exhibition will combine drawing, painting and small sculpture

. “Every one is there, raw, authentic, unfiltered.” Visitors will see a wide variety of media from ceramics, sculpture and painting, to photography and graphic design. There will also be plenty of opportunities to talk one on one with the artists themselves. “Viewers should be very open-minded when coming to the gallery. There is going to be a large variety of artwork on display, with all types of themes and genres,” Krista Fredricks, head advertiser and senior artist, said. “I like to believe that art