{"id":49111,"date":"2012-07-23T11:56:51","date_gmt":"2012-07-23T15:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/?p=49111"},"modified":"2012-07-23T11:56:51","modified_gmt":"2012-07-23T15:56:51","slug":"making-art-from-nothing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2012\/07\/23\/making-art-from-nothing\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Art From Nothing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The ceramics kiln behind the fine arts complex of Melchers, Pollard and duPont halls on the Fredericksburg campus started showing its age. The wood had rotted in some places and the paint began chipping away from years of outdoor exposure.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_49121\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-49121\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2012\/07\/23\/making-art-from-nothing\/melchers-transformation-010\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-49121\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"49121\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/melchers-transformation-010\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2012\/07\/Melchers-Transformation-010.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2576,1932\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;KODAK DX7590 ZOOM DIGITAL 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the outside of the structure.<\/p>\n<p>Even the plants were \u201crecycled.\u201d \u00a0When Director of Landscape and Grounds Joni Wilson heard about Garmon\u2019s project, she harvested plants from the Dahlgren campus\u2019 vegetative roof and delivered them to the class.<\/p>\n<p>And that\u2019s just for starters.<\/p>\n<p>With the help of her student artists, Garmon plans to turn the art complex into an oasis for students, faculty and staff.<\/p>\n<p>She calls it an exercise in \u201cmaking art from nothing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The class, held during the first eight-week summer session, also transformed the Melchers Hall second-floor terrace into a more colorful space.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_49131\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-49131\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2012\/07\/23\/making-art-from-nothing\/melchers-transformation-007\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-49131\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"49131\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/melchers-transformation-007\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2012\/07\/Melchers-Transformation-007-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;KODAK DX7590 ZOOM DIGITAL CAMERA&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1342435434&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Melchers Transformation 007\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Junior Robert Luther moves newly-painted furniture to the Melchers Hall terrace&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" 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\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2012\/07\/Melchers-Transformation-007-1140x855.jpg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2012\/07\/Melchers-Transformation-007-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-49131\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Junior Robert Luther moves newly-painted furniture to the Melchers Hall terrace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The students, including junior studio art major Robert Luther, painted the area in bright shades of pink, blue and green geometric shapes to play off the shadows.<\/p>\n<p>Luther, who recently transferred to UMW from Germanna Community College, enjoyed his first class at Mary Washington so much he decided to stay on after the summer session ended to continue the work, spending six hours a day repainting the furniture and floor of the Melchers Hall terrace.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis project helps us form a community in our department,\u201d he said. \u201cIt reinforces our togetherness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While refurbishing the old, the artists are intent on preserving the past.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_49141\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-49141\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2012\/07\/23\/making-art-from-nothing\/melchers-transformation-003\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-49141\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"49141\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/melchers-transformation-003\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2012\/07\/Melchers-Transformation-003.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2576,1932\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;KODAK DX7590 ZOOM DIGITAL 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The garden and the terrace show how collaboration between departments and thinking out side of the box can work.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe try to create spaces that promote creative thinking,\u201d Garmon said. \u201cThis has been a really good lesson in going low-tech and making something cool happen.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ceramics kiln behind the fine arts complex of Melchers, Pollard and duPont halls on the Fredericksburg campus started showing its age. The wood had rotted in some places and the paint began chipping away from years of outdoor exposure. Carole Garmon, professor of art at the University of Mary Washington, saw potential. 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