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Former Disney animator brings talents to Loveland |
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Written by NEXTnc staff reports
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Thursday, 09 August 2007 |
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 Ellen Woodbury is used to directing the movement of animated animals. She did that for 20 years as a Walt Disney feature editor. Woodbury worked on and animated on all the contemporary classics from “The Little Mermaid,” “Beauty and the Beast,” and “Aladdin” to “Chicken Little.”
She was a Directing Animator on several features and was responsible for the creation and animation of Pegasus the flying horse in “Hercules” and Zazu the bird in “The Lion King,” among others.
Woodbury was well-known in the animation industry for her ability to animate animals. She has brought this talent to her stone figures and carves stylized animals.
She also applies principles of animated movement and design to her stone figures.
“I always go for a strong line of action through the pose, and a strong silhouette for instant readability,” Woodbury said in a press release.
She resigned her position at Disney and moved to Loveland to pursue a career as an independent sculptor. She took a course in stone sculpting at the Loveland Museum and fell in love with carving stone.
“I love the colors, patterns and textures in stone, and the fact that it was formed over millions of years from primordial muck,” Woodbury said. “Sculpting in stone is like walking a fine line between creation and destruction — one false move with a tool and you could suddenly have two stones!
“I find stone to be a greater challenge than animation because there is no erasing and you can’t shoot a test. Once you’ve cut it off, it gone,” she said.
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SCULPTURE IN THE PARK
Ellen Woodbury’s exhibit will be on display at Sculpture in the Park.
See what’s on display at Benson Sculpture Park, 29th Street and Aspen Drive in Loveland, from 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, and 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 12.
Admission is $5 for adults. No charge for children 14 and younger.
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