Tait brings artistic talent outside

CLARA ANN BAGNOLI THE RUBICON

Take me out to the ball game, and look at Wyatt Tait’s art.

like your flower to be. Then, shape the square into a circle by rounding the corners. Note that the circle does not have to be perfect and that this flower is quite forgiving. Then, cut the circle into a spiral, gradually cutting inward until reaching the middle; leave the middle to be the base of the flower. After cutting the spiral, roll up your spiral, working outside to inside, and then secure the roll on the base with a dot of hot glue. Lastly, take a skewer and poke it through the center of the flower, as well as the base, and secure it with a bit of hot glue.

The Lavender

The second flower in the bouquet is the lavender. To begin, cut a long, rectangular piece of newspaper and fold it in half both ways. If it is not symmetrical, trim the outsides until it aligns. Then, cut slits on the folded side, making sure that the cuts never fully go through. Once finished with the cuts, unfold the paper and fold the other way. Secure the paper down with minimal tape, as tape ensures that the paper will remain relatively flexible in preparation for the next step. Next, begin wrapping the strand down a skewer at an angle, sealing it with hot glue as the strand is wrapped further down. Finally, secure the end of the paper with hot glue.

Watch a step by step guide on how to make each of the flowers using this QR code.

The FauxBloom Sculpture Garden is an ongoing event part of the Saint’s art program, which is committed to displaying local artists in their community spaces. The installation occurs at the Saint’s stadium in Downtown St. Paul and is coordinated by the Saint’s art curator Rachel Wacker.

FauxBloom23 is the fourth year of the event, which is a call to local artists to design and create a sculpture with one constraint: the base is already constructed.

Local sculptor Patrick Price created the base, which is comprised of four intersecting pieces of plywood, “[the shape] definitely changed the way I thought about how I wanted to do my design,” Tait said.

Tait has worked with multiple mediums of artwork, but the contest allowed him to work beyond familiarity, “I haven’t done much sculpture, mostly 2D [art],” Tait said.

First, Tait sourced reference images from the internet to include in his design, using these designs he created a stencil and brought it to life using the laser cutter in the design lab. The stencils were then layered onto the four individual boards and spray painted corresponding colors, creating a cohesive multi-colored work when finally pieced together.

The design includes a background pattern of multi- ple people walking, and stenciled on top of them in the foreground are silhouettes of a single person.

Tait layered primary colors onto the background pattern then layering secondary colors to the silhouette in the foreground. The use of color in the sculpture reflects the learning he does in the Advanced Art seminar with Ms. LG, “we are learning about how to use complimentary colors as well as harmony colors,” Art Teacher Ms. LG said.

To visit Tait’s work and the other installations, visit CHS stadium’s entrance between April 4th and May 7th.