2015-646-E Arts - Michael Roy Layne Arts Grant

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DocuSign Envelope ID: 124C6798-3E02-41 F0-A0B2-48070A27BF55 • � w Michael Roy Layne, Ph.D., RLA, ASLA .\ !!7:4 .. Environmental Sculpture•Landscape Architecture•Community Art Nit Mailing Address:442 S.Main Street•Warrenton,NC 27589 Sculpture Studio•Workshop:135 S.Main Street•Warrenton,NC 27589 Phone:919-616-8427•Email:layne @legacyworks.com•Web:Legacyworks.com•Facebook:legacyworks studio LEGAr+ KS Nature+Culture:Forms and Forces in Environmental Art November 30,2015 Re: Fall 2015-16 OCAC Artist Project Grant Application St.Thomas More School—Cana Project•Part 2: Ferro-Cement&Fabric Sculpture(Vasijas de Agualluvia) Narrative Proposed Project The proposed project has three goals:(1)provide an opportunity for the school community to learn about environmental art and ecological design through interactive participation with the artist in the creation and installation of a public outdoor sculpture that enlivens the inner courtyard and adds an aesthetic element to a larger space that includes a meditation labyrinth,a working garden,and a formai outdoor classroom;(2)create an aesthetically engineered artwork that harvests rooftop rainwater while depicting both a vessel structure and a seed pod form that connects the artwork to the garden concept(3 pairs of vessel sculptures and 2 underground tanks to hold 3,000 gallons);(3)provide students with a framework upon which to attach hand-made clay tiles(tesserae)that depict a variety of natural forms and colors and collectively bring the sculpted seed pod forms to life. Environmental Sculpture Concept Creating the first phase of a larger sculptural environment(Transformation+Miracle at Cana)that collects rainwater from an existing downspout(200 gal.capacity)and employs them to connect art and science. The method for creating the pair of seed pod-shaped ferro-cement vessels is based on the hands-on Low-tech fabrication employed by indigenous peoples to create large-scale Thai and African water Jars that collect rainwater for household use. Besides the ferro-cement sculptured form that encloses the front of the two plastic rainwater vessels,an additional sculptured metal and fabric form will be fabricated and installed to the rear of this seed pod to complete the overall sculptural design.The funds for this proposed project will be employed to purchase material and pay the artist to create the l'pair(part 2)aesthetically- engineered rainwater-harvesting vessel forms(#3&#4)located within the outdoor classroom area(see attached STM Can Master Plan and Vessels Sketches). (Note:the base structure,plastic catchment vessels,and attachment hardware(part 1) will already be installed in preparation for the fabrication of the seed-pod form while part 3 will include the creation and attachment of clay tiles created by the school's art students). Sculpture Materials The front ferro-cement seed pod forms-First a canvas bag in the form of the final vessel shape is sewn together and filled with sawdust and set in place. This canvas shape provides the form for a wire rod and chicken wire to be created.Attached to a raised footing that holds the plastic vessel,this wire form becomes the armature for applying several coats of mortar and sculpting the details of the seed-pod forms.Once the form is completed and smoothed,nil(a lime-based sealing compound)is applied to complete the forms.(Note:this form will be covered with small glazed 2D&3D tile shapes created by students in the tile-making art classes). The rear metal and fabric leaf and tendril forms—Created using a lightweight metal framework covered with Sunbrella outdoor fabric,this leaf form completes the illusion of a pair of seed pods while completely enclosing the pair of water catchment vessels. Intended to enliven the whole concept and promote a playful environment, 10 metal tendrils ending in rainbow-emitting crystal prisms extend out into the air.(Note:this metal and fabric form is bolted to the rear of the support footing structure so that the fabric can be replaced and the internal plastic rainwater harvesting vessels can be maintained. Community Impact MICHAEL ROY LAYNE• LEGACYWORKS•St.Thomas More School Cana Project•Harvesting Vessel Part 3 Mosaic Sculpture Form.November 22,20t5 Page 1