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Twelve Termesphere were hung at the South Dakota Hall of Fame, in Chamberlain SD. The exhibit was the perfect addition for the annual Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. This was the first time that the Hall of Fame has had an art show by a South Dakota Hall of Fame inductee.  Termes was honored to be an alumni from 2014. I hope this will continue in the years to come with many of the other Fine Arts selections.

Vermillion… Twenty two years ago, as an artist in the Schools, Dick painted a mural called “Missouri Weave” in Vermillion on the outside of a building at Center and Main.  At the time, it housed Modern Electric. Ten years ago, Phyllis Packard and Termes did a major touch up on it.  This September, he went back to Vermillion to refresh it again.  This time, there were many helpers, Ahna Packard came to town to be his assistant, her expertise was invaluable.  One of the big problems on the wall was what to do with a section where the stucco had fallen off and the bricks were showing. On that section, the paint had completely disappeared.  Termes finally realized the answer was obvious (see photo). The week started out with perfect weather. But before the five days were done, they had record rains.  The week’s work had really paid off, the mural is back to its past grandeur.  Thank you to Phyllis Packard for her fundraising for the project as well as her work on the wall and to Ahna and everyone who put in long hours!

On October 1, Termes loaded his trailer with  a 24 piece show to take to the Fine Arts Gallery at CSU Pueblo.   This was a magnificent place for a show. It was quite a challenge  to hang  because of the  very tall ceilings and not many spots to hang the motors from but with a little bit of effort Termes found 24 good spots and got the show up and rotating.    The staff was very helpful with this. The space was perfect for the show! The show was on display for a month.

The next three days Termes conducted an in depth workshop  through the CSU Pueblo Art Department.   This was an amazing group of students.    Termes had them for 15 hours for one credit hour.  The workshop ranged from one through six point perspective as well a study in three dimensional geometries. They each designed their own ball.  Termes also introduced them to Tetra Art. Using the tetrahedron  they explored tessellating patterns.

“Musical Matrimony”, commissioned by Paris Briscoe, is now hanging in Aberdeen SD. This 24″ diameter sphere has a musical theme and focuses on eight different figures; Joe Strummer, John Lennon, Don Dee Graham, Joe West, Nick Cave, Philip Chevron, Shane MacGowan, and Bob Marley. Each musician’s music influenced the environment of his section of the sphere.  The eight artists were chosen by Paris and the Termesphere® hangs in the music room at the Briscoe home.

I just finished a two day slide/lecture and workshop for the Spearfish eighth grade students.  We explored how to build many different structures through the Platonic Solids. It is always fun to spend time with kids who are so enthusiastic.

My son Lang and I hung a 16 piece show to the Belle Fourche South Dakota just before Thanksgiving. It is a shared show with Termespheres at the City Library, the Tri-State  Museum and the High School. It will be there until the first of the year. I will be doing a two day slide/lecture and workshop with the seventh graders in Belle this month.