Tag: MakeWork

  • More Google Sketchup

    More Google Sketchup

    Google Sketchup has really been a life saver.  I have been able to render the sculpture in 3d without ever cutting the first board.

  • Article in Cleveland Daily Banner

    Article in Cleveland Daily Banner

    Mcleod receives MakeWork grant Cleveland State Community College assistant art instructor Mark McLeod was recently awarded a grant through MakeWork, part of the CreateHere initiative in Chattanooga. McLeod will receive funding over the course of a year to develop an entirely new body of work. MakeWork is an arts grant program open to emerging and…

  • Lots of Progress

    Lots of Progress

    Over the past two weeks I have made considerable progress on the bank vault.  I spent a fair amount of time designing the piece in Google Sketchup and it paid off.  I was able to use Sketchup to figure out measurements down to the 1/32″ of an inch, transfer those measurements to a template and…

  • Slowly but surely

    Slowly but surely

    The past couple of weeks have been extremely hectic.  School has started back and with the addition of a new course (Art Theory and Criticism) and the accompanying text along with an unexpected update to an older text for Art Appreciation, time in the studio has been limited. I have been working extensively with Google…

  • Working on the vault

    Using Google Sketchup to figure out the angles and lengths of the vault. If you haven’t tried it, Sketchup is an incredibly easy to use and powerful 3d CAD like program that’s free.

  • Awarded grant from MakeWork, CreateHere

    I was recently awarded a grant through MakeWork, part of the CreateHere initiative in Chattanooga. The funds will be used over the course of a year to develop an entirely new body of work. Check back often for updates. From the MakeWork website: In Chattanooga, we take our artists seriously, so we support them financially.…