Art-nament: Art faculty's tinsel makes it to Austin
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| Professor Rex Kare and his ornament currently hanging at the state capitol. | At little piece of Collin County is hanging on the Christmas tree at the state capitol building.
At the behest of State Representative Jerry Madden, the college was charged with making a holiday ornament for the tree at the capitol building.
The assignment went to associate faculty member of art Rex Kare.
Using papier mâché as a base, he utilized silver wiring and enamel paint to create a hot air balloon with the design of the state flag. Kare's inspiration was the annual Plano Balloon Festival saying it was "one of the most visible" events in the area.
Kare teaches painting and life drawing at Collin College. He earned his bachelor's degree at the University of Dallas and his master of fine arts from the New York Academy of Art. He has taught since 1997 and had his work exhibited in New York City, Houston and Dallas.
Kare's other commissions include the restoration of the stained glass windows at the St. Cecilia Church in Dallas, St. Margaret Mary Parish ins Cedar Park, Texas, and the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish in Plano. He's also painted the dome and tabernacle at the St. Martin de Porres Parish in Lake Charles, La.
"I thought I'd be a doctor like my father," Kare said. "I changed plans after starting college as a pre-med major."
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