Nathan Robinson
Nathan Studies nautical engineering at Strathclyde. When he was introduced to Wordsmithcrafts he mentioned his fascination about smithing. Simon mentioned that it was possible to make a forge with a hairdryer and a garden BBQ. A wee while later Nathan returned having built a hearth for forging, burned out a hairdryer and made a viking padlock. Later he used the workshop facilities to sculpt a meter high dragon for his sixth year art project
The McNabb project contributed to Nathans ongoing progress in developing his artistic skills, to help him explore the business context for art and also to become more confident in his communication skills.
Nathan chose to record his participation in the project by keeping a V-log and through several interviews. Watch the whole playlist on youtube here
Finding Inspiration
Initial Sketches
The Sculpture
Day to day working
Developing as an artist
Community artsSpiritual Development
Since the project Nathan has continued to practice his art and in the summer of 2015 was shortlisted in an international art competition (IN:SIGHT 2015) - more details in these newspaper cuttings from The Dumfries Standard and Courior
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