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Not all art is born form drying paint and pottery wheels. Some is born from a violent combination of fire and metal. Some art is made not from a few brush strokes, but hours of hard labor while surrounded by the threat of serious injury or death. Iron sculpting is this type of art.
This weekend, the Georgia Sculpting Society held an Invitational Iron Pour at the South Thomas Street Art Complex and invited the public to come and watch sculptors from around the area create raw pieces of metal art from hot molten iron. Below are some photos from the event.
Molten iron is poured from a ladle into a mold to create an iron sculpture.
Christian Bailey takes a break at the end of the Invitational Iron Pour.
George S. Morgan, Jr. is showered by sparks from the furnace called MOTHERS LITTLE HELPER as he uses oxygen to reheat iron that had cooled in the furnace.
A group of leather clad Iron Sculptors pour molten iron into a ladle from MOTHERS LITTLE HELPER. The smaller furnace of the pair, MOTHERS LITTLE HELPER can heat and hold 150 pounds of molten iron. MOTHER has a 300 pound capacity.
Lindsey Ethridge, left, a Georgia sculpture student, and Jessi Veverka, a sculpture student at Bradley University in Peoria, Ill. take a break while the MOTHER furnace heats up some raw iron.
Josh Revord, a sculpture student at Ole Miss, carves a mold for a iron sculpture of a meditation labyrinth.
A group of visitors to the Thomas Street Art Complex look on as iron sculptors pour molten iron into small molds made from sand. The molds could be purchased by visitors for $15 who could then etch a personal design into it and take home a small iron piece.
Jim “Jimbo” Buonaccorsi, a sculpture professor and founder of the Invitational Iron Pour, walks by MOTHERS LITTLE HELPER, the smaller of a pair of furnaces used to melt iron ingots into molten metal. The larger of the pair of furnaces is called MOTHER and both were built by Buonaccorsi.
Christian Bailey guides in a forklift to pick up large molds.
Iron Sculpters pour molten iron into a mold created by Ole Miss sculpting student Josh Revord.
As you all know by now, the Bulldogs pulled through with a 41-10 victory against the University of Hawai’i Warriors. Here are a couple of photos from the game.
Photos by Sara Guevara
A University fan holds a sign before the beginning of the Sugar Bowl game Monday, January 01, 2008 in New Orleans, La.
Tailback Knowshon Moreno runs to the endzone for a second touchdown in the first quarter in a game against the University of Hawai’i in New Orleans, La., on Monday, January 01, 2008.
The Bulldogs pulled through with a 31-17 victory against GA Tech on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2007 despite the cold weather. Can anyone say bowl game? I can.
Photo by Sara Guevara
Flanker Michael Moore and quarterback Matthew Stafford celebrate Stafford’s touchdown in the second quarter in a game against Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Ga., Saturday, Nov. 24, 2007. Georgia won 31-17.
Photo by Sara Guevara
Fullback Brannan Southerland is tackled by cornerback Jahi Word-Daniels after catching a pass in the first quarter Saturday, Nov. 24, 2007.
Photo by Sara Guevara
Fullback Shaun Chapas carries up the middle during the fourth quarter Saturday, Nov. 24, 2007.
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Placekicker Brandon Coutu and holder Brian Mimbs pet Uga VI before kickoff in a game against Kentucky Saturday.
SARA GUEVARA
Tailback Knowshon Moreno rushes for 8 yards to the 36-yard line before being tackled by defensive end Dominic Lewis for a first down during the second quarter.
SARA GUEVARA
Wide receiver Keenan Burton is tackled by University players at the 31-yard line during the second quarter Saturday.
Georgia fans have come to know the annual Georgia-Auburn game as the game with the home team disadvantage, however Georgia bucked the trend this year and outscored Auburn 45-20.
This game also marked the first time Georgia has worn a black jersey since 1942. The occasion? The “black out” called for by Georgia seniors. Coach Mark Richt dodged the question all week, but the giveaway was when everyone’s favorite bulldog, Uga, came out on the field wearing a black Georgia sweater.
Photos by Josh D. Weiss
Thomas Brown makes his way down field during a 53 yard run in the third quarter.
Thomas Flowers picks off a pass by Auburn quarterback Brandon Cox. Cox threw four interceptions against Georgia’s one.
Photos taken by Lindy E. Dugger
Hairy Dawg crowd surfs through the student section after Knowshon Moreno’s third-quarter touchdown that put Georgia ahead 24-20.
Tailback Jason Johnson dances with teammates at the end of pre-game warmups on Saturday afternoon.
Georgia’s Sean Bailey leaps over Auburn’s Jonathan Wilhite to catch a 13-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Matt Stafford early in the second quarter, putting Georgia ahead 16-3. Georgia went on to win the game 45-20.
On Saturday Georgia played Troy in their homecoming game. Alumni cheerleaders and band members came out to support the Bulldogs. After a tenuous start, the Dogs secured a victory against the Trojans. Last year Georgia lost its homecoming to SEC rival Vanderbilt.
Troy had the potential to upset Georgia coming into the game with a 6-2 record (both losses came at the hands of SEC schools). The Troy defense created turnovers on the first two Georgia offensive plays, although Georgia broke the streak with a touchdown run on its third. Georgia regained control of the game and pulled away just before the half.
Photos and a few word by Josh D. Weiss:
Homecoming for Georgia is usually one of the least attended games of the season. However, I was surprised and pleased to see an almost full crowd this go round.
Photos by Kelly Wegel
I love these guys, and they stayed til the very end. Most fans filed out once Georgia had a strong enough hold. Bummer.
Bill Dunaway, a UGA cheerleader from 1958-1961, leads fans in a cheer remembering a fellow cheerleader.
Knowshon Moreno ran an insane amount. I have been partial to no. 4 Sean Bailey, but Knowshon has become one of my favorites. Every time I couldn’t quite see the ball, I just looked for the 24, and sure enough, he had it.
No. 20 Georgia beat no. 9 Florida in Jacksonville, Florida Saturday night, the first Georgia win in Gator country since 2004. Stafford threw three touchdown passes and the Bulldogs sacked Florida quarterback Tim Tebow six times. After the game, fans hoisted players into the stands with them, celebrating a long-awaited win.
PHOTO BY KELLY WEGEL
Junior flanker Mohamed Massaquoi makes the second Georgia touchdown in Saturday’s game after an 84-yard pass from quarterback Matthew Stafford in the first quarter. After a good kick attempt from Brandon Coutu, the score was Georgia 14, Florida 7. Georgia won 42-30.
PHOTO BY KELLY WEGEL
Georgia’s Reshad Jones brings down Florida’s Percy Harvin after Harvin ran 12 yards in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s game in Jacksonville.
PHOTO BY KELLY WEGEL
Georgia fans celebrate with junior flanker Kenneth Harris (left) and senior place kicker Brandon Coutu after Saturday’s win against Florida in Jacksonville.
Photos by Josh D. Weiss
Junior linebacker Dannell Ellerbe tackles Florida wide receiver Louis Murphy during the first quarter of Georgia’s win Saturday.
Junior defensive tackle Jarius Wynn performs the Gator Chomp after Georgia scored it’s first touchdown during Saturday’s game. The team rushed the field and was charged for excessive celebration and unsportsmanlike conduct.
Redshirt Freshman Knowshon Moreno gets pulled down by the Florida defense after a short run during the third quarter.
Freshman defensive back Vance Cuff celebrates with fans in the Georgia section of Jacksonville Municipal Stadium after the team’s win against Florida. Georgia’s last win against Florida was in 2004 and before that 1997.
KELLY WEGEL
Our party of four (two writers, another photographer, and yours truly) arrived in Knoxville Saturday at about 1p.m. It was a sea of orange as far as the eye could see.
Once in the stadium, we were relegated to the smallest and most ill-equipped photo room I have ever been in. No wireless connection, barely enough space to fit our laptops, and wires criss-crossing all over the tables and hanging from the ceiling. The feeling of unease grew as Tennessee made touchdown after touchdown. So did the noise. I have to hand it to those Tenn. fans, they may only know one song, but they know it well. I must have heard “Rocky Top” twenty times, no joke. It seemed to burst from them at every opportunity.
Georgia made two touchdowns, Tenn. made five.
As quarterback Matthew Stafford later said in the interview room while I took photos of him, “they just played better than us.”
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Juan Melendez spoke before Amnesty International, the Golden Key Honor Society, Georgians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, HLSA, ACS, and anyone else from the community who was interested to hear his story in room 150 of the Student Learning Center Thursday night.
Melendez spent eighteen years on death row before he was exonerated. He spent his time telling his story of how he came to be incarcerated and life inside prison.
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