{"id":1870,"date":"2017-04-19T12:51:39","date_gmt":"2017-04-19T12:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.alfred.edu\/iea\/?p=1870"},"modified":"2026-02-02T18:18:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T23:18:19","slug":"cahaba-river-watershed-project-residency-and-lecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/iea\/2017\/04\/19\/cahaba-river-watershed-project-residency-and-lecture\/","title":{"rendered":"Cahaba River Watershed Project \u2013\u00a0Residency and lecture"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”4″ top_padding=”2″ bottom_padding=”2″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″][vc_column][vc_column_text]The iea welcomed Scott Stevens<\/a>, Lee Somers, and Elisabeth Pellathy for a residency over the week of March 27th. Scott, Professor of Printmaking at the University of Montevallo, Lee, Professor of Three Dimensional Design at the University of Montevallo, and Elisabeth, Professor of New Media at the University of Alabama, Birmingham, came together to collaborate on a project centered around Alabama’s Cahaba River, a free-flowing river that connects Birmingham to Montevallo and contains some of the greatest biodiversity and historic significance in the South. The primary themes of interest in the Cahaba River centered around the natural environment, the human history that stretched from the Civil War to the Civil Rights movement and beyond, and its ecological and geological features that fed local economies, such as coal, limestone, and iron ore that were key components to the foundation of the iron industry in the area.<\/p>\n

Throughout their residency Scott, Lee, and Elisabeth collaborated on laser-etched acrylic plates which could then be used for both relief and intaglio printing. Each produced images from their own research on the Cahaba River and layered their images on top of each other to produce a series of prints. Each print contained multiple layers of the history and environmental features of the watershed and the hand of each artist, with photographic, CAD generated, and images from 3D models contributing to each piece. Additionally, a presentation and discussion was held where each artist spoke about their artistic backgrounds and work, how they came together to collaborate on this project, and their research they did to contribute to the Cahaba River Watershed Project.<\/p>\n

Below is a sample of photos from their residency:<\/p>\n

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