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hiwt@welding.org HOBART INSTITUTE OF WELDING TECHNOLOGY

WeldinG to Create sCUlPtUre

By Marty Baker
Editor

A college student
from Davis,
California, with a
need to learn more
about welding,
spent two weeks
of her summer
break at Hobart
Institute taking the
basic Oxyacetylene
Welding Course.

Sarah McCarthy,
an art major
at Willamette This sculpture by Sarah McCarthy, titled Simple, was an assignment
University’ s to create a sculpture with a clear focal point to show negative space,
College of Liberal repetition, and flow. It is made of carbon steel that was welded using
Arts in Salem, the gas metal arc welding process.
Oregon, is a senior preparing to write her thesis on the welding
of steel. In addition to the paper, Sara will be submitting
several sculptural works over a year-long process as part of
her senior project. At the completion, her finished work will
be displayed in the senior art gallery showing.

“I am focusing on abstract welded sculpture,” explained Sarah,
“but I enjoy working with other mediums to create various
kinds of sculptures. The work is challenging and rewarding.”

While exploring the possibilities for her research, Sarah
searched the Internet and found Hobart Institute. Sometime
later, she was talking to her uncle who lives in Piqua, Ohio,
and learned that he had personal experience with Hobart,
having taken some welding courses about 30 years ago. His
opinion reinforced what Sarah had learned… that Hobart is
the place to go to learn to weld.

“I have done some MIG welding, but came to Hobart to take
the oxyacetylene course as part of my research for the paper I
am writing,” Sarah continued.

In addition to her arts major, Sarah is studying anthropology
as her minor as she works toward her Bachelor of Arts degree.

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