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Item Leon Danz Art 1970 Honors Thesis Showing(1970-04-01) Danz, LeonYOU are invited to attend my Honors Thesis art exhibit at Benecasa Gallery, 1538 Harrison St., (corner of Leslie and Harrison) Helena, Montana, April 6 to April 10, 1970. The gallery will be open from 4 to 6 in the afternoon and 7 to 9 in the evening Monday through Friday. The show will consist of work which I have done in my field of thesis study in pottery. BENECASA GALLERY 1538 Harrison St., Helena, Montana Thesis work on exhibit by Leon Danz April 6-10, 1970 1. Medicine Bottles 2. "Vaso" 3. Cookie Jars 4. Towers of Babel 5. Cleopatria's Jewl Jars 6. "Guahaloti tian" 7. Bezceat 8. Stone Bottle 9. "Platos de Pesca" 10. Fruit Bowl 11. Old Molasses Jugs 12. Little Brown Spices 13. Honey Pots 14. Love Potion Bottles Potion Bottle No. 1 Potion Bottle No. 2 Potion Bottle No. 3 15. Peanutbutter Cups 16. Candy Chest 17. Elegance 18. Jelly Bowls 19. "Platos de los Amusgos" 20. Wine Jug 21 . Port Jug 22. "Plato de Pan" 23. Syrup Jar 24. "Creacion do los Aztecas"Item Research And Work With Natural Pigments In Water Color(1972-04-01) Baraby, PeggyThe purpose of this project was to produce pigments from natural sources; i.e., flowers, berries, nuts, leaves, fruits and vegetables, and then to use these pigments to paint a series of water colors. My interest in this area came about as the result of the need to paint one evening when I was at home and my paints were at school. Out of desperation, I tried using instant coffee and tea as water colors. The variation in color that could be obtained from just these two products was impressive. They ranged from the lightest beige to a deep rich brown. The results that occurred from utilizing coffee and tea as water colors were pleasing and stimulated my interest in further ex- permintation in this area. I started in the spring of 1971 to search for information on dye plants, and to begin my collection of raw materials. The main source of information was from publications intended for people who are doing fabric dyeing. Many weavers make their own dyes from natural products and dye their yarn before weaving with it. I could not find much information pertaining to the use of these products in water colors, but the information I did obtain started me out in the right direction and served as a good basis to build on. I dried, some of the plants I collected in the spring and summer, but the majority of them I prepared with various methods. I soaked some in cold water for 21+ hours then boiled them; some were put in the blender and then boiled; some were boiled and then left to soak overnight and boiled again. Trying all these methods, I discovered that the most satisfactory method was just to cover with a small amount of water and boil slowly for about 10 minutes. This was then strained and bottled. At this time I did not make any color samples or do any painting with these pigments. This was a mistake, because by the time I was ready to start painting in the late fall, all of these previously prepared colors had lost their brightness and had become a fairly uniform brown and contained such a variety of molds that I was afraid to even open them up. The secret (that I learned the hard way) to painting with these natural pigments is to use them right away. Some would keep a day or two, but not much longer, as they developed mold and the color deteriorated within a short time. I did freeze some of the colors, and this proved very successful.Item Paintings For Contemporary Architecture(1972-04-01) Bacon, Barbara; Sister Helen Hickman; Sister M. Aquinata O'Sullivan; Robert HeywoodAt the beginning of the spring semester 1972, I contacted Mr. N. J. Campeau, an architect, with the firm of Campeau and Crennen, in Helena, Montana. He was extremely generous with his time and aid, and suggested that I produce some paintings for the new Neighborhood Center being built at the south end of Last Chance Gulch. This new Neighborhood Center will house a number of services, including a Senior Citizens Center, the Indian Alliance, a Youth Center and a Health Center. He suggested that the paintings compliment the walls of these different service areas. Mr. Campeau gave me copies of the floor plans, since the building is not yet completed, and I took these into consideration when planning the paintings.Item Production Thesis Concerning Direction Of Mass Appeal(1986-04-01) Rausch, JohnDirecting a play is a long process, beginning long before any rehearsals do. The rehearsal process is merely the tail end of all the work and decision-making which leads, ultimately, to Opening Night. As a young director, I found myself making decisions without that knowledge which comes only from years of experience. But the learning process has to start somewhere, and directing Mass Appeal was the start for me. The selection of Mass Appeal as a project was a relatively easy one. It immediately struck me as a play that could be done well on Carroll's stage. The subject matter was, I felt, such that both the Carroll and Helena communities would find great interest in this play. It is performed without any set changes, and lends itself well to Carroll's small space. The fact that it is a two-character play solves some problems for a young director, yet provides other challenges. The greatest is the challenge to director and actor alike in making the characters successfully carry all the action. It is a play with a message that I felt strongly about: that the Church is made up of the people who are in it, not just the people who are in charge of it.Item Reflections On Directing Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House"(1993-04-01) Ruzevich, PeterHenrik Ibsen (1828-1906) is, without a doubt, among the most influential playwrights in the history of the Theatre. He has been generally acknowledged since the 1880's to be one of the greatest masters of the modern drama. It is with good reason that he is often referred to as the "Father of Modern Theatre," for the roots of most 20th Century drama can be traced directly back to plays such as "Ghosts," "Hedda Gabler," and, of course, "A Doll's House."