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Artist Edgar Smith describes process behind "Flat Cottonwood" work
Summary
Artist Edgar Smith told a Missoula meeting about creating "Flat Cottonwood," a framed sculptural work assembled from sun-dried cottonwood pieces painted with white house paint; he described collecting, processing and arranging the wood and his intent to make the pieces read as a flattened tree.
Artist Edgar Smith described the origins and process for a sculptural work titled "Flat Cottonwood" during a Missoula meeting. He said he collected downed cottonwood pieces from wetland areas, dried and processed them, and arranged them on a surface to create a flattened, framed composition.
Smith said the work grew out of walking wetland areas and collecting wood: "My name is Edgar Smith, and I am going to talk about this piece right here, which is entitled flat cottonwood. It's a piece that kind of, came from from just…
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