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February T6, 1968
THE GRANTON IAN
Metal sculpturing requires thought, ability
by Steph Daly
“Besides cutting my hands
around twenty times, the project
was really worthwhile,” com
mented Craig McMahon, who has
been working on metal sculp
tures in Mr. Read’s fifth period
art class and during study hall.
Most of his projects are ab
stract and merely “something to
think about, when you look at
them,” he added. Some of his
abstract sculptures are about
five-hour projects, and so far he
has developed a fish, a tower,
and a crystal mountain, of which
he got the idea after a visit to
the Portland Art Museum.
Each of the projects has been
three-dimensional, which is not
solid all the way around, and can
be seen through.
Craig’s largest project has
been his tin soldier sculpture,
which is four feet high. Many
things are involved in the work
of sculpturing, consisting of
plans drawn out, and plenty of
planning.
“Most important of all, is tak
ing the time to plan, and think
ing of original ideas,” comment
ed Craig. “It certainly takes a
lot more thinking than work.”
dier, especially the legs which
were most important of all. The
head was not planned until the
rest of the body was completed.
Future plans for Craig include
making a Sunburst, and a Ger
main stein mug, which will both
be abstract. Also he plans on
developing a sculpture of a head
or face. “It’s the original ideas
that are important,” he stated,
“not the artistic ability. Of
course, it does take a little of
both.”
Craig enjoyed designing his
abstracts, more than the large
statue, because he liked hearing
the different opinions. “The
opinions change with the differ
ent moods,” he said. “It tends to
make me thing of more and more
original ideas toward more
sculptures,” he added.
Craig McMahon and Friend
Craig does not agree with his
Balance is another important fellow students’ opinion, that his
point in sculpturing. Just as col tin soldier is his best work, for
ors in paintings must go togeth he feels he can do much bet
er and blend well, all lines and ter than this, and does not like
figures must be complementary to have it thought of as his best.
“The work is really fun, with
and in correspondence with one
the idea in your mind that you
another.
During the preparation of his are creating something, but over
last project, Craig planned all it takes time,” commented
everything well on his tin sol- Craig. “I often wonder where I
am going to put all of these
things,” he concluded.
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