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BY SMITHVILLE. SMITHVILLE QUANTUM FIBER OPTIC
SMITHVILLE QUANTUM FIBER OPTIC NETWORK ALLOWS INFORMATION TO
NETWORK ALLOWS INFORMATION TO TRAVEL AROUND THE WORLD.
TRAVEL AROUND THE WORLD. CORNER OF FOURTH AND DUNN.
CORNER OF FOURTH AND DUNN. IU SCHOOL OF MIDDLETON.
IU SCHOOL OF MIDDLETON. HERE'S THE WEEKLY SPECIAL.
HERE'S THE WEEKLY SPECIAL. WE LIKE TO BRING YOU THE STORIES
WE LIKE TO BRING YOU THE STORIES THAT YOU WON'T FIND ANYWHERE
THAT YOU WON'T FIND ANYWHERE ELSE.
ELSE. ABSOLUTELY.
ABSOLUTELY. TONIGHT WE ARE TAKING A SPECIAL
TONIGHT WE ARE TAKING A SPECIAL LOOK AT THE INCREDIBLE ARTISTS
LOOK AT THE INCREDIBLE ARTISTS ACROSS THE STATE.
ACROSS THE STATE. WE'LL VISIT WITH LOCAL ARTISTS
WE'LL VISIT WITH LOCAL ARTISTS THAT HAVE OPENED THEIR STUDIOS
THAT HAVE OPENED THEIR STUDIOS TO THE COMMUNITY.
TO THE COMMUNITY. AND EXPLORE THE ALLURING WORLD
AND EXPLORE THE ALLURING WORLD OF PERFORMANCE ART.
OF PERFORMANCE ART. IT IS ALL COMING UP ON THE
IT IS ALL COMING UP ON THE WEEKLY SPECIAL AT INDIANA
WEEKLY SPECIAL AT INDIANA ARTISTS.
HELLO TO THIS UNIQUE EDITION OF THE WEEKLY SPECIAL.
THE WEEKLY SPECIAL. TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO HIGHLIGHT
TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO HIGHLIGHT SOME ARTWORKS FROM SOME FABULOUS
SOME ARTWORKS FROM SOME FABULOUS ARTISTS.
ARTISTS. WE'RE GOING TO SEE WHAT THEIR
WE'RE GOING TO SEE WHAT THEIR MOTIVATIONS.
MOTIVATIONS. I'M REALLY EXCITED.
I'M REALLY EXCITED. ME TOO.
ME TOO. ABSOLUTELY.
ABSOLUTELY. ONE PARTICULAR INSPIRING ARTIST
ONE PARTICULAR INSPIRING ARTIST HAS BEEN DON ADAMS.
HAS BEEN DON ADAMS. IT HAS BEEN ALSO A PATH OF
IT HAS BEEN ALSO A PATH OF HEALING.
HEALING. I KNOW IT'S JUST CANVAS AND
I KNOW IT'S JUST CANVAS AND PAINT.
PAINT. THERE'S JUST A LITTLE BIT OF
THERE'S JUST A LITTLE BIT OF MAGIC INVOLVED.
MAGIC INVOLVED. I WANT MY WORK TO HEAL TO THE
I WANT MY WORK TO HEAL TO THE EMOTIONALLY SOOTHING.
EMOTIONALLY SOOTHING. MY NAME IS DAWN ADAM.
MY NAME IS DAWN ADAM. I AM AN ARTIST.
I AM AN ARTIST. I HAVE BEEN AN ARTIST SINCE I
I HAVE BEEN AN ARTIST SINCE I CAN REMEMBER.
CAN REMEMBER. I WAS SONAM ERRED WITH BEING
I WAS SONAM ERRED WITH BEING ABLE TO PAINT AND DRAW AND
ABLE TO PAINT AND DRAW AND REPLICATE OR CHANGE THE REALITY
REPLICATE OR CHANGE THE REALITY THAT WAS IN FRONT OF ME.
THAT WAS IN FRONT OF ME. OUR SON PASSED AWAY IN 2007.
OUR SON PASSED AWAY IN 2007. IT WAS VERY TRAUMATIC.
IT WAS VERY TRAUMATIC. I REALLY AM VERY FORTUNATE TO
I REALLY AM VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE HAD AN OUTLET TO TAKE
HAVE HAD AN OUTLET TO TAKE MYSELF SORT OF OUT OF MY GRIEF A
MYSELF SORT OF OUT OF MY GRIEF A LITTLE BIT JUST TO GO SOMEPLACE
LITTLE BIT JUST TO GO SOMEPLACE ELSE.
ELSE. MAKING ART CAN BE TRANSFORMATIVE
MAKING ART CAN BE TRANSFORMATIVE IN THAT WAY.
IN THAT WAY. I CHOSE WATER BECAUSE IT HAS A
I CHOSE WATER BECAUSE IT HAS A LOT OF DIFFERENT ASPECTS TO IT.
LOT OF DIFFERENT ASPECTS TO IT. IT CHANGES REALITY THAT'S AROUND
IT CHANGES REALITY THAT'S AROUND US.
US. I THINK IT IS PROBABLY THE MOST
I THINK IT IS PROBABLY THE MOST EMOTIONALLY SOOTHING SUBJECT
EMOTIONALLY SOOTHING SUBJECT MATTER THERE IS AND IT BECAME
MATTER THERE IS AND IT BECAME IMPORTANT FOR ME FOR MY RELIEF
IMPORTANT FOR ME FOR MY RELIEF TO HELP MY WORK HELP OUR PEOPLE
TO HELP MY WORK HELP OUR PEOPLE HEAL THEMSELVES.
HEAL THEMSELVES. YOU KNOW I'M DOING A LOT OF
YOU KNOW I'M DOING A LOT OF PAINTING.
PAINTING. AND LAYERING TEXTURES ON
AND LAYERING TEXTURES ON TEXTURES.
TEXTURES. SPONGES.
SPONGES. WADDED UP PLASTIC BAGS.
WADDED UP PLASTIC BAGS. I MAKE CONES OUT OF ERASERS.
I MAKE CONES OUT OF ERASERS. I DO SPLATTER WHICH INVOLVES
I DO SPLATTER WHICH INVOLVES LINSEED OIL AND MINERAL SPIRITS.
LINSEED OIL AND MINERAL SPIRITS. AND I DO USE BRUSHES AS WELL.
AND I DO USE BRUSHES AS WELL. BUT KIND OF TOWARDS THE END.
BUT KIND OF TOWARDS THE END. ART HAS A LOT OF DIFFERENT
ART HAS A LOT OF DIFFERENT FUNCTION.
FUNCTION. THAT PART IS REALLY IMPORTANT
THAT PART IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR AN ARTIST THAT CREATIVE
FOR AN ARTIST THAT CREATIVE SPARK AND CREATIVE CHANNELLING.
SPARK AND CREATIVE CHANNELLING. WE HAVE IS WHAT PEOPLE I BELIEVE
WE HAVE IS WHAT PEOPLE I BELIEVE IT ONCE IT'S CREATED WHEN PEOPLE
IT ONCE IT'S CREATED WHEN PEOPLE VIEW IT THEY BRING THEIR OWN
VIEW IT THEY BRING THEIR OWN POINT OF VIEW.
POINT OF VIEW. I WANT PEOPLE TO RESPOND AND
I WANT PEOPLE TO RESPOND AND FEEL BETTER ABOUT THEMSELVES.
FEEL BETTER ABOUT THEMSELVES. LET GO OF SOME OF THE ANXIETY
LET GO OF SOME OF THE ANXIETY THEY HAVE.
THEY HAVE. THAT'S A LOT TO ASK OF A PIECE
THAT'S A LOT TO ASK OF A PIECE OF ART.
OF ART.
I WOULD JUST LIKE FOR MY WORK TO HEAL.
HEAL. DAWN'S STORY IS SO TOUCHING AND
DAWN'S STORY IS SO TOUCHING AND I THINK IT WAS REALLY
I THINK IT WAS REALLY INTERESTING TO SEE ALL OF THE
INTERESTING TO SEE ALL OF THE TECHNIQU
TECHNIQU TECHNIQUES SHE USES BEFORE SHE
TECHNIQUES SHE USES BEFORE SHE PICKS UP A PAINTBRUSH.
PICKS UP A PAINTBRUSH. AND WATCHING THE ARTWORK
AND WATCHING THE ARTWORK TRANSFORM WITH THE WORKS.
TRANSFORM WITH THE WORKS. AND THAT'S REALLY A STELLAR
AND THAT'S REALLY A STELLAR STORY.
STORY. IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE MORE OF
IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE MORE OF DAWN'S PAINTINGS PLEASE VISIT
DAWN'S PAINTINGS PLEASE VISIT HER WEBSITE.
HER WEBSITE. >> MANY IN THE AREA HAVE HAD THE
>> MANY IN THE AREA HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET DAWN THROUGH
OPPORTUNITY TO MEET DAWN THROUGH A SPECIAL OPEN STUDIO TOUR.
PEOPLE THINK THAT ABSTRACTION MEANS GETTING AWAY FROM REALITY.
MEANS GETTING AWAY FROM REALITY. IT OFTEN PRECISELY THE OPPOSITE
IT OFTEN PRECISELY THE OPPOSITE THAT YOU'RE GETTING AWAY FROM
THAT YOU'RE GETTING AWAY FROM THE VISUAL INTERPRETATION BUT
THE VISUAL INTERPRETATION BUT NEARER TO AN EMOTIONAL
NEARER TO AN EMOTIONAL UNDERSTANDING.
UNDERSTANDING. HE TOOK THE HUMAN FORM AND
HE TOOK THE HUMAN FORM AND REALLY CHANGED THE WAY WE SAW
REALLY CHANGED THE WAY WE SAW THE HUMAN FORM.
THE HUMAN FORM. I NEED TO CREATE SOMETHING THAT
I NEED TO CREATE SOMETHING THAT HELPS FOCUS PEOPLE'S MINDS.
HELPS FOCUS PEOPLE'S MINDS. THAT CHANGED THE WAY PEOPLE SEE
THAT CHANGED THE WAY PEOPLE SEE THEIR WORLD.
THEIR WORLD. IN ORDER FOR US TO GROW AS
IN ORDER FOR US TO GROW AS PEOPLE, WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO
PEOPLE, WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO CHANGE OUR PARADIGMS EVERY ONCE
CHANGE OUR PARADIGMS EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE.
IN A WHILE. I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. HOW DO WE GROW AND EXPRESS
HOW DO WE GROW AND EXPRESS OURSELVES IN NEW WAYS IF WE
OURSELVES IN NEW WAYS IF WE DON'T STRETCH OUT.
DON'T STRETCH OUT. I FEEL THAT'S ONE OF THE ROLES
I FEEL THAT'S ONE OF THE ROLES OF MY ART IS TO STRETCH PEOPLE.
OF MY ART IS TO STRETCH PEOPLE. WELL, I DO START SKETCH OUT A
WELL, I DO START SKETCH OUT A GENERAL COMPOSITION.
GENERAL COMPOSITION. ALL OF THE ELEMENTS HAVE TO FIT
ALL OF THE ELEMENTS HAVE TO FIT TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. IF I PLANNED IT OUT TOO MUCH THE
IF I PLANNED IT OUT TOO MUCH THE WORK DOESN'T HAVE AS MUCH LIFE.
WORK DOESN'T HAVE AS MUCH LIFE. HALF OF BEING OF AN ARTIST IS
HALF OF BEING OF AN ARTIST IS HAVING AN IDEA.
HAVING AN IDEA. THE OTHER HALF IS FIGURING OUT
THE OTHER HALF IS FIGURING OUT WHAT TO DO WHEN IT DOESN'T TURN
WHAT TO DO WHEN IT DOESN'T TURN OUT THE WAY YOU EXPECT IT.
OUT THE WAY YOU EXPECT IT. I LOVE WORKING WITH DIFFERENT
I LOVE WORKING WITH DIFFERENT MATERIALS.
MATERIALS. I FIND THAT STRETCH AND FIND NEW
I FIND THAT STRETCH AND FIND NEW ANSWERS HOW THINGS CAN BE PUT
ANSWERS HOW THINGS CAN BE PUT TOGETHER OR HOW SOMETHING CAN BE
TOGETHER OR HOW SOMETHING CAN BE REALIZED THAT.
REALIZED THAT. SO I TRY TO FIND WAYS TO RE-USE
SO I TRY TO FIND WAYS TO RE-USE THINGS THAT I HAVE.
THINGS THAT I HAVE. IT'S LIKE A MAGAZINE SCULPTURES.
IT'S LIKE A MAGAZINE SCULPTURES. THIS ISN'T TRASH.
THIS ISN'T TRASH. THIS IS RAW MATERIAL.
THIS IS RAW MATERIAL. IF IT'S RAW MATERIAL WHAT CAN I
IF IT'S RAW MATERIAL WHAT CAN I DO WITH IT?
DO WITH IT? MAYBE THEY CAN BE CARVED.
MAYBE THEY CAN BE CARVED. I CREATE STUFF THAT CREATES
I CREATE STUFF THAT CREATES THEIR WORLD A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY
THEIR WORLD A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY THEN I'M HELPING PEOPLE.
THEN I'M HELPING PEOPLE. THAT'S ONE OF THE PEOPLE I LIKE
THAT'S ONE OF THE PEOPLE I LIKE ABOUT ABSTRACT WORK.
ABOUT ABSTRACT WORK. IT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO USE THEIR
IT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO USE THEIR OWN FILTERS.
OWN FILTERS. THEY HAVE TO.
THEY HAVE TO. IT FORCES THEM IN A WAY TO
IT FORCES THEM IN A WAY TO RE-EVALUATE HOW THEY'RE LOOKING
RE-EVALUATE HOW THEY'RE LOOKING AT SOMETHING.
AT SOMETHING. IT'S NOT WHAT IT'S ABOUT TO ME.
IT'S NOT WHAT IT'S ABOUT TO ME. I'VE ALREADY EXPERIENCED IT.
I'VE ALREADY EXPERIENCED IT. I CREATED IT.
I CREATED IT. WHAT'S MORE IMPORTANT WHAT IT'S
WHAT'S MORE IMPORTANT WHAT IT'S TO YOU?
TO YOU? NOT EVERYTHING CAN BE EXPLAINED.
NOT EVERYTHING CAN BE EXPLAINED. SOME THINGS ARE EXPERIENCED
SOME THINGS ARE EXPERIENCED WHICH IS FIND THINGS OUT FOR
WHICH IS FIND THINGS OUT FOR YOURSELF.
YOURSELF. >> WE ARE THRILLED TO HAVE JAMES
>> WE ARE THRILLED TO HAVE JAMES HERE IN THE STUDIO.
HERE IN THE STUDIO. WELCOME.
WELCOME. HI.
HI. >> AS A ABOUT A YEAR AGO YOU
>> AS A ABOUT A YEAR AGO YOU WERE OUR PREMIER EXPRESSION
WERE OUR PREMIER EXPRESSION PROFILE.
PROFILE. WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN SINCE THEN.
WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN SINCE THEN. >> MAKING ART.
>> MAKING ART. >> YOU HAVE SOME BEAUTIFUL ART
>> YOU HAVE SOME BEAUTIFUL ART IN THE STUDIO.
IN THE STUDIO. CAN YOU TELL ABOUT THIS PIECE.
CAN YOU TELL ABOUT THIS PIECE. THIS PIECE WAS REDONE.
THIS PIECE WAS REDONE. I THOUGHT AT ONE POINT BECAUSE
I THOUGHT AT ONE POINT BECAUSE ON VACATION I WAS INSPIRED BY A
ON VACATION I WAS INSPIRED BY A LOT OF LOCKS.
LOT OF LOCKS. AND IT INFORMED A CONCEPT IN MY
AND IT INFORMED A CONCEPT IN MY HEAD FOR THESE GEOMETRIES AND
HEAD FOR THESE GEOMETRIES AND REPRESENTATION OF ROCKS AND SO
REPRESENTATION OF ROCKS AND SO TRANSFORMED IT INTO COMPLETELY
TRANSFORMED IT INTO COMPLETELY SOMETHING NEW.
SOMETHING NEW. >> CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THIS
>> CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THIS STATUE.
STATUE. THIS IS INFORMED FROM TRAVELS.
THIS IS INFORMED FROM TRAVELS. IN 2004 I BELIEVE WE TOOK A TRIP
IN 2004 I BELIEVE WE TOOK A TRIP TO AUSTRALIA AND ALL KINDS OF
TO AUSTRALIA AND ALL KINDS OF ART THERE, AND SO WHEN I CAME
ART THERE, AND SO WHEN I CAME BACK I HAD BEEN DURING THE
BACK I HAD BEEN DURING THE TRAVEL I HAD BEEN DOING THESE
TRAVEL I HAD BEEN DOING THESE SKETCHES OF FIGURES.
SKETCHES OF FIGURES. WHEN I CAME BACK A FRIEND HAD
WHEN I CAME BACK A FRIEND HAD GIVEN ME SOME CONCRETE SAMPLES
GIVEN ME SOME CONCRETE SAMPLES TO PLAY WITH.
TO PLAY WITH. THIS IS NEAT STUFF.
THIS IS NEAT STUFF. SO I STARTED CARVING FIGURES.
SO I STARTED CARVING FIGURES. >> YOU SEEM INFLUENCED BY
>> YOU SEEM INFLUENCED BY TRAVEL.
TRAVEL. THE OPEN STUDIOS TOUR ANNUAL
THE OPEN STUDIOS TOUR ANNUAL VE
VE EVENT IN BLOOMINGTON.
EVENT IN BLOOMINGTON. NEXT STUDIO TOUR WILL BE IN
NEXT STUDIO TOUR WILL BE IN JUNE.
JUNE. FIRST WEEKEND IN JUNE WILL BE
FIRST WEEKEND IN JUNE WILL BE COORDINATING WITH THE GALLERY
COORDINATING WITH THE GALLERY WALK, SAND --
WALK, SAND -- >> WHY IS IT A COOL EVENT FOR
>> WHY IS IT A COOL EVENT FOR PEOPLE TO CHECK OUT?
PEOPLE TO CHECK OUT? IT GIVES PEOPLE TO GET IN A
IT GIVES PEOPLE TO GET IN A STUDIO AND SEE WHAT ARTISTS
STUDIO AND SEE WHAT ARTISTS ACTUALLY DO.
ACTUALLY DO. THERE'S A LOT GOING ON IN THIS
THERE'S A LOT GOING ON IN THIS COMMUNITY CULTURALLY AND ART
COMMUNITY CULTURALLY AND ART WISE.
WISE. BUT PEOPLE DON'T GENERALLY SEE
BUT PEOPLE DON'T GENERALLY SEE WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENS BEHIND THE
WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENS BEHIND THE SCENES.
SCENES. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GET THAT
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GET THAT ON OUR CALENDAR.
ON OUR CALENDAR. IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE THE LATEST
IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE THE LATEST NEWS VISIT HIS WEBSITE.
NEWS VISIT HIS WEBSITE. THANKS FOR BEING ON THE SHOW
THANKS FOR BEING ON THE SHOW TODAY JIM.
TODAY JIM. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. >> NOW WITH JAMES YOU CAN
>> NOW WITH JAMES YOU CAN IDENTIFY THE RECLAIMED MATERIALS
IDENTIFY THE RECLAIMED MATERIALS BUT OUR NEXT ARTIST SHE STRIVES
BUT OUR NEXT ARTIST SHE STRIVES TO CREATE UNRECOGNIZABLE
TO CREATE UNRECOGNIZABLE TRANSFORMATIONS.
TRANSFORMATIONS. MY NAME IS SAIKO GANN.
MY NAME IS SAIKO GANN. IT'S A BELIEF THAT EVEN
IT'S A BELIEF THAT EVEN INANIMATE OBJECTS CAN HAVE A
INANIMATE OBJECTS CAN HAVE A SOUL.
SOUL. I GREW UP PRAYING WITH MY
I GREW UP PRAYING WITH MY MOTHER'S SCRAP MATERIALS BECAUSE
MOTHER'S SCRAP MATERIALS BECAUSE MY MOTHER ALWAYS HAD VARIOUS
MY MOTHER ALWAYS HAD VARIOUS HOBBIES.
HOBBIES. WE WERE ALWAYS TOLD NOT TO TOUCH
WE WERE ALWAYS TOLD NOT TO TOUCH IT.
IT. ITEMS CAN BE VALUABLE AND
ITEMS CAN BE VALUABLE AND VALUABLE TO US.
VALUABLE TO US. I WORK AND PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL
I WORK AND PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS IN A WAY THAT'S NOT
AWARENESS IN A WAY THAT'S NOT CREATING A NEGATIVE.
CREATING A NEGATIVE. I THINK WHEN YOU'RE GIVEN A
I THINK WHEN YOU'RE GIVEN A NEGATIVE INCENTIVE YOU ARE
NEGATIVE INCENTIVE YOU ARE MOTIVATED TO DO WHAT'S REQUIRED
MOTIVATED TO DO WHAT'S REQUIRED OF YOU.
OF YOU. BUT JUST THE MINIMUM.
BUT JUST THE MINIMUM. I TRY TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT
I TRY TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT AND THAT'S BEAUTIFUL AND FUN AND
AND THAT'S BEAUTIFUL AND FUN AND EXCITING.
EXCITING. THE VERY FIRST COLLECTING
THE VERY FIRST COLLECTING MATERIAL.
MATERIAL. FOR EXAMPLE I HAVE RIGHT NOW
FOR EXAMPLE I HAVE RIGHT NOW TWO.
TWO. A COUPLE OF REDS.
A COUPLE OF REDS. SOME BLUES.
SOME BLUES. >> SO FAR MY FAVORITE OUT OF
>> SO FAR MY FAVORITE OUT OF EVERYTHING I'VE MADE IS THE PAIR
EVERYTHING I'VE MADE IS THE PAIR OF THINGS I RECENTLY COMPLETED.
OF THINGS I RECENTLY COMPLETED. I HAVE A ANIMAL.
I HAVE A ANIMAL. I WILL FIRST DO A LOT OF
I WILL FIRST DO A LOT OF RESEARCH.
RESEARCH. PICTURES ON THE INTERNET.
PICTURES ON THE INTERNET. SOME BOOKS.
SOME BOOKS. SOMETIMES IT JUST TAKES DESIGNS
SOMETIMES IT JUST TAKES DESIGNS AND SECTION FROM THE PICTURES.
AND SECTION FROM THE PICTURES. MOST OF THE RESEARCH IS FOR
MOST OF THE RESEARCH IS FOR MAKING THE WIRE STRUCTURE
MAKING THE WIRE STRUCTURE INSIDE.
INSIDE. FOR A LITTLE BIT MORE OF THE
FOR A LITTLE BIT MORE OF THE PRODUCTION TIME GOES INTO
PRODUCTION TIME GOES INTO CREATING THESE ARMATURES.
CREATING THESE ARMATURES. THAT'S THE EXCITING PART FOR ME.
THAT'S THE EXCITING PART FOR ME. THERE'S NOTHING LIKE WORKING
THERE'S NOTHING LIKE WORKING WITH THAT.
WITH THAT. THEY ALMOST BECOMES BRUSH
THEY ALMOST BECOMES BRUSH STROKES.
STROKES. I KIND OF THINK AS THREE
I KIND OF THINK AS THREE DIMENSIONAL IMPRESSION IN HIS
DIMENSIONAL IMPRESSION IN HIS UM.
UM. I THINK OF IT AS A PUZZLE.
I THINK OF IT AS A PUZZLE. ANYTIME I HAVE TWO DIFFERENT
ANYTIME I HAVE TWO DIFFERENT SHAPES IT BECOMES A PUZZLE.
SHAPES IT BECOMES A PUZZLE. HOW THEY MIX TOGETHER, SAND
HOW THEY MIX TOGETHER, SAND JUXTAPO
JUXTAPO JUXTAPOSE.
JUXTAPOSE. SO ANYTIME I FIND THE SILHOUETTE
SO ANYTIME I FIND THE SILHOUETTE I'M LOOKING FOR IT JUST MAKES ME
I'M LOOKING FOR IT JUST MAKES ME VERY HAPPY.
VERY HAPPY. IT'S JUST EXHILARATING.
IT'S JUST EXHILARATING. I'M TRYING TO MAKE IT AS
I'M TRYING TO MAKE IT AS DISCARDED BY PEOPLE AND THAT
DISCARDED BY PEOPLE AND THAT DON'T REALLY HAVE HOMES FOR
DON'T REALLY HAVE HOMES FOR PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. YOU NEED TO CHANGE THEIR
YOU NEED TO CHANGE THEIR THINKING WHAT WE THINK IS
THINKING WHAT WE THINK IS VALUABLE.
VALUABLE. .
. ALL O OF HER PIECES ARE SO
ALL O OF HER PIECES ARE SO BEAUTIFUL.
BEAUTIFUL. I'M BLOWN AWAY BY THAT HORSE
I'M BLOWN AWAY BY THAT HORSE SCULPTURE.
SCULPTURE. SHE CONCEPT LIESES THOSE PIECES
SHE CONCEPT LIESES THOSE PIECES BY PHOTOGRAPHS.
BY PHOTOGRAPHS. OVER THE YEARS WE HAVE FEATURED
OVER THE YEARS WE HAVE FEATURED SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE INDIANA
SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE INDIANA ARTISANS ORGANIZATION INCLUDING
ARTISANS ORGANIZATION INCLUDING LOCAL FAVORITE ANDY BREYER.
LOCAL FAVORITE ANDY BREYER. SOMETIMES I JOKE I'M THE PROUD
SOMETIMES I JOKE I'M THE PROUD OF MAY MOTHER'S FRUSTRATED
OF MAY MOTHER'S FRUSTRATED AMBITION.
AMBITION. SHE WAS ALWAYS DOING ART.
SHE WAS ALWAYS DOING ART. SO I THINK I WAS REALLY BROUGHT
SO I THINK I WAS REALLY BROUGHT UP TO BE AN ARTIST, AND ALL MY
UP TO BE AN ARTIST, AND ALL MY LIFE THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO BE.
LIFE THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO BE. I'M AMY BREYER AND I'M A
I'M AMY BREYER AND I'M A SCULPTU
SCULPTU SCULPTURE.
SCULPTURE. I KNEW I LIKED 3 DEPHENGTHREE-DL
I KNEW I LIKED 3 DEPHENGTHREE-DL STUFF BETTER THAN TWO
STUFF BETTER THAN TWO DIMENSIONAL.
DIMENSIONAL. I GOT MY B.S. A IN SCULPTURE.
I GOT MY B.S. A IN SCULPTURE. RIGHT AFTER I GRADUATED I WENT
RIGHT AFTER I GRADUATED I WENT TO ITALY AND I SMELLED THE DUST
TO ITALY AND I SMELLED THE DUST AND THAT WAS IT.
AND THAT WAS IT. IT'S A HUGE CHALLENGE, CLAY,
IT'S A HUGE CHALLENGE, CLAY, FELT EASY.
FELT EASY. I THINK I LIKE THE CHALLENGE.
I THINK I LIKE THE CHALLENGE. I FEEL I CAN MOVE IT AROUND AND
I FEEL I CAN MOVE IT AROUND AND WORK IT HOW I WANT AND SO IT'S
WORK IT HOW I WANT AND SO IT'S BECOME ALMOST AS FLUID AS MOVING
BECOME ALMOST AS FLUID AS MOVING CLAY AROUND.
CLAY AROUND. I LOVE TO CUT IT.
I LOVE TO CUT IT. THE STONE GIVES BACK TO YOU AND
THE STONE GIVES BACK TO YOU AND THE FACT THAT THIS STONE WAS
THE FACT THAT THIS STONE WAS MADE FROM WHAT WERE LIVING
MADE FROM WHAT WERE LIVING CREATURES GIVES IT A VERY
CREATURES GIVES IT A VERY SPECIAL QUALITY.
SPECIAL QUALITY. I LOVE HEARING THE POP AS PIECES
I LOVE HEARING THE POP AS PIECES FLY OFF.
FLY OFF. YOU CAN HEAR THEM RELEASE THE
YOU CAN HEAR THEM RELEASE THE FEELING OF MAKING IT FLY, IT'S
FEELING OF MAKING IT FLY, IT'S REALLY FUN.
REALLY FUN. STONE SITTING ON A PEDESTAL IS
STONE SITTING ON A PEDESTAL IS BORING.
BORING. BUT I WANT TO EXPAND ON WHAT IS
BUT I WANT TO EXPAND ON WHAT IS STONE AND HOW CAN I CONNECT WITH
STONE AND HOW CAN I CONNECT WITH SOMEBODY.
SOMEBODY. I DO A LOT OF INTERACTIVE WORK
I DO A LOT OF INTERACTIVE WORK WHICH IS NOT TYPICAL IN STONE
WHICH IS NOT TYPICAL IN STONE CARVING.
CARVING. WITH THE ROSE QUARRIES I WANT TO
WITH THE ROSE QUARRIES I WANT TO PLAY WITH THE IDEA OF THE STONE
PLAY WITH THE IDEA OF THE STONE BEING THE PERMANENT HEAVY
BEING THE PERMANENT HEAVY OBJECT.
OBJECT. SARTE DOESN'T REALLY HAPPEN
SARTE DOESN'T REALLY HAPPEN UNTIL UNTIL I HAVE SOMEBODY ELSE
UNTIL UNTIL I HAVE SOMEBODY ELSE COME AND ROLL IT.
COME AND ROLL IT. AND THE VIEWER ROLLS IT AND
AND THE VIEWER ROLLS IT AND MAKES THE IMAGE IN THE SAND
MAKES THE IMAGE IN THE SAND WHICH IS ENDLESSLY RENEWABLE AND
WHICH IS ENDLESSLY RENEWABLE AND REPEATABLE.
REPEATABLE. THE MORE I TEACH THE MORE
THE MORE I TEACH THE MORE TEACHING AND MY ART PRACTICE
TEACHING AND MY ART PRACTICE BECOMES VERY MELDED.
BECOMES VERY MELDED. I STARTED THIS SYMPOSIUM 17
I STARTED THIS SYMPOSIUM 17 YEARS AGO.
YEARS AGO. I MAKE ART BECAUSE I WANT TO
I MAKE ART BECAUSE I WANT TO CONNECT WITH PEOPLE.
CONNECT WITH PEOPLE. SO WHETHER I'M GIVING THEM AN
SO WHETHER I'M GIVING THEM AN EXPERIENCE THROUGH MY WORK OR
EXPERIENCE THROUGH MY WORK OR I'M HELPING THEM TO CREATE ART I
I'M HELPING THEM TO CREATE ART I STILL FEEL LIKE I'M CONNECTING
STILL FEEL LIKE I'M CONNECTING THROUGH THE SAME VEIN.
THROUGH THE SAME VEIN. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT A
FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT A AMYBREYER.com.
AMYBREYER.com. AND WE ARE HERE WITH A PROLIFIC
AND WE ARE HERE WITH A PROLIFIC PHOTOGRAPHER AND DIRECTOR OF
PHOTOGRAPHER AND DIRECTOR OF INDIANA ARTISAN ORGANIZATION
INDIANA ARTISAN ORGANIZATION JOHN BAUER.
JOHN BAUER. JOHN THANK YOU FOR JOINING US
JOHN THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY.
TODAY. >> IT'S A PLEASURE BEING HERE
>> IT'S A PLEASURE BEING HERE TODAY.
TODAY. WELL, THIS ORGANIZATION START IN
WELL, THIS ORGANIZATION START IN 2008 AS A STATE AGENCY, AND
2008 AS A STATE AGENCY, AND THERE WERE FOUR STATE AGENCIES
THERE WERE FOUR STATE AGENCIES INVOLVED IN PUTTING TOGETHER,
INVOLVED IN PUTTING TOGETHER, AND WE WERE NOW AN INDEPENDENT
AND WE WERE NOW AN INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION ON OUR
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION ON OUR OWN.
OWN. OUR MAIN PURPOSE IS ECONOMIC
OUR MAIN PURPOSE IS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BUT PROMOTING
DEVELOPMENT BUT PROMOTING ARTISANS THAT ARE OUR MEMBERS
ARTISANS THAT ARE OUR MEMBERS AND ART IN GENERAL THROUGHOUT
AND ART IN GENERAL THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
THE STATE. JOHN YOU WERE ONE OF THE FIRST
JOHN YOU WERE ONE OF THE FIRST ARTISANS TO BE NAMED PART OF
ARTISANS TO BE NAMED PART OF THIS ORGANIZATION.
THIS ORGANIZATION. AS AN ARTIST HOW HAVE YOU
AS AN ARTIST HOW HAVE YOU BENEFITTED FROM THE INDIANA
BENEFITTED FROM THE INDIANA ARTISANS.
ARTISANS. IT'S A NICE THING .
IT'S A NICE THING . AND I'M REALLY HONORED TO BE A
AND I'M REALLY HONORED TO BE A PART OF IT.
PART OF IT. BUT THEY ALSO DO WORKSHOPS AND
BUT THEY ALSO DO WORKSHOPS AND HOW TO WRITE A BUSINESS PLAN,
HOW TO WRITE A BUSINESS PLAN, HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR SALES.
HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR SALES. IT HELPS IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT
IT HELPS IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS.
WAYS. >> INDIANA ARTISANS HAS BECOME A
>> INDIANA ARTISANS HAS BECOME A STRONG BRAND AS WELL.
STRONG BRAND AS WELL. >> IT CERTAINLY HAS.
>> IT CERTAINLY HAS. IT WAS BASED ON PROGRAMS IN
IT WAS BASED ON PROGRAMS IN OTHER STATES PARTICULARLY THE
OTHER STATES PARTICULARLY THE KENTUCKY CRAFTED PROGRAM, AND WE
KENTUCKY CRAFTED PROGRAM, AND WE GOT A BEAUTIFUL LOGO THAT'S
GOT A BEAUTIFUL LOGO THAT'S REALLY RECOGNIZABLE AND IT'S
REALLY RECOGNIZABLE AND IT'S REALLY AN EXCELLENT BRAND.
REALLY AN EXCELLENT BRAND. YOU'VE ALLUDED THE ECONOMIC
YOU'VE ALLUDED THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SIDE OF INDIANA
DEVELOPMENT SIDE OF INDIANA ARTISAN.
ARTISAN. CAN YOU SPEAK TO THE IMPORTANCE
CAN YOU SPEAK TO THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ARTS TO ECONOMIC
OF THE ARTS TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
DEVELOPMENT. OFTENTIMES IT'S OVERLOOKED.
OFTENTIMES IT'S OVERLOOKED. THE IDEA OF A STARVING ARTIST.
THE IDEA OF A STARVING ARTIST. IT'S ALMOST UNIVERSAL.
IT'S ALMOST UNIVERSAL. ARTISTS THEY'RE NOT GOOD AT
ARTISTS THEY'RE NOT GOOD AT DOING BUSINESS PLAN.
DOING BUSINESS PLAN. THEY NEED THAT KIND OF HELP.
THEY NEED THAT KIND OF HELP. THIS ORGANIZATION IS DESIGNED TO
THIS ORGANIZATION IS DESIGNED TO DO THAT.
DO THAT. >> ALSO WE SEE COMMUNITIES
>> ALSO WE SEE COMMUNITIES AROUND THE STATE THAT HAVE
AROUND THE STATE THAT HAVE BENEFITTED STRONGLY FROM THAT
BENEFITTED STRONGLY FROM THAT ARTISTIC COMMUNITY WHETHER IT BE
ARTISTIC COMMUNITY WHETHER IT BE TOURISM OR SALES.
TOURISM OR SALES. THAT'S ALSO A STRONG PART OF
THAT'S ALSO A STRONG PART OF INDIANA ARTISAN.
INDIANA ARTISAN. AND WE'VE GOT 250 SOME MEMBERS
AND WE'VE GOT 250 SOME MEMBERS NOW IN 57 COUNTIES AROUND THE
NOW IN 57 COUNTIES AROUND THE STATE AND WE'RE STILL GROWING.
STATE AND WE'RE STILL GROWING. THIS IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT'S
THIS IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT'S MEMBERS ARE JURIED IN.
MEMBERS ARE JURIED IN. THE NEXT APPLICATION IS NEXT
THE NEXT APPLICATION IS NEXT MAY.
MAY. THEY APPLY IF THEY DON'T GET
THEY APPLY IF THEY DON'T GET SELECTED THE FIRST TIME THEY'RE
SELECTED THE FIRST TIME THEY'RE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE THE
ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE THE SECOND TIME.
SECOND TIME. >> OH, YES.
>> OH, YES. AT THE END OF MARCH NEXT YEAR
AT THE END OF MARCH NEXT YEAR WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OUR FOURTH
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OUR FOURTH ANNUAL MARKETPLACE IN
ANNUAL MARKETPLACE IN INDIANAPOLIS.
INDIANAPOLIS. YOU CAN COME AND SEE LOTS OF
YOU CAN COME AND SEE LOTS OF ARTISANS AND HEAR THEIR STORIES
ARTISANS AND HEAR THEIR STORIES AND BUY THEIR GOODS.
AND BUY THEIR GOODS. >> JOHN WE APPRECIATE TAKING THE
>> JOHN WE APPRECIATE TAKING THE TIME TO COME IN WITH US TODAY.
TIME TO COME IN WITH US TODAY. >> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. IF YOU'D LIKE TO READ MORE ABOUT
IF YOU'D LIKE TO READ MORE ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION VISIT INDIA
THE ORGANIZATION VISIT INDIA INDIANAARTISAN.org.
INDIANAARTISAN.org. WHAT I LOVE ALL OF THE ARTISANS
WHAT I LOVE ALL OF THE ARTISANS IS THE TOOLS THAT THEY USE FROM
IS THE TOOLS THAT THEY USE FROM POWER TOOLS TO PAINT BRUSHES AND
POWER TOOLS TO PAINT BRUSHES AND AS FIRE AS WE'RE ABOUT TO SEE.
AS FIRE AS WE'RE ABOUT TO SEE. AND BEFORE YOUR EYES BLINKING
AND BEFORE YOUR EYES BLINKING FORMS WITH THE FIRE.
FORMS WITH THE FIRE. WELL, THE FIRST TIME I SAW IT I
WELL, THE FIRST TIME I SAW IT I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS BEAUTIFUL
JUST THOUGHT IT WAS BEAUTIFUL AND HIP NAH ADVERTISING AYPNOTI
AND HIP NAH ADVERTISING AYPNOTI WAS AT MY HOUSE STAYING OVER FOR
WAS AT MY HOUSE STAYING OVER FOR A NIGHT THAT CHANGED IT.
A NIGHT THAT CHANGED IT. AND SHE HAD THESE SOFT LITTLE
AND SHE HAD THESE SOFT LITTLE BALLS ON THE ENDS OF YARNS THAT
BALLS ON THE ENDS OF YARNS THAT SHE WAS SPINNING AROUND.
SHE WAS SPINNING AROUND. OH MY GOSH YOU CAN SEE FIRE.
OH MY GOSH YOU CAN SEE FIRE. I PUT 40 HOURS A WEEK
I PUT 40 HOURS A WEEK RESEARCHING ON THE ENTINTERNET
RESEARCHING ON THE ENTINTERNET SEEING WHAT I COULD FIND ABOUT
SEEING WHAT I COULD FIND ABOUT THIS ART FORM P OCHOI.
THIS ART FORM P OCHOI. OH MY GOD THIS IS AMAZING.
OH MY GOD THIS IS AMAZING. I HAVE COORDINATION OVERNIGHT.
I HAVE COORDINATION OVERNIGHT. AND WITHIN TWO MONTHS I LIVE ON
AND WITHIN TWO MONTHS I LIVE ON FIRE FOR THE FIRST TIME.
FIRE FOR THE FIRST TIME. IT CATCHES YOUR HAIR ON FIRE.
IT CATCHES YOUR HAIR ON FIRE. IT IS ATTACHED TO YOUR FINGERS.
IT IS ATTACHED TO YOUR FINGERS. ONCE I HAVE THAT REALIZATION I
ONCE I HAVE THAT REALIZATION I HAVE LEARNED THE HARDEST TOOL IT
HAVE LEARNED THE HARDEST TOOL IT MADE EVERYTHING ELSE FROM THAT
MADE EVERYTHING ELSE FROM THAT POINT A MUCH EASIER BATTLE.
POINT A MUCH EASIER BATTLE. I AM FLUID AND ESSENTISENSUAL D
I AM FLUID AND ESSENTISENSUAL D MAKING IT MORE ABOUT THE FIRE
MAKING IT MORE ABOUT THE FIRE AND DANCE.
AND DANCE. THE ELEMENT IS BEAUTIFUL AND
THE ELEMENT IS BEAUTIFUL AND IT'S DANGEROUS, AND IT'S
IT'S DANGEROUS, AND IT'S GRACEFUL BUT IT'S DESTRUCTIVE IF
GRACEFUL BUT IT'S DESTRUCTIVE IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE RESPECT FOR
YOU DON'T HAVE THE RESPECT FOR IT.
IT. YOU CAN'T CREATE THAT BEAUTY AND
YOU CAN'T CREATE THAT BEAUTY AND THAT ART THAT CAN COME OUT OF
THAT ART THAT CAN COME OUT OF IT.
IT. AND I'VE NEVER SEEN ART WITH
AND I'VE NEVER SEEN ART WITH FIRE BEFORE.
FIRE BEFORE. SO IT WAS BEAUTIFUL TO SEE
SO IT WAS BEAUTIFUL TO SEE SOMETHING THAT WAS SO
SOMETHING THAT WAS SO HYPNOTIZING AND INTOXICATING AND
HYPNOTIZING AND INTOXICATING AND POWERFUL ALL AT THE SAME TIME.
POWERFUL ALL AT THE SAME TIME. IT JUST SUCKED ME IN.
IT JUST SUCKED ME IN. ERIKA CAN YOU IMAGINE PUTTING
ERIKA CAN YOU IMAGINE PUTTING YOURSELF IN THAT POSITION TRYING
YOURSELF IN THAT POSITION TRYING TO DO THE FIRE DANCE.
TO DO THE FIRE DANCE. I DON'T THINK SO.
I DON'T THINK SO. A LOT OF COURAGE.
A LOT OF COURAGE. A LOT OF COURAGE.
A LOT OF COURAGE. TO FIND OUT HOW TO SEE MOLLY
TO FIND OUT HOW TO SEE MOLLY PERFORM VISIT HER WEBSITE.
PERFORM VISIT HER WEBSITE. DON'T FORGET TO VISIT THE WEEKLY
DON'T FORGET TO VISIT THE WEEKLY SPECIAL WEBSITE FOR MORE
SPECIAL WEBSITE FOR MORE EXPRESSION SEGMENTS.
EXPRESSION SEGMENTS. WE WERE GOING TO HAVE SOME
WE WERE GOING TO HAVE SOME WONDERFUL ARTIST, AND COOL
WONDERFUL ARTIST, AND COOL ARTWORK.
ARTWORK. THIS SHOW DELIVERED.
THIS SHOW DELIVERED. ABSOLUTELY.
ABSOLUTELY. AND I'M EXCITED JUST THE WAY
AND I'M EXCITED JUST THE WAY THAT THESE ARTISTS REINVENTED
THAT THESE ARTISTS REINVENTED AND RE-IMAGINED THE NATURAL
AND RE-IMAGINED THE NATURAL WORLD.
WORLD. FOR ME IT WAS REAL INTERESTING
FOR ME IT WAS REAL INTERESTING TO HEAR THE STORIES BEHIND THE
TO HEAR THE STORIES BEHIND THE ARTISTS AND ART.
ARTISTS AND ART. IT BROUGHT A NEW MEANING TO ART
IT BROUGHT A NEW MEANING TO ART FOR ME.
FOR ME. WELL, THAT'S ALL THE TIME WE
WELL, THAT'S ALL THE TIME WE HAVE FOR TONIGHT.
HAVE FOR TONIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.
US.