Food 2013 Prize
Special Edition the Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013
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Winner, Winner, Portioned Dinner
Senior Maddie Wilson won first place in Food Prize with her creation, “Portion Control.” This piece is made of wood, steel, and clay, and took 36 hours to complete. (Sam Morse)
Senior takes first in inaugural art contest By Sam Morse Staff Writer
Bigger isn’t always better. Senior Maddie Wilson’s first-place entry into Food Prize 2013 proved that. Her piece exemplified craftsmanship because of its minuscule details. “I decided to use sculpey clay and create in
miniature… to show that nothing is lost in a smaller serving,” Wilson said. Her inspiration was closely related to the fact that her piece was so detailed. She said she contemplated issues such as world hunger, childhood obesity, and the super-size epidemic. “(These) all developed into the culminating thought of American food excess,” Wilson said. That’s what caught the judges’ attention. The
Pasta pictures earn senior second place
Duo places third with a song By Abby Bryson Profiles Editor
By Abby Keessen Feature Editor Senior Rachel Resterhouse took 22 pounds of pasta, two and half weeks, three people, and her camera to create a piece, “Pasta Nation,” that was worthy to place second in Food Prize. “Honestly, (I decided to make this) just because it was an art contest, and I don’t submit any of my stuff anywhere, so why not?” said Resterhouse, whose final project included a series of photographs in which pasta was incorporated. Throughout her photos, three different subjects are featured. In one photograph, senior Olivia Fox is photographed blow drying her hair, which was replaced with pasta. Senior Allison Lukens is pictured laying in a pool full of pasta, and 2-yearold Roman, the son of Kate McGettigan, is pictured playing with and covered in pasta. Resterhouse picked her subjects by posting a Facebook status about wanting someone to pose in pool of spaghetti and then choosing people who commented.
sophisticated topic stepped outside of the box when approaching the theme of “the eating experience.” Wilson’s “Portion Control” also had symbolism with the structural design. “It is important to remember that so often in like a closer look adds new perspective. The ‘wow’ comes from taking a closer look at the detailed uniqueness of the individual components,” Wilson said.
Senior Rachel Resterhouse was runnerup in Food Prize with her photo collage, “Pasta Nation.” (Sam Morse) “(I chose to do) photography because that’s the one thing I know how to do that’s artistic,” Resterhouse said. The pictures are framed and connected by wood pieces covered in macaroni pasta. “I didn’t really have (an inspiration). (Sophomore Abby Keessen and I) just talked about spaghetti, and I was like, spaghetti, and I winged it,” Resterhouse said.
chosen by Hirvo, who agreed with the Placing third message of the in Food Prize song (please go 2013, junior to page 4 to read Kate Huizinga the lyrics). and senior Lexi “It was just a Hirvo performed song I knew and a song from the thought it would ‘80s, originally be fun to sing,” by Mandy Hirvo said. “The Patinkin in the song talks about musical 70, how society Girls, 70. needs everything “Lexi and immediately Junior Kate Huizinga and Senior Lexi Hirvo I sang a duet and pokes fun at took third place in Food Prize. The two sang a called ‘Coffee that.” duet called, “Coffe in a Cardboard cup.” (Sam in a Cardboard For both of Morse) Cup,’” Huizinga the girls, the said. “We wanted to do a song because song was more than an entry into Food everyone did a visual piece, and they said Prize. we could do music. So we did.” Huizinga said the underlying The unique entry was perfected by the significance of the song is that society two girls who are also in Singers together. cannot slow down enough to enjoy life; “Lexi picked out the song, and I wanted people even need their morning coffee to a free snack,” Huizinga said. “So, we go. submitted our song. It took about an hour “People can’t even take time to enjoy to learn, and then, we recorded it.” a cup of coffee,” Huizinga said. “It was a A CD featuring the song was in the cool meaning because it promoted slowing cafeteria for art fans to listen to. It was down like it used to be.”