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| Montpelier SculptCycle 2008 will be displaying 20 SculptCycles (sculptures made with recycled bicycle parts) throughout downtown Montpelier between June and October 2008. In September and October, the SculptCycles will then be auctioned off and the proceeds will be used to support the artists and further promote Montpelier’s economic development by branding it as a vibrant and creative destination.
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John Brickels: John Brickels is a clay sculptor making his home in Essex Junction, VT. John's work has garnered significant recognition and received numerous rewards. His sculptures are inspired by the engaging architecture he grew up around in Akron, Ohio: old Victorian houses with endless porches, shadowy attics and meandering stairways, and tire factories that loomed down the block belching steam and rubber aroma. Learn more at: www.brickels.com or view John's work while in Montpelier at The Lazy Pear Gallery. |
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© John Brickels "TricycleSculptCycle " clay and vintage tricycle |
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Peter Harris: Peter Harris is a sculptor residing in Montpelier, VT. His outdoor sculpture have been exhibited at the Helen Day Art Center's Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Woodstock's Sculpturefest, and Andres Institute of Art in NH. |
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© Peter Harrist "Recumbent Bicycle" bicycle parts, wood |
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Nancy Hayden: Nancy Hayden resides in Jeffersonville, VT and teaches engineering at UVM whre she recently received a Studio Art degree. Nancy has been a fabric and fiber craftswoman for over 25 years. In the last 10 years she has been exhibiting her paintings and sculptures. |
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© Nancy Hayden "Bicycle basket and Spoke Ball, or, Rotifer Engulfing Ciliated Floc" bicycle parts |
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Paul Hilliard: Paul Hilliard is sculptor residing in West Pawlet, VT, working primarily in stone and metal. He has attended clases at the Swain School of Design in New Bedford and workshops at the Carving Studio in West Rutland, VT. Paul's work has been exhibited in MA, PA, and VT. Learn more at: www.gootyam.com |
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© Paul Hilliard "Ex-Car_Ceration" bicycle parts |
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Robert Hitzig Robert Hitzig is a self-taught artist living in Montpelier, VT. He developed his woodworking skills while creating furniture as a hobbyist and began to focus on sculpture to find better ways to accenturate the natural beauty of wood. Learn more at: www.roberthitzig.com or view Rob's work while in Montpelier at The Lazy Pear Gallery. |
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© Robert Hitzig "Dog Walker" white cedar and bicycle parts |
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Lochlin Smith & Ward Joyce: Lochlin Smith is an accomplished Vermont artist who has been designing distictive and timeless bronze and silver jewelry for over thirty years. His large metal sculpture are equally inspired, playing with balance, movement, mass, and gravity. Ward Joyce is an artist and architect living in Montpelier, VT. He has a Master of Architecture from the University of Minnesota and a Studio Arts degree from Middlebury College. Along with Lochlin, Ward is a recipient of Montpelier Public Arts Fund/National Endowment for the Arts public sculpture grant, 2000. While in Montpelier you can see their collaborative sculpture, entitled "Riverpiece”, over-hanging the river on Langdon Street next to The Shoe Horn. Learn more at: www.wardjoycedesign.com and www.lochlinsmith.com. While in Montpelier you can also view Lochlin's jewelery at Artisans Hand Craft Gallery. |
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© Lochlin Smith & Ward Joyce "Whirling Dervishes" mixed media and bicycle parts
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© Ward Joyce & Lochlin Smith "Squashed Bikes" - under construction bicycle parts |
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Ric Kasini Kadour: Ric is an writer, artist, and gallery owner who lives in both Montreal and Burlington, VT. His photographs and sculptures have been exhibited in Montreal, Toronto, and Vermont. In addition to writing several books and being the former Vermont editor of Art New England, his writings have appeared in numerous regional and national publications. Learn more at: www.rickasinikadour.com |
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© Ric Kasini Kadour "Stabilimentum" bicycle parts, metal chain |
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Eric Keck: Eric Keck is a artist living in Montpelier, VT. His sculptures include installations at Elizabeth Cathedral in Norwood, OH, and The Sweet Gardens in Orcas Island, WA. Learn more at: www.pneumanaut.com |
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© Eric Keck "Celtic Goose" bicycle parts |
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Josh Langlais: Josh Langlais is woodworking artist living in Waitsfield, VT. Josh devotes most of skills to woodworking and cabinet design at Three Trees Design in Waitsfield. |
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© Josh Langlais "Windmilling Wheels in Motion" wood, mixed media, bicycle parts |
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Simon Larochelle: Simon is a Canadian artist living in Montreal. He has studied and worked as a sculptor since 1998, primarily with metal, stone, and wood. In addition to traveling around Canada to create and install sculptures, he has worked in Spain, Mexico, and France. |
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© Simon Larochelle "Will He" fossiliferous limestone, bicycle parts, steel |
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Patrick Purcell, Allison Purcell, & Lawrence Cassidy: Patrick Purcell is a sculptor and jeweler from New Milford, CT, with over 40 years experience. Early works include, "curled-up" concrete representations of man's best friend, large freestanding amartures of found objects, delicately balanced geometric steel constructs, and organic, earthly bronzes. His award winning work is collected throughout the United States and internationally. You can see his work at several Connecticut galleries, including the Gregory James Gallery. Patrick's daughter, Allison, created the weathervane painting and titanium birds while Lawrence painted the bikes. |
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© Patrick Purcell, Allison Purcell, & Lawrence Cassidy "Windcycle " mixed media and bicycle parts |
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Delia Robinson: Delia Robinson is a painter and sculptor living in Montpelier, VT. Delia's paintings and sculptures have been featured in over 25 solo shows in diverse locations ranging from The Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City to the Indianapolis Art Museum to mainstream galleries. Her work has been shown in numerous group exhibits, both juried and invitational. Learn more at: www.delia-robinson.com |
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© Delia Robinson "Chariots of the Half Gods" bicycle parts, fiberglass |
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Sam Rossier Although Sam just graduated from 8th grade, he has been welding and making farming equipment or a number of years. A resident of Vershire, Vermont, this is Sam's first public art sculpture. |
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© Sam Rossier "Bird Bench" bicycle parts, metal, paint |
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Sofia Shatkivska: Sofia Shatkivska is a native of Ukraine, who now resides in Washington, VT. Sofia's art has focussed on graphics, painting, and texile design and since 1993, has worked as an artist in Barre's granite industry. Her art has been exhibited in Vermont, Ukraine, Canada, New York, New Jersey, and Philadelphia. |
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© Sofia Shatkivska "Dandilion Ambrela" bicycle parts, paint |
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Kimberley Hannaman Taylor: Kimberley Hannaman Taylor lives in Burlington, VT. A passionate journalistic and fine art photographer, she is currently working her images into large mixed media pieces. She is also a freelance writer specializing in organic vegetable gardening, travel, and gourmet food. Learn more at her blogs: The Life of a Garden and Put Yourself to Bedlam. Also, visit her website Artiface to see her photographs. |
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© Kimberley Hannaman Taylor "Where Bicycles Come From" bicycle parts, tape, paint |
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Janet Van Fleet: Janet Van Fleet is a mixed-media artist residing in Cabot, VT who has received numerous awards and recognition in the twelve years she has devoted herself full-time to art. She is a founder of Studio Place Arts, a community center for the visual arts in Barre, Vermont, where she has her studio. Learn more at: www.janetvanfleet.com or view Janet's work while in Montpelier at The Lazy Pear Gallery. |
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© Janet Van Fleet "Battering Ram" hand-hewn log and bicycle parts |
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Jim Walsh: Jim Walsh is a Norwich, VT artist trained in design and photography at the University of Maryland. Jim has held jobs in advertising, design, and marketing, but over the last ten years has devoted most of his energies to his ceramic art. Learn more at: www.bikepots.com or view his SculptCycle progress at Jim's blog at: bikeart.wordpress.com |
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© Jim Walsh "Bike Cube" bicycle parts |
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James Westermann: James lives in Morrisville, VT where he was born and raised. After graduating high school in 2003, he began a career as an electrician but studied welding at the Modern Welding School in Schenectady, NY. James is a self-taught artist who enjoys working with his hands and creating artful objects from unwanted junk. |
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© James Westermann "Sculptcycle" wood and bicycle parts |
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David Woolf: David Woolf is currently a resident of Burlington, VT and teaches art and architecture at Norwich University. David grew up in Southern, Ohio and received a bachelor's degree in design from the University of Cincinnati, a Master of Architecture from Harvard University, and a MFA from Vermont College. David's work has been exhibited in MA, NY, and VT. |
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© David Woolf "Juju" bicycle parts, mixed media |
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SulptCycle Artists receive a $500 stipend; 20% of the final auction price; and a chance to receive awards. On June 7, artist, curator, and Vermont Supreme Court Justice, Marilyn Skoglund annouced her selections for the monetary awards as well as her own non-monetary selections. These included:
On October 4, during the Live Auction and Gala, the People's Choice Award, with a monetary prize of $500, will be annouced. Visitors to Montpelier can pick up ballots, which contains a map of SculptCycle locations, throughout the downtown including, The Drawing Board, City Hall, Artisans Hand Craft Gallery, The Lazy Pear Gallery, Capitol Grounds, Rhapsody, and the Montpelier Visitor's Center. In addition, one SculptCycle will be purchased by MDCA for permanent display in downtown Montpelier. |
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