What BOB is
The Beauty of Bronze program, now entering its 15th year, was designed to introduce children to the art in their community while learning something about what it means to be an artist. During the program's seven field days, fifth graders spend the day with sculptor Kevin Pettelle, who discusses how he became an artist and created two of the sculptures on our tour, "Single Point" in the Wenatchee Center and " Ped ," a 7-foot-long bronze foot on the riverfront trial in the AOTA Sculpture Garden. Students also take a back-stage tour of the Performing Arts Center, sketch four of the sculptures in the sculpture garden and work in groups of four to create a large sculpture out of natural materials in the Andy Goldsworthy Challenge, before getting a chance to create their own small sculpture out of a mini-muffin-size ingot of wax. The waxes are then cast into bronze and put on public display at the Wenatchee Valley Museum before being returned to the students for them to keep. With the help of grant funding and many dedicated volunteers, more than 6,800 students having experienced the BOB program. After Rozanne retired as a teacher she and her husband, Pete, became more active BOB volunteers. Rozanne became the assistant coordinator for the program in 2013 and took over as coordinator in 2015. Rozanne Lind will always be linked to the success of Beauty of Bronze, which is why we think it's fitting to honor her with a bronze sculpture made by BOB artist Kevin Pettelle. Our goal is to install "Rozanne's Tango" among other sculptures on the Beauty of Bronze tour, so future BOB students can learn not just about the sculpture, but the people who made the BOB experience possible. |
“ You’re Braver than you Believe
And stronger than you seem And smarter than you think” Christopher Robin to Pooh |