Sophya Tabarovsky began collaborating with sculptor Bridgette Mongeon in 2012 when the sculpture of Yuri Gagarin was first installed in Houston, Texas and Sophya desired a sculpture of Neil Armstrong to be set on Russian soil. In 2019 Space Center Houston committed to receiving the second bronze in the edition of Neil Armstrong from the United In Space committee, and the fundraising began.
Bridgette Mongeon is a sculpture working over 30 years in the Houston area. She is known for her numerous commission of individuals such as entertainers like B. B. King, Willie Nelson, and Bill Monroe. She has been hired by universities to create mascots that you can see at Prairie View A & M and Grambling State University. Her recent work installed in 2018 has taken her to Wonderland as she is the sculptor of the Monumental sculpture of Alice In Wonderland Mad Hatter Tea Party in Evelyn’s Park.
Mongeon is also the author of “3D Technology in Fine Art and Craft Exploring 3D printing, Scanning, Sculpting and Milling.” The publishing of her book awarded her the title of 19 of 30 most influential women in 3D Printing.
Mongeon is a proponent of STEM/STEAM education—an interdisciplinary educational initiative that focuses on Science, Technology Engineer, Art, and Math. She is a sought after speaker on the subject and has presented at such conferences as Texas Art Educators, Expanding your Horizons- Young Women in Math and Science, and 3D Printing World Expo and many more.
EDUCATORS Mongeon documents her process and her research in creating her work. These blog posts are more than “how to sculpt; they are also the historical, educational, emotional and technological influences. Mongeon is a perpetual learner and educator, and in her previous sculpting projects, she has incorporated educational elements to help teachers, educators, parents, and homeschoolers. She will be blogging her process and the research with educational links and resources on The United In Space Website. She is interested in how others are learning and sharing about space exploration and STEM/ STEAM and would love to share your adventures on this blog as well.
You can find more about her and her work on these social media links.
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BridgetteMongeonSculptor/
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bridgettemongeon
Twitter https://twitter.com/sculptorwriter
Fine Art Website http://www.creativesculpture.com
Art and Technology website Digitalsculpting.net
Alice Sculpture Website http://www.alicesculpture.com
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