Artist spins the wheel to reveal choices available; NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD 2007.FLINTSHIRE artist Megan Broadmeadow, this year's artist in residence at the Eisteddfod eisteddfod (īstĕth`vəd, –vôd) [Welsh,=session], Welsh competitive festival. Contests traditionally are held in all the arts and crafts, with special emphasis on music and poetry. , has made a big splash Big Splash could refer to:
The fully functioning water wheel has been painted and styled to look like something out of a television game show. Based on Flintshire's Industrial Heritage, there will be a subject painted on each segment of the wooden water wheel to represent the choices that people can do with their lives in Flintshire. A performance of a mock game show was held using the water wheel on the Maes yesterday. Megan said: "I found my inspiration for making work about Flintshire's Industrial Heritage, after being based in Greenfield Greenfield, town (1990 pop. 18,666), seat of Franklin co., NW Mass., at the confluence of the Deerfield and Green rivers, near their junction with the Connecticut; settled 1686, set off from Deerfield and inc. 1753. Valley Heritage Park. I've really enjoyed the opportunity to create new work and I look forward to presenting it on the Eisteddfod field. " In partnership with Public Arts Wales Wales, Welsh Cymru, western peninsula and political division (principality) of Great Britain (1991 pop. 2,798,200), 8,016 sq mi (20,761 sq km), west of England; politically united with England since 1536. The capital is Cardiff. and Amgueddfa Cymru-National Museum Wales, each year the Eisteddfod's artist in residence works closely with the local community. Prior to the Eisteddfod this year, Megan has been busy making films, painting and leading workshops in the Flint flint, mineral flint, variety of quartz that commonly occurs in rounded nodules and whose crystal structure is not visible to the naked eye. Flint is dark gray, smoky brown, or black in color; pale gray flint is called chert. area, as well doing research work about the community and its heritage in order to make the water wheel. CAPTION(S): Artist Megan Broadmeadow with her giant wheel rj070807artist-1 |
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