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News Release Aug. 11, 2006 Artist Marcia MacDonald to Present Workshop and Lecture at Boise State University Marcia MacDonald, an artist who specializes in metal jewelry, will give a free lecture at 7 p.m. Sept. 15 in the Farnsworth Room of the Boise State Student Union Building. She also will give a workshop, "Expression and Adornment through the Narrative," Sept. 16-17 in the Art Metals Studio in the Liberal Arts Building. MacDonald’s appearances are sponsore d by the Boise State Art Department and the student Art Metals Club.
MacDonald’s jewelry incorporates mixes of silver, gold and found objects such as rusted metal and painted tin. "The dichotomies of life intrigue me the most — the way our most divine impulses coexist with out most earthbound ones, or the way our most serious moments also have an aspect of humor, if you can just step back from them" she writes in her artist’s statement. "That’s why you’ll find contrasting materials and images in my work, like metals alongside rusted steel, or sterling silver cast in the forms of brittle-looking twigs and branches." Participants in the workshop are required to have basic sawing, filing and soldering experience; knowledge of basic hand tools will be helpful. The class will stress design, drawing, problem solving and fabrication techniques, and will be structured around a series of lectures and demonstrations with plenty of time for individual attention and work. Students will work with traditional and alternative materials and will finish with jewelry or small objects that are meant for adornment, expression or personal importance. For more information about the workshop contact Boise State professor Anika Smulovitz at (208) 426-4060 or anikasmulovitz@boisestate.edu. -30- Contact: Anika Smulovitz, Art Department, (208) 426-4060, anikasmulovitz@boisestate.edu Media Contact: Julie Hahn, University Communications, (208) 426-5540, juliehahn@boisestate.edu Boise State University is the largest institution of higher education in Idaho with about 18,600 students and 2,200 faculty and staff. More than 190 undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and technical degrees are offered within eight colleges. A metropolitan university located in the capital city, Boise State is committed to life-enhancing research, teaching excellence and public service.
email communications@boisestate.edu Last reviewed on Wednesday, January 03, 2007
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