Vancouver 2010 medals unveiled
November 10, 2009
Vancouver 2010 medals unveiled
The heavy medals have been unveiled.
The designs are inspired by the ocean waves, drifting snow and mountainous landscape found in British Columbia and throughout Canada.
Each medal features aboriginal artwork and no two medals are alike.
The medals are circular in shape and, at between 500 to 576 grams, are the heaviest in Olympic and Paralympic history.
The medals are based on two large artworks of an orca whale and raven by Canadian designer Corrine Hunt.
For more on the medals, and a look back at the history of Olympic Winter Games medals, check out this CTVOlympics story.
This story from VANOC’s website shows the reverse sides as well as the Paralympic medals, and this VANOC video explains the concept, manufacturing and so on.
Sandhya2 Patel at The Crescent Moon Museum
Today marks the opening of Sandhya2 Patel’s exhibit at the Crescent Moon museum. Her artwork is a compilation of whimsical sculptures and figurines, some taken from stories or literary pieces such as Alice in Wonderland.
From the artist: “I was fascinated immediately by the possibility of building things in SL.
I started the fist day and have been building ever since.
I have created avatars, built houses, done landscaping , but the most fun
I have had is making statues and sculptures.”
Head over to the Crescent Museum now!
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