Friday, May 19, 2017
Lake Oconee News
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T. Michael Stone/Staff
University of Georgia student Hannah Dugan works on lettering taken from the U.S.
Constitution.
Mural
Continued from A1
working long days in order
to get it done.
“We planned it really
well for a month,” Norman
said. “We had to hand pick
which people we wanted to
work with. Everybody had
to be able to pull their own
weight.”
Students divided up
the labor with each one
focusing on a specific aspect
of the mural.
Roth, for example, has
a talent for rendering
animals and also specializ
es in draperies. As a result,
she was tabbed to focus on
the flowing stars and stripes
and the bald eagle that is
central to the mural.
Roth is also the project
manager. She has complet
ed her studies at the Univer
sity of Georgia and will be
attending Columbia College
in Chicago. Her dedication
to the project might best be
demonstrated by the fact
that she got married just
before it started and chose
to finish it before leaving on
any sort of honeymoon.
Hannah Dugan was
chosen to draw in the letter
ing taken from the United
States Constitution, while
Gunnar Tarsa and Garrett
Ray did most of the por
traits.
Young Lim Lee also con
tributed to the portraits.
According to Norman, the
young Korean artist was
intimidated by the scale of
the mural, saying it was 10
times as large as anything
she had ever done.
But the detailed planning
the group did before the
project helped and Lee was
able to jump right in and do
exceptional work like the
rest.
Early on, Norman said he
was approached by an Af
rican-American gentleman
who reminded him that
African-Americans fought
in some of the wars repre
sented in the mural.
Norman said he told the
gentleman to be patient.
At that stage of the mural’s
creation, the faces were still
fleshed out with neutral
colors.
After the sailor on
the mural was finished,
Norman, who is Afri
can-American himself, said
a parade of black people
were honking their horns as
they passed by.
Norman said locals have
been supportive, putting
the students up in cabins
at Hard Labor Creek State
Park and feeding them.
“They won’t let us pay
for meals,” Norman said.
“It’s been one of the most
positive experiences I’ve
had painting a mural.”
The military theme was
chosen to help Rutledge
celebrate the upcoming
Memorial Day with prom
inent quote “Never Forgot
ten” at the mural’s center.
“We wanted, and the
ladies wanted us to come up
with a concept that would
encompass the history of
America,” Norman said.
“That’s a big task for the
hardiest artist.”
The mural incorporates
figures that represent the
American Revolution, the
Civil War, the two World
Wars, the Korean War, the
Vietnam War and Ameri
ca’s desert wars.
According to Norman,
the artists decided not to
focus on airplanes and
weaponry.
The mother of one of the
members of the Rutledge
Garden Club served in a
nAir Force group called the
Wasps during World War
II and since the artists had
her portrait they decided to
paint her into the mural.
Norman said Lesnikows-
ki burst into tears when she
saw her represented in the
mural.
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Project manager Selena climbs atop the building to add stars to the mural's flag.
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The mural nears completion as the students work last Friday morning.
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