Many a visitor to Jacobus on Wednesday, March 19, would be slightly confused by the newspapers scattered in circular patterns across the floor and the long cookout-tables bogged down by art materials and seeming junk. Said event, “Iron Artist”, was initially proposed by Joe Brosnan and Stephen Vargas last year. At 7:30 p.m. the event started. The following is an account of everything which occurred.
A representative for each of the three teams was given a theme with which to create their work of art. As soon as they received that slip of paper declaring the movie theme and were introduced to the long tables filled with suggested materials for projects, the competition began. The contestants were given an hour to complete their project.
Some items suggested seemed to stress a desire for creative recycled-object usage including plastic wands (the type the mythical Tooth Fairy or Glinda, the Good Witch of the South), records, mesh, a feather boa, and bells. Others’ ability to contribute to the aesthetic value of a project were not appreciated until participants’ imaginations suggested so: the hot air gun, crayons, as well as flower foam cutouts. Teams scrambled for an hour, hot-gluing, employing hot air guns to melt down crayons as well as stringing sticks together to create things such as supports for a gong.
Finally time was called. The participants finished with last minute touches to their projects. The judges evaluated each team’s project individually. A representative first was given the chance to explain their project. Judges began inquiry of the projects afterward with questions such as “Could you explain the premise behind your chosen film?”, “How does your art relate to the chosen theme?”, and “How did you achieve (x) effect?”. Team Lion King was noted for their creative use of hot air guns to melt crayons onto sculptures, thereby coloring them and creating a waxy dripping effect. Team Frozen’s snowman sculpture was praised for its stunning aesthetic impact. Team Mulan’s sculpture was praised for its creativity in use of bells as well as its relevance to theme.
While Team Lion King swept the competition away, Team Frozen and Team Mulan won awards for Most Aesthetic Value and Most Relevance to theme respectively. Although turnout was unexpectedly low, the event managed to entertain participants and event holders alike. 
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