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Slippery rock Gazette
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BB Industries Builds a Shed for Knoxville Habitat for Humanity
Members of BB Industries came together with the members of the Knoxville Habitat For Humanity on the morning of October 30th to volunteer and do- nate some of their time for a good deed. Despite the threat of rain, the task at hand was straight-for- ward: level the foundation and lay the floor, raise the walls, add a roof and shingle – with lots of nailing and effort added in.
Despite the cool weather, every- one who came out was prepared and ready to work, and the eager participation of all made it fun. In record time, a neat little outdoor shed was completed for a deserv- ing Knoxville family.
This Habitat project recipi- ent is Candice Canty and her son, Daran. Candace is an amaz- ing mother and woman who has been passionate about children and their enrichment since she was a teenager. While raising her son, Candice worked on her career path and grew profession- ally from a summer camp coun- selor to Recreational Specialist at a city recreational center.
Daran, Candice’s son, has always been an active boy and is looking forward to having his own yard to practice in. One of the first things Candice plans on doing is getting her son a basketball goal of his own so he can practice at home.
Candice serves her community by nurturing children to help them grow into passionate citizens of our community. Now, Central Baptist Bearden, First Baptist Church of Knoxville and Publix Charities will gather around this family and help them continue to build their future in a positive way.
We’re sure that Candice and Daran will enjoy their new home and yard, and have many happy years there.
Visit habitat.org to find out how you can help in your community.
Visionary industrial designer Louis Nelson conceived and spent five years creating the Korean War Veterans Memorial mural in Washington, D.C.—a striking, unforgettable granite mural featur- ing the faces of those who served. Now, Nelson releases Mosaic: War Monument Mystery (Original Trade Paperback; ISBN: 978- 1098366124), and examines how this war affected him and its vet- erans–then and now—leading to his design of its mural wall and a new addition. Designed as a coun- terpoint to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Nelson’s mural wall vibrantly honors the men and women who fought in America’s “Forgotten War.” In tandem with Frank Gaylord’s haunting steel sculptures, the wall forms a lasting tribute to both those who gave their lives and those who survived the brutal first salvo of the Cold War.
Mosaic details not only Nelson’s personal process and intentions in designing the mural, but also explores the complex web of motivations, aspirations, conflicts and controversies that accom- pany the building of memorials, especially those commemorating war. “The basis of all my work,” Nelson explains, “is the purity and simplicity of design relationships working hand in hand with the story, the clear narrative to move people to understand and perhaps take action and assure their com- fort in that process. At its core is that it must matter.”
In Mosaic, Nelson blends aspects of his own autobiog- raphy, recounting the journey that shaped the work he designs. Raised in the melting pot of New York City, he studied at Pratt before a stint as a U.S. Army helicopter pilot. Military life, as absorbing as it was, took its toll on his first marriage, and he left the service, narrowly escaping a probable tour of duty in Vietnam. Returning to Pratt for graduate school, he went on to an eminent career as an industrial designer.
In 1990, Nelson was asked to design the mural wall, and he immersed himself in the often-overlooked history of the Korean conflict. This profound engagement gave him great insight into the human reality of the war—a reality he chose to recreate and celebrate through
some 2,000 faces, taken from actual photographs from the mil- itary archives. Engraved into the granite through a constellation of points, these are images of dif- ferent groups of occupations in each of the services—from truck drivers to pilots, signal men to telephone operators, boatswains to bridge builders, doctors and nurses to cooks.
Nelson places the mural wall into multiple contexts: its phys- ical and symbolic placement on the National Mall, straddling the Lincoln Memorial and providing a balancing arm to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial; its histori- cal lineage in the long tradition of memorials to soldiers and conflict, in America and beyond; its heal- ing powers as a place of remem- brance and reflection for those who lived the experience or loved
someone who did; and illumina- tion for those of us who need to be reminded of the call of duty and the sacrifice these no longer faceless service members made.
Louis Nelson is a visiting lec- turer at Harvard University, Pratt Institute, Stockholm’s Konstfack University and Seoul’s Hongik University. He has been honored by virtually every significant design industry organization in the coun- try and abroad, awarded Pratt Institute’s Career Achievement Award, IDSA Industrial Design Excellent Award and nominee for the Smithsonian National Design Medal. He lives in New York with his wife, the noted singer, author and performer, Judy Collins. For more information, please visit www.louisnelson.com.
“Thepublic cannot be too curious
concerning the characters of public men.” —Samuel Adams
The Industrial Designer of The Mural Wall at the Korean War Memorial
Reminds Us Never to Forget