Linda Crimson
Linda's sculpture has been shown locally and throughout the United States in one and two person shows and in competitions. She has completed several public commissions and her work is represented in several private collections. Dave Blodgett and Linda Crimson have also painted over 150 murals, several of these are located in this area. |
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"Lady Who Loves Silence- Meretseger " Bronze 17" High w/base |
| "This piece comes from a time when I was trying to be more spontaneous in my work. I started with a discarded wax from a commission of a angel that was a memorial for a family in Chicago; I added pieces of wax that I found in the scrap wax box or produced by playing with making "happening" textures. The title refers to a mythical Egyptian figure named Meretseger/ the lady who loves silence. Meretseger watched over and protected the Valley of the Kings." |
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"I have been carving alabaster for the last four years. I started, reluctantly, when I was required to teach stone carving in my sculpture class at IUSB. Sometimes one has to be pushed to start doing a good thing. I have come to love the act of carving. My stone pieces have given me the opportunity to work with abstract forms and work directly with material. I find it to be a relaxing, peaceful activity." |
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"Walking Torso" Bronze 17" High w/base |
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| "This is a portion of a full figure that I recast. I think the torso has as much movement as the whole figure." |
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| "Shirley Foster-The English Lawyer" Bronze 20" High w/base |
| "I have always considered myself to be a figurative sculptor and portrait sculpture is the area of sculpture I enjoy most. I consider the portrait of Shirley Foster to be one of my best portraits so I cast a second copy to keep for myself. Producing a successful portrait requires the artist, whatever their medium, to not just reproduce form, but to get a sense of who and what their sitter is as a person." |
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"Cassiopeia-Reclining nude" Bronze 32" Long |
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| "My full figures are most closely related to my drawing and can probably be considered three dimensional drawings." |
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"Delphic Sibyl" Bronze 18&1/2" High w/base |
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| "THE DELPHIC SIBYL comes from the same period as THE LADY WHO LOVES SILENCE. I was working directly in wax or with natural materials and cloth I dipped in wax to create the drapery on the figure. I was also experimenting with how far I could go with the casting process in burning out the materials. The hands were carved directly in wax." |
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Linda's Daughter Lisa Helping clean up a bronze |
| "Most of my sculptures are of women, although I have done portrait commissions of men. Women and girls need a sense of their own and positive images to live with. I have titled many of my works with the names of strong positive women." |
| 1975 BA in Fine Arts form Indiana University at South Bend, Indiana Studied with Tuck Langland 1977 MFA in Sculpture and Drawing from the University of Oregon, Eugene Oregon Studied with Paul Buckner and Jan Zach |