Cumberland
Island National Seashore
Saint Mary's, Georgia |
This
visitor center is on the coast at Saint Mary's, Georgia . You
need to take a ferry there to get to this barrier island just
off the coast called Cumberland Island National Seashore. Once
home to the Carnegies, the island is now inhabited by a wide variety
of flora & fauna including armadillo, deer, wild horses and
turkey. It is truly a beautiful place. The project required me
to go to the site and take lots of reference photos and gather
materials to be used in the exhibits. Once again, thanks to Color-Ad,
Inc. for everything.
My
part of the project consisted of the following three exhibits:
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Cross-section
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This exhibit
is intends to illustrate a cross-section of a sand dune showing
the stabilizing effect of the rhizome root structure of the sea
oats. Along with a simulated Oyster catcher's nest I used actual
sea oats I gathered at the dunes to show how the roots surround
and clump the sand, basically building and maintaining the protective
dunes. The form was first carved from polystyrene foam and the
surface is actual sand gathered onsite attached using polygem
and thinned glues.
Approximate size is 36"H x 76"L
x 12" D.
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on the thumbnails to view the enlargements.
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down to see other exhibits.
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Cross-section
of a Loggerhead turtle nest
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This exhibit
is intended to illustrate a cross-section of the beach showing
a Loggerhead turtle nest at various stages of hatching, with two
hatchlings breaking the surface of the sand. The structure consists
of carved polystyrene foam coated with sand, shells and debris
collected onsite. The eggs are modified ping pong balls and the
turtles are modified urethane casts painted with vinyl acrylics.
Approximate size is 36"H x 56"L
x 18"D.
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on the thumbnails to view the enlargements.
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down to see other exhibits.
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Fiddler
crab nest
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This exhibit
intends to show a fiddler crab burrow entrance as would be seen
in the saltwater marshes on the west-side of the island. I painted
the mural behind the diorama to give it a "crab's eye view"
perspective. The surface consists of carved urethane foam with
polygem embedded with shells and debris gathered onsite. Along
with the simulated cord grass and actual periwinkles, the fiddler
crab is a fully articulated painted cast made from an actual crab
gathered onsite.
Approximate
size of diorama is 26"H x 26"L x 9"D.
Approximate
size of fiddler crab is .75"T x 2"W x 2"D.
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on the thumbnails to view the enlargements.
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