Upcoming BAP Activities



Past BAP Activities

2008 Fall Architecture Walk, Saturday, October 11, featuring three buildings constructed with help from FDR's Works Progress Administration:


Congrats to the following members of the BAP who placed in the ISHS WPA Photo Contest:
-Taylor Goodnoe
-Melanie Burke
-Sierra Buckley
-Molly Orr
-Laurel Bettis
-Kelsey McCormick
-Robert Cook
-Monica Svahn
-Hailey Myers
-Danielle Kuhrt
-Jarrett Bell
-Chad Bell
They will all have their photos tour Idaho this spring in a traveling exhibit and will be awarded certificates at a ceremony in May by the ISHS.

The BAP visits Rupert for the Preservation Idaho Orchids Award ceremony, June 18:





Randy Schaffer of Boise Designs came to Mr. SW's first period APUSH class on May 22 to demonstrate his expertise in the art of scagliola, or plaster design. Boise Designs and Mr. Schaffer are currently working on restoring the scagliola on the inside of the Idaho State Capital building.





Over the course of an hour, Mr. Schaffer mixed plaster with color, poured it into a mold, covered with hemp, and filled the mold with more plaster to create a piece of scagliola design much like he does in his restoration work.






This is the rough example he made in class. It is sanded with a 1000 grit and then a 2000 grit sandpaper, real fine. Then the scagliola is sprayed with a finish and buffed to a high shine so that it is practically indistinguishable from marble.