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Art out of San Clemente Dam Rebar! Historic!

8/5/2016

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This steelhead trout was made from 94-year-old rebar extracted from inside the San Clemente Dam cement when it was taken down last summer. Richard Schrader, master blacksmith, and I made it over the course of four days.

When I asked if I could try my hand at creating a simple fish...Richard said yes...but I had no idea what that actually would mean! While I did not get photos of the beginning of the forming of the steelhead from the rebar, there are photos from the last two days...I helped form the fish and did the tooling of the scales and the tail marks and one of the fins..and then worked with Richard in the rest of the formation as he hammered and cut metal effortlessly!..Made it look like it was as easy to manipulate as butter!

This sculpture is a precursor to a much larger piece* we will be making from rebar from the dam. See photo below. It will be installed in Carmel Valley next year. Stay tuned!
(* yet to be determined what it will be)


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Finished work. Fish is set on a rusted metal piece from the San Clemente Dam.
© Paola Berthoin and Richard Schrader, 2016

See the gallery of photos to see some of the process to make the sculpture. Put your cursor over the image to activate.


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Toni Henderson, graphic designer of the Art Dept, A Graphic Design Studio, created this fun little book and story, BIG Dam FISH Story, highlighting this one-of-a-kind collaborative creation.

PictureRebar and other metals collected from the San Clemente Dam Removal Project site with the help of Wayne Bounds and Evan Delay.

Here are a few photos from a prototype fish Richard worked on before we began the smaller fish. This rebar, also from the dam, is a good 3/4" thick as compared to the piece used for the smaller fish which is about 1/2". Participating in this process gave me a good idea what it takes to shape steel...not easy!
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Ariane
8/6/2016 06:27:00 pm

What a brilliant idea to collaborate with another artist in a medium that is new to you and absolutely perfect for the steelhead trout! Exciting process and very beautiful outcome.

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paola link
8/8/2016 07:48:49 pm

Thank you, Ariane! It is stimulating to work with a completely different medium and work collaboratively. I can feel my brain working in a whole new way!

Paola

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    Paola Berthoin is the designer/creator/publisher of  Passion for Place: Community Reflections on the Carmel River Watershed. Her focus is inspiring and educating people about the natural world through the arts. She is available to design your book, create (illustrate and write) interpretive materials for your watershed community, consult for healthy gardens, paint a commissioned painting of your favorite place in the Carmel River Watershed and beyond!


    When we allow wildness, our own spirit, to flourish within, we can also respect and allow nature’s spirit, the wild outside, to exist.
             - Paola Fiorelle Berthoin
                                                                                                                                                               

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