Anne Mondro is without a doubt, a multi-talented person. The woman is known for her meticulously crafted and incredibly detailed sculptures, but she also works as an associate professor for the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
She specializes both in the art and health fields and has participated in multiple competitions and specific courses. She draws a ton of inspiration from the human body on an anatomically accurate level and also gets inspired by religious artifacts once in a while.
Her latest work of art was the result of more than a year of research and is truly incredible.
Anne constructed an immensely detailed human heart, completely in 3D and to make it even more impressive, it is completely made out of tinner copper crochet wire. Wool clearly isn’t Anne’s material of choice, but she carries around a thin piece of 26-gauge tinned crochet wire.
As you can imagine, creating these very sophisticated 3D formations of the wire is complicated, so the associate professor uses specialized 3D modeling software to figure out the best way to use her crochet needles. And even though it took months of research and preparation, the end result is most certainly quite impressive.
Her motivation to create this heart was also very personal.
“This piece is very personal. I’ve been working with older adults with memory loss and their caregivers. It’s so intense to be a caregiver. When you care for a loved one, the two of you become intertwined. You take on their vulnerabilities but also their strengths. As I thought about that relationship, it was important that these forms be tied together somehow.” Anne said about her threedimensional crochet heart.
Anne first started building her 3D sculptures at the Icelandic Textile Center back in 2015 and uses a healthy mix of science, art, and symbolics to create stunning pieces of art.
The associate professor also hopes that her art can help lift the human spirit for people who are severely ill or have dementia, for example. She has done extensive research in this field as well and developed a course about “the role of creativity in the healthcare setting.”
The students who enrolled in her course can’t speak highly enough of it:
“Today we worked on a piece of art, but spent most of the time discussing our families, life experiences, and what comes next for me after college. However, for the first time at the end of our meeting, my Elderberry partner expressed to me her gratitude and love for the program we are a part of. She discussed how Tuesday afternoons have been the highlight of her past few months, and how she was so upset that we don’t meet more often and that our collaboration will soon be ending. She expressed how being creative and talking with me kept her mind off of the disease, and brought a lot of joy to her life. She also expressed how earlier today the group listened to music from her youth, and that it made her feel so calm, relaxed, and happy for the first time in a while.
In class, we have done many readings about the positive effects the arts have on patients with dementia, but to hear it firsthand was a remarkable and enlightening experience. It also inspired me to continue this kind of work in the future.”
Aside from the human heart, Anne has also created hands and part of the respiratory system in copper crochet wire. Sculptures aren’t her only canvas, as she also creates digital prints which look just as impressive.
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Source: MyModernMet, AnneMondro, STAMPS
