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In
a period of one year, we have
processed 75,000 lbs. of Memphis clay
to make 7000 bricks (and numerous
carved relief bricks) for “Rugby
Gates”, a public art project in the
Rugby neighborhood of Memphis,
Tennessee. These bricks were used to
make two large brick columns (4’ sq.
x 20’ tall) and ten smaller columns
(2’ sq. x 5’ tall). The
relief imagery depicts many aspects to
the area’s history and landmarks.
The planning took one year with the
efforts of 26 high school students, 5
of my college students, and myself.
Our
Bailey
MXP-125
mixed all 75,000 lbs of the local
clay. Batch after batch, our Bailey
kept on processing the raw clay and
formed it into the thousands of bricks
we used. It is an outstanding machine,
and I can highly recommend it.
Gregg
Schlanger
Professor of Art, Austin Peay State
University
Clarksville, Tenn. |
