The Work at Hand

By Sarah | March 23, 2012 |

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…

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Geneologies

By Sarah | March 21, 2012 |

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…

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Hempel Studio News

By Sarah | January 26, 2012 |

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.

So glad you are here!

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