Posts by Sarah
The Work at Hand
Currently, at the studio the major work that is happening is a commission for a church south of Pittsburgh. The parish is condensing its ethnic parishes into one congregation, Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, after the first American born saint. To honor the heritage of the parishes in the consolidation, five saints will be placed…
Read MoreGenealogies and Frederick Hart
When I was at Jubilee 2012 this past February, I had the privilege of speaking with David Gruesel, the architect best known for his work on PNC Park in Pittsburgh. One of the things we discussed was the reality of being classically-trained, but still interested in making work that speaks to a people in a…
Read MoreGeneologies
I like to think of the apprenticeship model in terms of geneology. My first mentor in sculpture was Anthony Frudakis, son of Evangelos Frudakis, who studied with Paul Manship (of Prometheus at Rockafeller Center sculpture fame), who also employed one of my favorite sculptors, Gaston Lachaise, in his studio. Manship studied with George Bridgman,whose books…
Read MoreHempel Studio News
Welcome to Hempel Studio News, a source for a glimpse into the studio as well as commentary on art in the news, information for collectors, tidbits from the history of art, thoughts about community building through the arts, and other musings about the aesthetic life.
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