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  • Page 5 WESTERN CAROLINIAN September 24, 2010 - Studentcreated murals installed in Cullowhee From Staff Reports Creating the 8-by-16-foot wide hand-painted murals that replaced faded billboards on Old Cullowhee Road was exhaustingphysically and mentallyas well as inspir- ing, said one of the five stu- dents who helped design and paint them. I share the Cullowhee Revitalization Endeavors vision, and this sign is kind of symbolic of what CuRvE is trying to do, said Joseph Hader, a senior fine arts ma- jor with a concentration in graphic design from Cary. We took an old, peeling sign and replaced it with some- thing new that helps define the area. One side depicts a stu- dents idea of what a beau- . tified Cullowhee could look like. The other side says Welcome to Cullo- whee: Valley of the Lilies. The project was among 31 completed by students in a summer mural class taught professor of art education. Their clients ranged from the American Red Cross in Asheville to Rickman Gen- eral Store in Cowee Valley. The class wedded the idea of purposeful design and creativity, said Tapley. Most students had previ- ous training in art or painting -in which their assignments were probably based in tech- nical mastery and the devel- opment of their individual style. This course required working together, and select- ing and executing a design based on the expressed needs of the nonprofit agency. Community _ beautifica- tion has been a focus for CuRvE, a nonprofit organi- zation committed to revital- izing Cullowhee along the Tuckaseigee River and Old Cullowhee Road. When the opportunity arose to request a student-created mural, Chris Blake, a CuRvE co- chair and assistant professor of English, said members im- mediately thought of an old Amold Ashe with Cullo- whee Cafe, which has sup- ported CuRvE, and his fam- ily, offered to let the signs be refurbished in a way that would represent the com- munity. Then in May, Seth Bach, a local graphic design- er, met with Blake at Cullo- whee Cafe to sketch some initial mural design ideas, and Bach incorporated one theory that the word Cullo- whee comes from Cherokee language identifying the area as a place of lilies. In addition, Blakes neighbor, Etheree Chancellor, loaned Blake a book with a picture. of the Cullowhee lily that she said used to grow plenti- fully in the valleys wetland areas. a Blake presented the con- cept to Tapleys class, and five studentsHader; Kris- tina Finsterwalder, a senior art education major from Waynesville; Orlando An- derson, a sophomore art ma- jor from Greensboro; Kath- erine Monjure, a junior art The lilies that reportedly once grew plentifully in Cullowhees wetland areas are . featured on the new mural on Old Cullowhee Road. Mountain; and Billy Love, a masters degree student in art education from Columbia, S.C.took part. The project was very involved, said Had- er. For the side he designed the side with the lilies Had- er considered details from the shades of color to the variety by . Erin, Taple. t billboar: the area. education major from,Kings he proposed a shade of cream of lily. For the background, Photo Submitted Western Carolina University students created a mural that depicts what a beautified Cullowhee could look like. ie EIGy ES Wee Pe Be > [9 [ie | aie [> |o Bele Bo Gil Exo as jo [oo | > Fe (> |o| cabal 2 3 |B O Gas 2 ee iss jo = |e |r ee | eas eis || Ea |e | =e me | | > |e Ole we CENGS ERA mice rae EEaBEs alc that would hint of the natu- tal green of the trees in the community and a lavender that would hint of the purple of neighboring WCU. Hader . worked with Blake to finalize the design, at one point using what he had learned in a ty- pography class taught by Jon Jicha, professor of graphic design, to tweak the kerning, or the relationship between the letters. Hader also found a photo of the kind of flower often considered the Cullowhee lilythe atamasco lily and requested permission to use it from the photog- rapher, David McAdoo of Kernersville. McAdoo, who enjoys photographing native orchids, carnivorous plants and wildflowers, spotted the Come Pla: flower while driving back roads near Savannah, Ga. It iS amazing what you can see when you go car hiking, said McAdoo. To prepare the boards for the mural, students used wood filler to create a smooth surface and installed them in- Si@d. The: desighl ivamnprinted | cltiding Roger Turk, Randy Fox, Brandon: Green, -Jobn - on a transparency, and. then projected onto the boards. Students traced the design, mixed the colors and painted. They practiced techniques to create textured looks, such. as the method used on the rocks, said Hader. I had never done anything to that scale before, said Hader. Its a test of endurance. Within five weeks, the Cullowhee mural was com- plete. Although the revital- ized Cullowhee of 10 years from now may look very dif- ferent from what the students painted, we hope that the quaint, artsy, natural beauty expressed in the mural will always remain, said Blake. The next challenge was to find a way to remove the old signs and install the new ones. Although they look the Cat's Den and Campus Recreation Photo Submitted small from the road, they are actually very large, said Blake. The sign went up Aug. 17, thanks to help from Cullowhee residents such as Steven Burch and support either on-site or behind-the- scenes from WCUs Facili- ties Management staff, in- Freeman, L.G. Painter, Keith Dills, Travis Taylor, Terry Watson, Bo Aiken, Dale Mathis and R.B. Danner. So far, the signs have been well received, said Norman West, who owns Cullowhee Real Estate. Everybody loves them down here, said West. They are very, hand- some signs. Such mural projects are a good fit for revitalization ef- forts such as CuRvEs, said Love, who had worked on similar projects in the past. Murals can not only make an area more attractive and highlight the communitys strengths but also, on their own, attract visitors. They often become a destination in themselves, he said. August 26h at Sor : Billiards Tournament at CAT'S DEN September 6 frory 1-3porm : Ping Pong on the UC Lawn September 22nd from t-3pm Ping Pong on the UC Lawn October Ist at 7pm Madden Tournament and Board Game Night at Cat's Den October Sth from S-7:30pm Balloon Tag on the UC Lawn a ee ee ee ee de ah IN Nt MaLe de tele NA ety, et Mle Mie Te Inn: Tah leh he sie gaia ate dae ae cat ee ee - October 12th fram 1-3pm Ping Pong on the UC Lawn October 22nd from 8-10pm x. Rock, Paper, Scissors Shootout atthe Cat's Den November 18th at 7:30pm Turkey Bowling at the Cat's Den For more information please contact sdsorensen@email.wcu.edu or visit catsden.wcu.edu ee ee a a
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