Art and Crafts About Town

Bedford has another arts organization, the Bedford Center for the Arts Photo Group.  For information, go to the website by clicking here:  BCA Photo Group

BACS is pleased to announce that Michelle Voong is the winner of the 2020 Bedford Arts and Crafts Society Scholarship.  Michelle will be attending University of Massachusetts, Lowell, where she will study graphic arts and marketing.  Here is some of the art she has made this year, with her descriptions following:

Mother Nature

Mother Nature: This sculpture was inspired by Mother Nature. I wanted to express how there was beauty and hope even when you’re surrounded with things that many would make you think otherwise. Likewise with Covid-19. Though things are not at their brightest, the moon still shines and the sun will rise.

Life Is Beautiful

Life Is Beautiful: This is an acrylic painting. I was inspired by paintings made from separated canvases of different sizes. I wanted to unify the human connection with nature by connecting the branches to the woman’s hair. The camera may not do justice, but there are golden flowers in the tree and hair, and they give off a beautiful accent of shimmer to the piece.

Class of Covid19

Class of Covid19: This acrylic painting is inspired by a photograph by Andy Neher. I wanted to show how, no matter what, the class of 2020 has the strength and power to continue, and how we will make the most of what we can.

Broken Beauty

Broken Beauty — another view

Broken Beauty: This piece is telling a story about the saying “starving artist.” Many families don’t think of art major students as highly as other students, and they worry about whether we will make a stable living. I wanted to express how art is part of who we are–in fact, it is our passion–by showing the girl bleeding in color through the cracks. No matter what others many say to deter us from it, we cannot change what we truly love to do.

This sculpture actually was not intended to look this way. I had made it for a different purpose, for a different project, but it had exploded in the kiln. My peers had initially thought it was a tragic when they saw my initial beautiful sculpture come out in pieces, but my teacher reassured them that I probably wouldn’t be disappointed and would probably find a way to still use it. When my teacher had told me that, I found it hilarious, and when I saw the finished piece I thought it looked cool. My teacher said, “I knew you were going to react like that.”

Book Chandelier

Book Chandelier: The point of my senior art exploration project was to make art out of recycled materials. This sculpture was made with books my school was throwing out. I plan to donate this art piece to the school.