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Steve Powell: Sculpey Artist, Aspiring Writer

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Medieval Village

Steve Powell's Medieval VillageINTRODUCING STEVE POWELL

Steve Powell is the teacher librarian at Durango High School in Durango, Colorado.  He coaches knowledge bowl, chess team and speech and debate, sponsors the school’s book club RABID, and co-sponsored the international winning aerospace design team.  He is also a talented Sculpey artist and an aspiring writer.

Steve, how long have you been creating characters of clay? What inspired you to get started?

I have  been “playing” with clay all my life.  My first piece was a duck pond in 1st grade. My inspiration for creating historical pieces are the great dioramas at the Colorado Historical Society in Denver.  After one school field trip, I was hooked and visited it several times a year.  My reason for making little clay figures was out of poverty. My family couldn’t afford many toys so I made my own toy soldiers out of the non-drying colored clay.

Steve Powell's Shadow BoxWhat has been the largest, most challenging project you have done, and what did you learn from doing it?

The medieval village is by far the largest, longest project, taking 15 years and many revisions. The village is 8 by 4 feet, contains 20 separate scenes with a total of 22 buildings, four boats, and over 200 figures.  I have placed several colleagues and friends in the village. The most challenging was either the Tolkien Shadowbox because of the restrictions I placed on myself in scene selection and being true to the books, or a four group set of children in the four seasons.

You’re also an aspiring writer. What kind of book do you want to write, and how far along in the writing process are you?

What librarian isn’t an aspiring writer?  It’s a children’s chapter book about a superhero who saves rare books.  I am story-boarding the scenes and doing character development.

Category: General InterestTag: aspiring writer, clay, Durango High School Colorado, medieval village, sculpey artist, Steve Powell, Tolkien shadowbox

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  1. Lenora Flemmons

    February 12, 2014 at 11:10 pm

    Enjoyed interview very much.

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  2. Courtney

    February 13, 2014 at 7:31 am

    Wow! Never knew how talented he was.

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