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Woodman. David Nash, sculptor
No full textWoodland; a stream; wildlife. Man with a chain saw and axe cutting up a "wind blown tree"; his VO likens "tree" and "wood" to "animal" and "meat". Scrap heap, and Nash’s house and studio, a former chapel, at Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales. His VO talks about moving out of London immediately after finishing art school; living and working in the same place means that there’s no separation between different aspects of his life. Nash shaping wood and fixing several pieces together with pegs and glue. VO says he wanted his art to come from his life, responding "as it unfolded in front" of him. Cutting a large log. Nash’s wife, Claire Langdown, and children, Bill and Jack; he takes the children out for a walk. VO talks about the importance of his family; he compares wanting them to outlive him to his wish that his work continues to live and is not just "a relic of an action". Shots of Langdown’s studio. Nash and his children. Views of Blaenau. Nash’s VO talking about the town. Bill going to school. Nash pushing pram around town; going shopping. His VO says he thinks many townspeople are suspicious of him and don’t know what he’s doing; he talks about his life there, saying that he’s not caught up in the politics of the art world. Nash shaping and splitting tree trunks and branches. His VO talking about moving from painting to three-dimensional art, discovering his liking for working with wood, his preference for traditional tools, his attitude to wood itself, and the feelings behind his work. Nash in woodland; VO saying that he wants "to pull the organic world back into the world of men" which he doesn’t "fully believe in". Completed piece on hillside. Views from Nash’s house; sharpening a blade. His VO talking about his liking for the work of Constantin Brâncuşi. Mediaeval stone bridge near Blaenau Ffestiniog; Nash says he like "man-made objects where the process of making them is self-evident". He says he want to make such objects in wood. A piece with split ends of branches "rammed into each other" and braced with rope. A boulder near a stream; Nash’s Vo explaining why he likes and is impressed by this object. Sharpening tools. Nine "boulders" made from the same piece of ash. The cracking of these as they dried out gave him the idea for a group of split pods, and these helped him to understand the effects of light on objects. Dry-stone wall; Nash VO says they look fresh "because of the dark holes". Nash walking around deserted quarries; his VO talking about parallels with his work – the deep holes have "a secret quality". Sharpening tools. Nash’s tool rack. His VO talks about "the paradox of having to construct" an "uncarved block"; blocks on a rough wooden table. Nash VO says he then became "conscious of the table as a sculptural object" and particularly interested in its interior space: several tables. Nash walking up slate tip path; he wants his wooden objects to demonstrate every part of the shaping process. Objects in the studio. Sharpening tools. VO talking about the difference between working in and out of doors. Outdoor pieces. Nash making tea in his stone hut; looking at the view. Art student digging; Nash and his wife with group of visiting students at dinner; Nash VO talking about his relationship with them. A tall tripod; Nash VO lists some of his influences. Nash clearing ground to plant trees; drawings for his Ash Dome (planted 1977) which he describes and says "will take about forty years to complete".Cumbrian landscape. Nash’s VO describes the making of his Running Table (1978) at Grizedale. Views of the forest. Working on Horned Tripod (1978); the need to use metal stakes to secure it made him think about planting a tall structure – Willow Ladder (1978) – and Sweeping Larch Enclosure (1978). A larch tree; drawing for the Enclosure. Parts of Wooden Waterway (1978). Wind chime; Nash VO says he wants to continue to live at Blaenau. Walking near the quarries and slate tips, etc. Nash VO describes his feelings on taking up drawing, and his working methods. Drawing "the energy of the tree"; he describes the characteristics of trees. Nash reading to Billy. His VO talks about his involvement in his art: "the artist’s job is to make the things he wants to see and share them". Cutting up a fallen tree. Credits
T Nash
No full textBorn and raised in Lynn, T Nash grew up in East Lynn on Alley Street and then later in West Lynn. A 1992 graduate of Lynn Technical High School and 1995 graduate of North Shore Community College, Nash has spent a life in childcare, education, nursing, and elder care. He is a member of North Shore Pride and Chairperson for the Lynn Pride Flag Raising. He is the proud parent of an adult daughter and five-year-old son, who she and her partner are raising in Salem. A self-described “bully” as a teen, Nash explains how violence and alcoholism shaped her childhood. T discusses the long process of growing comfortable with his sexual and gender identity as a lesbian and trans-man. T speaks fondly about Fran’s Place and enthusiastically about the victory of marriage equality. T is the author of a book about caregiving called "Try Kindness.
In Memorium: Professor Peter Nash Swisher
No full textProfessor Peter Nash Swisher, seventy-two, passed away on June 15, 2016 and is remembered here by Professor Ron Bacigal, his colleague at the University of Richmond School of Law
Jere Nash Interview with Crymes G. Pittman
No full textInterview conducted by author Jere Nash with attorney Crymes G. Pittman in the process of writing Mississippi Politics: The Struggle for Power, 1976-2006. Topic is Pittman\u27s experience representing Governor Bill Allain against allegations of homosexuality
Linking language and the environment: the case of Norf'k and Norfolk Island
No full textNo abstract availableJoshua Nash, Peter Mühlhäusle
Jere Nash Interview with Glenn Endris
No full textInterview conducted by author Jere Nash with Gulf Coast Mississippi legislator Glenn Endris in the process of writing Mississippi Politics: The Struggle for Power, 1976-2006. Topics covered include gaming bills in the Mississippi legislature; highway legislation; education legislation; Gene Taylor; growth of casino industry; Endris\u27s background; and Richard Nixon\u27s visit to the Gulf Coast following Hurricane Camille
Jere Nash Interview with Bob Montgomery
No full textInterview conducted by author Jere Nash with state senator Bob Montgomery in the process of writing Mississippi Politics: The Struggle for Power, 1976-2006. Topics covered include Mississippi Senate; Medicaid bill; Brad Dye; Mississippi Highway program and legislation; gambling legislation; tobacco litigation; tort reform; and Montgomery\u27s reelection campaign following reapportionment
Jere Nash Interview with Sam Waggoner
No full textInterview conducted by author Jere Nash with Sam Waggoner, a former Central District Highway Commissioner, in the process of writing Mississippi Politics: The Struggle for Power, 1976-2006. Topics covered include Waggoner\u27s background; 1986 Mississippi Legislature Special Session on highways; the 1987 Highway bill; and Owen Cooper
Jere Nash Interview with Buddy Medlin
No full textInterview conducted by author Jere Nash with capitol lobbyist Buddy Medlin in the process of writing Mississippi Politics: The Struggle for Power, 1976-2006. Topics covered include 1989 gaming legislation in the Mississippi legislature; lottery legislation; Brad Dye; ending prohibition in Mississippi; John Bell Williams; Medlin campaigning for a Mississippi House seat; Ellis Bodron; Charlie Sullivan; and James O. Eastland
Jere Nash Interview with Rick Carter
No full textInterview conducted by author Jere Nash with casino proprietor Rick Carter as research for Mississippi Politics: The Struggle for Power, 1976-2006. Topics covered include Clark\u27s background; casino industry in Mississippi; legislation on gaming; and current status of casinos on the Gulf Coast
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