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Saturday, August 27, 2011

Returning to Teaching Full Time...I Hope

As I continue to apply to various schools for a full time teaching position.... I hope I land a school where the kids need creativity and nurturing. My kids are both off to school. Wish me luck

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Summer 2011; Middle and High School 3-D Art/ Nature Science Classes

  I'm seeking to take on several Art Enthusiasts as students? Calling all Natural Science/ Sculpture students during the Summer on Tuesday and Thursday Evenings 6-8pm and 9am-12 noon Weekends. We will work together at my house/ studio starting June 11th through August 12th, missing 4th of July week.

 We will meet at 9:00- 12:00 June 11th for a Initial class preview and to review the course and hand out supply lists.  Please bring your Parent or Legal Guardian for the first get together. We will meet at 907 Pond St. Cary NC. 27511. I have my NC Art Certification K-12 and I'm ready to teach Middle-High School Art!!!

Five spots available for ages 12-18. Two evenings a week 6-8 pm and 9-12 noon on Saturdays for the Summer.




  We will make...





Altered Ceramic Sculptures of Critters, Wood Carving of Birds, Latex/ Plaster Mold Making of Tracks and Turtle Shells and Cement Tiles Impressions of different Plants and tie in how all these processes relate to Natural Science investigation. Call (919) 889-9129 if your interested. I'll be loading course outline and program descriptions asap. Thanks Hugh
 
 You can check up on my Museum work here 
 
 
Our 919 460-1823 is our home mobile number...no more land line! Hope to have my teaching site up soon, Check out my blog while you are at my website.
 
Indian Proverb " God gives you the Boat..its up to you to row away from the rocks"
Hugh
 

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Right Whale Fetus nearing completion

The best part of waking up is finishing a sculpture thats going into the NC Museum of Natural Sciences.
The Nature Research Center will house "Lil Stumpy" in 2012.


Monday, January 31, 2011

Stumpy's Story: Right Whale in NCMNS Mammals Collection

Expaining the scale of Right Mother(Stumpy) and Fetus 

Julia inside the Fetuses Mouth, a favorite photo opportunity

Model and Sculpture Rough Out before final Sculpting

Using the Internet to visit The New Bedford Whaling Museum

Plasticine Clay Model of Stumpy's Fetus/ sculpted from photo's of Whaling Museum Fetus
Connect with NCMNS to hear more about Stumpy and her Fetus. Here are some photos just of the exhibit component on Stumpy during Marine Mammal Day.

Friday, January 28, 2011

Send me photos from your visit to Marine Mammal Day

Looking for interesting photos to post from Marine Mammals Day. While your attending Marine Mammal day consider a trip to one of the NC Aquariums or the maritime museum in Beaufort. E-mail me at hugh.obryant@gmail.com

http://www.ncmaritime.org/

http://naturalsciences.org/

http://www.ncaquariums.com/

Thursday, January 27, 2011

See you at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences 1st Marine Mammal Day: 1/29/11

This is going to be a really neat event where Scientists, Museums, Aquariums, and Coastal Educators will come to share their knowledge and interests in Marine Mammals...you know Seals, Orcas, Dolphins, Manatees, Whales both big and small. I'll be there too.

Please let your friends know that the NC Museum of Natural Sciences will be hosting this event in Raleigh, NC from 9am-5pm Saturday the 29th of January 2011

Here is a link to the NCMNS
  http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=nc+museum+of+natural+sciences&aq=0&aqi=g7g-v3&aql=&oq=nc+museum+of+Natural.
Pine Knolls Shore Aquarium
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=pine+knolls+aquarium&aq=0&aqi=g7g-v3&aql=&oq=Pine+knolls+

Thursday, January 20, 2011

RIght Whale Fetus Skull

 One of my latest assignments from the NC Museum of Natural Science is to extrapolate what a Right Whale Fetus Skull would look like when sculpted from scratch using research information, measurements and comparrisons to adult Right Whale Skulls. I also have fetus skull and skeleton pictures to guide me provided by Bob Rocha at the New Bedford Whaling Museum.
  So,I am constructing the skull out of an armature of electical conduit and styrofoam with a gypsum cement and fiberglass skin. I'll be posting progressive construction photos and links to my webpage as well. This whale fetus skull will be mounted in the new Narure Research Center in Raleigh, NC
  The mandibles where the baleen would be are going to be connected to the brain cavity and rostrum...the entire length from tip of skull to rear of skull will be 117cm.

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Outdoor Sculptural applications for Concrete

  I am beginning a series of sketches about the wildlife found at Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve in Cary, NorthCarolina.
 This  site was where I tied the knot with my wife August 13th, 2000. Every year I visit this preserve in the Spring when the wildflowers bloom. Then I always attempt to visit there in January and Febuary to see the Spotted Salamanders and their Breeding ritual.
  I want to create a low 3-D relief that captures the year round beauty of this local destination...surrounded by Hemlocks and Galax.

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