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STYLE SCOUT by Caitlin Donnelly
Cerise Martel Age: 29
Sign: Sagittarius
Relationship status: I’ve been with my boyfriend for 14 years. Hometown: Kansas City, Mo., but I was born in Wyoming. Time in Lawrence: We visit once or twice a month. Occupation: Bookseller at Borders in Lee’s Summit, Mo., and clerk for the Department of Revenue. How would you describe your style? My style is a mix of Gothic, Victorian and a little bit of the exotic. What are your current favorite fashion trends? I have been wearing a lot of colCLOTHING DETAILS: ored lace trims Dress: Target, 2011, $19. on things, and I love beading and Shoes: JCPenney, 2008, $15. feathers. Purse: Craig Morrison, Bug, 2009, $120.
What are your Handmade bracelet: Jo-Ann Fabrics, least favorite 2010. fashion trends? I Skull cameo: Etsy, 2011, $12.99 don’t really have any except I am not really into the large color-blocked patterns. What would you like to see more of in Lawrence? Lawrence has a pretty good variety. It would be nice to see more clothes in larger sizes. What would you like to see less of in Lawrence? I actually come to Lawrence to see the fun ways people are exploring fashion, and I always like to see different fashions and revived vintage pieces. Do you have any piercings or tattoos? I do. I have about 20 piercings and about 35 tattoos. I’m a very big fan of art in all forms. Do you have any fashion influences? I really enjoy Betsey Johnson and Jean Paul Gaultier. For my personal style I am influenced by the Goth style labels like Heavy Red and Lip Service. I enjoy hardware and multi-functional clothing — and of course clothes made out of luxe fabrics and trims! I am also fascinated by Steampunk fashion and culture. Tell us a secret: I secretly love musicals with huge choreographed dance numbers and Bollywood movies. I adore all the colors, costumes and dancing!
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Tyler Frances Anderson Age: 24
Sign: Capricorn
Hometown: Grand Rapids, Mich. Time In Lawrence: 22 years Occupation: Sous chef, musician/producer What were you doing when scouted? Starjammin'. How would you describe your style? Comfortable farmboy who can clean up nicely. What are your current favorite fashion trends? Ladies in short shorts and low tops or cute summer dresses. What would you like to see more of in Lawrence? Rooting for the home team, regardless. #FOE (family over everything)
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SHANGHAI-BASED ARTIST JIN SHAN is pictured with Kris Ercums, curator of global, contemporary and Asian art at the Spencer Museum of Art, underneath Shan’s installation “It Came from the Sky.”The installation, which features a 7-foot silicone policeman dangling below an image of space, is, according to Ercums, “ a playful critique of what is a police state in China.” It will be on display through August.
POLICE STATE New Spencer exhibit explores ideas behind political control By Michael C. Auchard Special to the Journal-World
Positions of authority, both celestial and secular, are a central theme running through Chinese installation artist Jin Shan’s work. “It Came From The Sky” made its debut Friday at the Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Miss. The artist says he studies the idea of political control because of his complex relationship with his own government. “I play with a lot of styles with the theme of power,” Jin says, “with humor and different emotions. It’s very hard to figure out, which emotions you put in each work.” The artwork Jin is showing is a silicone rendering of a policeman, suspended by wires. It is lowered from the ceiling while surrounded by projected cosmic images from
SHANGHAI-BASED ARTIST JIN SHAN talks with media members during a break from working on his installation “It Came from the Sky,” which is on view now at Kansas University’s Spencer Museum of Art. the Hubble Space Telescope. Jin says the piece was inspired by Christian iconography, both Chinese and
Western culture and by ideas of power throughout history. Despite his background as an artist having to maneuver
through Chinese censorship, Jin says he doesn’t want his work to come off as specifically anti-Communist Party or even uniquely Chinese. “I don’t want to put myself out there as someone who’s against government,” he says. “I don’t want to be the ‘Communist-country artist.’ Around the globe, there are so many people pressured by political powers, but I want to get beyond that. My work isn’t about Chinese issues or American issues. It’s about human issues — it’s more philosophical.” Kris Imants Ercums, curator of global, contemporary and Asian art at the Spencer Museum of Art, says Jin’s work is important and timely. He says the artist fits with the museum’s goal of creating a dialogue about important Please see EXHIBIT, page 2C
What would like to see less of in Lawrence? Hating on the home team. Do you have any piercings or tattoos? One bat-tat. Do you have any fashion influences? The mirror. People say I look like: My grandfather, Lino Lopez or Clark Kent
CLOTHING DETAILS: Shoes: Nike high-tops, Famous Footwear, 2010. Jeans: Gap, December 2010, gift. Jacket: Wildman Vintage, 2009, $30. Shirt: Walgreen’s 3-pack, November 2010, $10. Glasses: Wink, 2010, $200.
Tell us a secret: Spray deodorant FTW (for the win)
CONTACT US Trevan McGee, Lawrence.com editor 832-7178, tmcgee@ljworld.com Christy Little, Go! editor 832-7254, clittle@ljworld.com
High IQ fails to manifest itself in practical ways Boomer Girl Diary I ’ve always considered myself a person with above-average intelligence. This belief, however misconstrued, originated with the nuns who attempted to impart an education to me in the ’60s and ’70s. As ordained by the diocese, they would administer all manner of standardized tests and report to my parents: “Your daughter’s a smart girl. She just doesn’t apply herself.” (Alternately: “Catherine isn’t working up to her full potential.”) Once, when discussing my college options with our earnest but narcoleptic high school counselor, Sister Mary Cleophas, I accidentally glimpsed my IQ score on the “permanent record” she held in her hands as she nodded off.
Cathy Hamilton
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In 1972, this was akin to discovering your father’s pay stub or the contents of your mother’s bedside table. IQ scores were classified, top secret, “don’t ask, don’t tell” information no child was permitted to have. Naturally, I became obsessed with the number and looked it up
on the IQ scale (how I accomplished this without Google, I cannot say). There — in the Encyclopedia Britannica or other ancient tome — was my quotient, solidly above average. (Not “genius,” mind you. That DNA went to my middle sister — the lawyer — along with thin, tapered fingers and flawless skin.) But, my score wasn’t chopped liver, and I’ve been clinging to it like a life preserver for decades. Why? Because, most days, I’m convinced I am the STUPIDEST PERSON IN THE WORLD! Just the other day, for example, I spent far too long pushing on a door that was clearly marked PULL. I’m talking five, maybe 10 seconds, complete with cussing
at the door for not opening readily. Can you say, “One taco short of a combo plate”? While cooking, I will routinely reach for the lid on a pot of boiling water, completely disregarding the four oven mitts in the drawer next to the cooktop. (Yes, I said “routinely,” thus disproving the old “once burned, twice shy” theory.) In other words, the wheel is turning, but the hamster is dead. On more than one occasion, I have walked full bore into a closed screened door. While these antics provided an endless visual loop of hilarity for my family, nothing makes a person feel stupider. Except maybe walking Please see BOOMER, page 2C