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BOUQUET OF HAMLET

The students of Mr. Vincent T. Facchiano,
Welding Technology Instructor at Bethlehem Area
Vocational-Technical School in Bethlehem, PA,
created the floral sculpture on the right. Each flower
has a deeper meaning and is described below.

This sculpture was designed and fabricated by students at

BETHLEHEM AREA VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL SCHOOL

BOUQUET OF HAMLET
The welding artists (above) are
Charles Troman and Tyler Kehs,
whom have been getting an over- The largest flower is a dead flower. This represents how no man is
immortal and that even royalty eventually passes on.
whelming response for orders for
their talents. The five leaf flower represents Ophelia because it is small and dark
just like her role.
The vase was created by Danny We-
ber in the cabinetmaking program at The second largest flower has seven leaves representing Hamlet’s
the school, under the guidance of Mr. Macchiavellian schemes and his strength.
Scott Ribarchik.
The little straight seven leaf flower represents Gertrude, unaffected
by the death of her husband and quickly marrying his brother.
Through projects like this, students
are learning and combining metal- The last flower is the delicate cone flower, which represents
working and woodworking skills Claudius’ weaknesses and his sadness over losing the crown.
along with teamwork and a bit of the
English literature of Shakespeare.
Flower Design: Charles Troman & Tyler Kehs
Welding Technology - Instructor Mr. Facchiano
Pictures by Mr. Sergio Rivas, Video Media Vase Design: Danny Weber
Cabinetmaking - Instructor Mr. Ribarchik
Arts Instructor, at Bethlehem AVTS.

Project poster was created by Ms. Cindy TOOLS USED MATERIALS PROCESS
Carson, Instructional Assistant, Technol- ✦ Plasma arc cutter ✦ 1/8 ER4043 ✦ Make templates for
ogy Integration. ✦ Angle grinder ✦ 3/32 ER308 the petals
✦ Vise ✦ 3/32 ER70S-3 ✦ Lay out on scrap
✦ Drill ✦ Scrap stainless sheet steel
✦ Bench grinder metal ✦ Cut out with PAC
✦ GTAW ✦ Scrap carbon sheet ✦ Grind edges and
✦ Hammer metal faces as desired
✦ Scrap aluminum ✦ Arrange petals and
sheet metal weld

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