A Colorful Mission
How Will You Use What You Learn in Art Class to Improve Your Life?
Blend of personality and imaginations
“I’m supposed to be humble!” exclaimed Frances Wong. “Next time I’m giving myself a hundred.” Mrs. Annami Blom allowed her students to evaluate their own work to record their improvement in the class. “Mrs. Blom, my future is in your hands,” said Kay Wittaya as she leaned over her canvas, and Amber Dobbie and Bruce Mak smiled at their own art work. Students could create what pleased them, which let Josh Ray paint a window and Sophie Shin design the interior of a house for their projects. Unlike students in Advanced Art, those in AP Art like John Jang and Anna Kang worked with their instructors Mrs. Blom and Mrs. Tara DeLeeuw, using one of three options: canvas drawing, 2D, or 3D art. Though deadlines usually killed the purpose of the work, the meaning and wonder of art didn’t escape students Rolland Leung, Tiffany Hsiang, Wan-Leen Siow, Abbie Thompson, Breanna
Roberts, Melanie Debatin, Jason Hsiao, Risako Okazaki, Kate Furbush, JiSoo Lee, and Jonathan Hayashi as Mrs. Blom and Mrs. DeLeeuw created a conductive surrounding with calming music in the background. “Master students, I’ll postpone your projects— it goes against everything I believe—but I’ll postpone your projects till next week,” said Mrs. Blom near the end of the first semester. Over in the shop students worked on projects as well—but at an easier pace. “The machine is eating [mine] up!” said Alan Thompson as he placed a block of wood, the first piece of his clock, on the bench-saw. Mr. Jason Selvanayagam hopped about the class, answering questions and helping Helen Kim, Jacob Kimball, and David Kim with shaping, gluing, and cutting their raw materials. Careful not to hurt themselves while using the machines, students designed clocks and trays for their final projects of the semester. —By Rishika Dias
LECTRIC sander pressed against the wood, Jacob Kimball smooths the block well before putting his project, a wooden tray, together. Students paid close attention when they worked with the machines and tools in Industrial Arts.
ITH a block of wood on the table, Mr. Jason Selvanayagam instructs Alan Thompson on the procedure for that day. Students in Industrial Arts shaped and smoothed blocks of wood to create clocks and trays.
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I will use patience, character beauty, perseverance in my life. I use it in math, in school, and when dealing with people. It’s like art; when you first do it, it is ugly—but then when you keep working on it, it improves. —Wan-Leen Siow
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Art opens you up to see the bigger side of things. You see things clearly; you see what God has created. You can see how amazing his creation is, and it makes me look at the beauty in each detail other than just the whole picture. —Breanna Roberts I don’t learn anything in there. I just have fun. —Abigail Thompson
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Well I like doing art—it’s a hobby, so I can improve my skills and find better ways to express myself. —Hannah Jones
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NTENTLY listening, Cat Foster takes in the suggestions of Mrs. Annami Blom. Mrs. Blom helped her students during open studios after school, held for the students to finish their assignments.
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LACING the shaped blocks of wood at right angles, Breanna Roberts glues them together, finishing up her tray. Industrial Arts allowed students to use mechanical tools creatively.
Well, I guess in other classes I put more creativity into things, like writing a paper. I do not just write a paper only about what the teacher expects me to; I put more thought into it. —Melanie Debatin
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