Saturday, March 29, 2008

Folk Artist Pat Thomas Leads Sculpture Workshop at Delta State

 

 

Mississippi Delta Blues Society of Indianola

2007 Blues Artist of the Year – Pat Thomas

 

 

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Folk Artist Pat Thomas Leads Sculpture Workshop at Delta State

 

CLEVELAND―Noted folk artist Pat Thomas of Leland led the Lighthouse Arts & Heritage After-School Program in a sculpture workshop yesterday on the campus of Delta State University

 

Thomas showed the students how to sculpt a bird, a human head, and a snake.  Students sculpted their own pieces as Thomas demonstrated technique and assisted the students.

 

Thomas is the son of James “Son” Thomas, a famous Blues player and folk artist. Thomas, who is also a musician, sculpts in the same style as his father, using found objects and often depicting heads and animals.  To see examples of his work, go to www.materialmississippi.org  

 

The event was funded by The History Channel’s “Save Our History” grant program and the Foundation for the Mid South.  The Delta State University Art Department donated studio space for the workshop.

 

The Lighthouse Arts & Heritage After-School Program is run by Delta State University’s Delta Center for Culture and Learning.  In the program the students, 7 and 8 grade students from D.M. Smith Middle School in Cleveland, learn about the rich heritage of their home, the Mississippi Delta, and also receive art instruction.

 

For more information, contact the Delta Center for Culture and Learning at (662) 846-4311.

 

Proposed Cutline: Thomas assists Lighthouse student Korxinskee Frazier of Cleveland in adding nostrils to his bird.

 

[deltastate.edu]

 

 

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