Show Bruin ruin Bear I taking shape Ceville Bailey Contributing Writer c Artist ArnSt Maria Bardini has 3 been awarded the task of sculpting a Bruin bear in honor of the Salt Lake Community Community Community Com Com- Co College lIege mascot Salt Lake Community Colleges College's Purchasing Department Depart Depart- melt ment sent out an open call calI re request re- re quest for Utah artists to subI sub- sub 1 I W 3 ni proposals for the project y fAn Any Utah artist was rae ag g. g j to submit a proposal however however VeVer Bardini is part of the family a alumna and currently an Administrative tive Assistant in ih the Institutional Institutional Institutional Marketing Department W r inis ini's proposal consisted ro arquette uette or a model 1 1 i alI bear Bardini would t a awarded the project ct l lEs going to be protecting i of the student cen- cen ter said Bardini It wont won't be fierce looking It will be a protective protective protective pro pro- kind of look Bardini will be carving the Bruin Bear from a ton 14 rock of red sandstone sandstone sandstone sand sand- stone also known as Moen- Moen kopi The large rock located at the north end of the Student Events Center at the Taylors- Taylors ville-Redwood ville campus is barricaded off and covered to protect it from the elements Bardini will be sculpting sculpting sculpting sculpt sculpt- ing the project on location and in full fulI view of passers- passers by Bardini began sculpting the project on June 20 2009 The sculpture will take about a year to complete Upon completion the Bruin Bear Sculpture will reside permanently permanently permanently perma perma- at its current location I Bardini's proposal was cho- cho bear it all aU Continued on A 10 Rock to bear it all Continued from Al Alsen Alsen Alsen sen from among many artists who submitted proposals for the project The number of proposals is unknown to Bardini They dont don't tell you Its It's a secret said Bardini The artistic term teon for forthe forthe forthe the process Bardini willbe will willbe willbe be using is known as point enlargement In the process of point enlargement enlargement enlargement enlarge enlarge- ment an artist replicates a small piece and makes it large In this case Bardini Bardini Bardini Bar Bar- dini will be using the Marquette she used for her proposal as a point of reference while chiseling away at nt the ton 14 rock Bardini's sculpting skills were acquired while on scholarship to an art school in a small Italian town Bardini Bardini Bardini Bar Bar- dini has been sculpting on and off ever since We are in ing students to come com and if they want t to learn the process the they can come and get ir iii iq said Bardi Bardini i. i Bardini will be working working working work work- ing on the project Monday Monday Monday Mon Mon- day thru Friday during during during dur dur- ing the evening and also on Saturdays It will be exciting exciting exciting be bear ing to see how the ri r i shapes up and transforms transforms trans- trans forms fOnTIS over the next year I will definitely stop by b I I to see it said student Pa Paul l. l fi |