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A Matter of the Art S

omeone recently told me that, in their opinion, the true mission of a teacher is to inspire people to see things in a new way and to think.

If this is the case (and I believe it is) then artists, creators and performers may be some of our greatest teachers, and art—no matter its medium—some of our greatest lessons made plain.

And so then perhaps, just maybe, the fate of art and how we treat it becomes one of the greatest indicators of the things we value as a society and people as a whole.

I am moved by the story of the Draper Visual Arts Foundation and longtime resident Jean Hendricksen’s push to save the art collection of Draper. It was a painstaking process and true labor of love, began by residents who simply valued art. It’s a story of passion and one that inspires me.

I’m moved by the performers in our midst—the ways that stories on the stage can change minds and teach (and simply entertain), and the way music can make us feel things in our hearts that oftentimes our heads can’t make sense of.

We are lucky in our little community to be home to so many creative people and their arts. In this issue, we highlight just a few, from paintings and pottery to theater and music. It’s almost stunning that all of these talented people are our neighbors—just regular folk who choose to create. I’m in awe of not only their ability and talent, but at the priority they give it in their life. I think of my sometimes rush-around at inane busy-ness and the disparity between that and the drive for creation gives me pause.

And I think this—THIS!—is essential: that art teaches us to stop and look, and appreciate something in the moment, something of beauty. And if that sort of ability to stop and see isn’t the best sort of lesson for us all, and we can’t seem to do it…

Well, then, I think it’s time for some of us to pick up a paintbrush.

Enjoy your March, and yes—go be creative! I will too.

Brooke Benton, Editor BBenton@LifestylePubs.com

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Lifestyle Calendar

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Parting Thoughts

18 What to do with the Draper Art Collection?

Draper Visual Arts Foundation is arts' best advocate

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Artist’s Palette

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Pottery at

Windsong Studio DRAPER TREASURE IS BOTH ARTIST AND TEACHER ARTICLE NATHAN HAMPTON

PHOTOGRAPHY MEREDITH FORREST KULWICKI

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n a crisp, frosty morning last autumn, I parked under a tree on Relation Street. I walked past a yellow, turn of the last century house. It is obviously the home of an artist. I cut down the driveway, through the Greene and Greene style gate, and over the back yard to the Windsong Studio where my dear friend, Dana Jackson, makes pottery. I was there to ask her some questions about life, family, and pottery.

HOW DID YOU GET STARTED IN POTTERY?

“I started in high school; I needed an art class. The first day I played with the clay, I fell in love with it. It made me smile.”

Dana studied pottery throughout school. Then she got a job teaching at the Salt Lake Art Center, where she taught until her husband, Tom, passed away.

“When I got married, Tom made me a great little handmade [pottery] wheel and a little pottery place in the basement. He was supportive of me; he thought my work was awesome. It’s great to have a partner like that."

She adds, “Tom and I had a sign shop for years. We were two starving artists, and we sure had fun” WAS YOUR FAMILY CRAFTY GROWING UP?

“Yes, both parents. My dad was a do-it-yourselfer. My mother was a really good artist. They made a beautiful home.”

DO YOUR KIDS DO POTTERY?

“All of my kids are artistic, but none of them do pottery...

My son took over the neon sign part of the sign shop after my husband passed away. He does glass fusion and neon, and he’s good. I struggled with it. I’m used to a medium that bends and is forgiving and glass is not. You heat it up, you blow it; if it’s not perfect, you’re done. There is no redoing it. With clay, you can manipulate it and shift it. It’s a whole different ball game.”

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(CON TI N U ED)

POTTERY IS AN ANCIENT TECHNOLOGY. HOW IS THAT RELEVANT TODAY?

"It’s the history of the world. It was an accident that they even learned to fire pottery. They used to line raw pieces of clay with beeswax to make water jugs. They soon learned that the heat of the fire made the pot stronger. You can look back in time and history has been documented by pottery. You can look through shards of different areas and you will know what tribes lived there and when they lived. When I used to teach at the Art Center, at first I’d have [students] do a hand built, pre-Columbian piece because it was pure--it had all the elements of pottery. It taught the simplicity and complexity of it: it has both. For me, I think pottery's relaxing.

You’re away from modern technology. It’s a pure thing."

The Windsong Studio is nestled in Dana’s back yard.

It is full of wheels and clay and two kilns. It feels like a perfect place to create; it is a home for artisans.

“It taught the simplicity and complexity of it: it has both. For me, I think pottery’s relaxing. You’re away from modern technology.

It’s a pure thing.”

WHEN DID YOU BUILD YOUR STUDIO?

“In 2009; it was a leap of faith. My mom used to say, ‘Dana, I want you to have a little studio.’ So after my parents died I got a little gift from them and

I was able to build my studio. My mom always used to wear Windsong perfume, so when I built the studio I named it Windsong. She was my biggest cheerleader, always. I used to have a kiln in the garage, but I froze in winter. I’d have to bring the glaze inside and let it thaw.

I feel spoiled rotten to have this studio."

I HEARD YOU HAVE TAUGHT POTTERY CLASSES FOR SOME SPECIAL-NEEDS KIDS. HOW DOES THAT GO?

Dana works in her Windsong Studio full time, and she has a pottery sale there twice a year.

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With this question, Dana smiles.

“It is crazy. The kids’ attention span is 30 seconds, but they appreciate it so much. They’re cute. I take my wheel and do a demonstration. Then they each make a little piece. It’s because of family and community support that I’m able to keep this going. People have been so supportive and generous. I really do appreciate that. I like to give back to the community. With my classes, I can give back a little.”

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February 26, 27, 29 and March 4, 5 7 p.m. at Corner Canyon High School JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT

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moting and supporting the arts in Draper. They produce culturally enriching shows which allow citizens the opportunity to develop their talents

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WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO A

ll of the art was just in boxes or cupboards, simply put away and

almost completely forgotten. Ichabod Crane, Spring Fancies, Beethoven’s Fifth,

simply stowed away and abandoned as a generation of Draperites passed away or moved on. With the relocation of the elementary school from the old Draper Park School to the new Draper location off Fort Street, the art was lost in the shuffle and upheaval of change and progress. It was wrapped up and casually put away in the cupboards of the new school. Yet thankfully, it was not completely forgotten.

In the early 1990s, Jean Hendricksen sat down at a special community event at the old Draper Park School next to Hulda Crosgrove. They both had been teachers at the historic school.

“What are we going to do about the art collection?” Crosgrove asked Hendricksen, as she was rightfully worried about it.

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ABOUT THE ART COLLECTION? Draper Visual Arts Foundation, guardians of a Draper legacy ARTICLE KELLY ERICKSON | PHOTOGRAPHY MEREDITH FORREST KULWICKI

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WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT THE ART COLLECTION? (CON TI N UED)

Hendricksen, current secretary and former president of the DVAF, with 'Adam', by Emily Kennard, the first scholarship winner in 2000

It was a fortuitous question because it set

community, the art collection steadily grew,

cause but knew that the school district had no

the wheels in motion for a much-needed

culminating in an original Norman Rockwell

funds to help them in their worthy endeavor.

rescue mission. Ichabod Crane and all of his

painting of Ichabod Crane in the 1950s.

friends had to be saved, desperately.

This is when the Draper Visual Arts

Hendricksen enlisted the help of Mary

Foundation (DVAF) was born. Aided by the

The art collection is a valuable Draper

Sjoblom, another former teacher from the

pro bono work of attorney Raeburn Kennard,

treasure trove that resides in the hallways of

school and started on a quest to rectify the

DVAF was established in 1993 as a founda-

Draper Elementary. The Reid and Willda Beck

situation. They approached Mayor Kuman

tion with the express purpose of salvaging

Art Collection began in 1926 when Reid Beck,

Davis, who knew nothing about the collection,

and restoring the art collection.

the principal of Draper Park School decided

but was interested in it. He told them that the

When all of the art was pulled out of the cup-

it would be great to start a collection led by

city could not do anything about it. They met

boards, it was in a deplorable condition. Due to

the students at the school. Year after year, and

with Jordan School District superintendent

the fact that the art had hung in a building for

through much planning and sacrifice by the

Ray Whittenberg. He fully supported their

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WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT THE ART COLLECTION? (CON TI N UED)

decades that had been heated with coal, it was understandably coated in coal dust. To make matters worse, there were also layers of fly specs. Unlike today where every field of the city is being developed into a suburban oasis, Draper was once a chicken, dairy, and sheep powerhouse. Of course, agriculture breeds flies and thousands of those flies found their final resting place on priceless artwork in the old Draper Park School. It was gross.

Hendricksen and Sjoblom, along with fellow members like Shirley Ballard, Wayne Ballard, Beverly Thompson, Burton Stringfellow, and Hulda Crosgrove solicited funds from friends in the community. They rallied many of the old Draperites to help get the foundation going and raise the funds to restore all of the art. Their first donation of $200 came from attorney Clayton Fairborn. DVAF was able to raise about $10,000, money that was crucial for the rescue mission.

The Draper Visual Arts Foundation hired Utahn Dale Jolley, an art restoration expert with an international reputation, to painstakingly clean and rehabilitate the paintings. He had to chisel off the fly specs and remove the coal residue. It was a laborious and tedious process, but well worth the effort. As for Ichabod Crane, the Norman Rockwell painting, it was a bit more tricky. It hung for many years behind the principal’s desk. One year during Thanksgiving break in the 1980s, a water leak developed above the painting in the ceiling and caused a

by Ken Corbett, and Old Draper Church and Roundhouse by Al Rounds.

significant amount of damage. The art department at BYU did restore

They use the funds to purchase art for public display as well as to spon-

it and helped to reverse the damage and with DVAF funds, Jolley

sor an art competition for seniors in the Canyons School District. The

completed the restoration of this Draper City heirloom.

yearly competition occurs in the spring and can be seen in the lobby

The art is now out of exile and displayed at Draper Elementary School.

of City Hall for a week. Prizes range from $300 to $1,000. Last year, the

The foundation has continued with their own art collection called Draper

grand prize winner was Self Portrait by Hannah Peterson (Hillcrest).

Community Art Collection. There are some pieces at City Hall and other

Olivia Baker (Jordan) won 1st place for Lanterns, Carolina Anne Hollow

school buildings because the collection continues to grow, due to the

(Hillcrest) was 2nd for College Collage, and 3rd prize was awarded to

dedication of the members at the DVAF. The large mural of early Draper

Elizabeth Harrison (Jordan) for Be Still and Know That I am God. Pantera

by Linda Curley Christensen that is in the lobby of City Hall is owned by

Coshaw was the 3-dimensional winner for the work entitled Seaside.

the Draper Visual Arts Foundation, along with several other paintings

Once again DVAF will be sponsoring the art show competition

there. Christensen is a well-known landscape painter who has painted

April 25-28, 2016. This is for all graduating seniors in the Canyons

murals in over 60 LDS temples worldwide, including the Draper temple.

School District area, which includes private and charter schools.

DVAF sells prints of the Draper mural on their web-

Students can drop off their pieces on April 22 at Draper City Hall. The

site, DraperVisualArts.org, as well as Ichabod Crane, Porter Rockwell

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DAVID TOLK Inspiration for his Compositions Comes from the Heart ARTICLE LINNEA LUNDGREN | PHOTOGRAPHY EMILIE ANN PHOTOGRAPHY

A

s a young man, composer and pianist,

whom inherited their father’s musical ability. He

David Tolk, had rock star dreams. Posters

met Lisa while studying English Literature

of 80’s big-hair bands decorated the bedroom

at BYU. Even before they started dating, he

walls of his suburban New Jersey home, and he

composed “Pretty Girl,” one of many songs

jammed with friends in a band. Later, after serv-

dedicated to her. Besides serving as his muse,

ing an LDS mission in Wisconsin, he longed to

Lisa provides the needed encouragement for

be “discovered” and played in a Provo-based

getting his work from piano to CD.

band named Ali Ali Oxen Free, which received significant radio play on Utah radio stations.

n Dav

. id Tolk

The two oldest children influenced songs on his latest CD, Solo Piano Hymns. In “Scotland

“I had a mullet for years,” jokes the Draper

the Brave,” Tolk pays tribute to Brendan, a grad-

resident. “I even got married in it; I tell my

uate of Corner Canyon High School, who is

kids it was cool back then.”

currently there on an LDS mission. “Homeward

At the same time he was cranking out heavy

Bound” is dedicated to Mackenzie who recently

metal on his synthesizer, he was composing

returned from a Chilean mission. She often

mellow instrumentals on the piano, which he’s

sings with her father and has her own CD titled

played since age six. When a famous band

“Believe.” They will be performing together at

sought him out to play keyboard, he had to

the Homestead Resort on August 6, along with

choose between a solo piano career path or

Draper violinist, Jessica Davis.

the nomadic rock star route.

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e he befor nd. ndan la e r e Ir B son and h his Scotland it w s n to tand Tolk s missio David n an LDS so leave

Tolk’s first CD produced in 1994 is dedicated

Tolk feels fortunate for his success because

“It was a turning point for me,” he says. Luckily,

to another important influence, his hometown

things haven’t always been easy. During law

for his fans, he selected the former and at the

of Mendham. It’s a small town in north-central

school he recalls playing his keyboard in Barnes

same time received a law degree from the

New Jersey, a place of colonial-style homes

and Noble, hoping customers would hear and

University of Utah. Both choices flourished and

framed by unfenced lawns and woodland. Tolk,

feel some connection to his music. Now, thanks

provided him with a good sense of balance.

the middle of five children, spent his youth build-

to the internet, he has some 110 million listens on

ing forts and playing in streams. He attended a

Pandora, a billboard charting Christmas album

tiny brick schoolhouse atop a hill and practiced

and best-selling albums on iTunes. He hopes one day to hear his music in a major motion picture.

“Music is a blessing in my life,” he says. “I feel honored and grateful to share it with others.”

Tolk composes his pieces—mostly spiritual

piano with the encouragement of his mother, a

and contemporary instrumentals—at night

Juilliard School graduate, and his father, a phys-

While the internet has propelled his popular-

when the house is quiet. He’s produced 10

icist. His parents structured their home around

ity, Tolk’s greatest reward comes from his listen-

CDs, most recently a compilation of self-ti-

music, faith, family and education.

ers–people around the world who report that his

tled piano hymns, which arrive at Deseret

“So much of life is influenced by the for-

Book and other independent bookstores this

mative years when everything is new, excit-

Instrumental music, he says, transcends cul-

month. Since 1994 he has been part of the

ing and we are impressionable,” he says. “It

tural and religious lines to touch the heart. “It has

Peter Breinholt ensemble and regularly per-

still impacts what I do artistically.”

been such a blessing to know that the music that

forms at concerts throughout Utah.

music has helped them during difficult times.

Draper is much like Mendham and the rea-

I compose here in Draper has resonated with

Inspiration comes from his heart. “I write

son he chose to raise his family here. The song

and brings peace and healing to people close to

music about things that mean the most to

“Sacred” on his CD, Impressions, reflects his

home and on the other side of the world.”

me.” Topping that list is his family—Lisa, his wife

experiences of life in Draper—playing football

of 25 years, and their four children, Mackenzie

in the front yard and watching his daughter,

For more information regarding David’s music

(21), Brendan (18), Julia (15) and Jeffrey (11), all of

Mackenzie, crowned Draper Idol.

and concert schedule, go to DavidTolk.com.

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2

82

South Willow Creek

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1424

3

3

14

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1237

3

3

40

Castlehill

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1942

3

2

81

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2186

4

4

33

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2950

4

3

112

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3

2

0

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2394

4

4

133

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2684

4

3

137

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2066

3

4

20

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2535

3

2

22

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2308

3

3

10

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1887

3

3

9

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6

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Parting Thoughts

Art

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of Acquiring Art WORDS DENISE SNODELL

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Y

ou can’t spell painting without “pain.” This is something I learned at a silent auction several years back.

While attending an outdoor literary festival, I stumbled upon a booth featuring one of my favorite local artists. Local for me, I should say, because I’m sure his colorful, whimsical paintings sell across the nation. He just happens to share my area code.

This was a big “yay.” The artist had actually offered about a dozen of his originals for an on-the-spot silent fundraising auction. His booth happened to be tucked away from the crowds. And, as I mentioned, this was not an art festival. It was a literary festival. Most folks there had their noses in books. Not many oil sniffers were on the prowl.

Jackpot.

I called my husband, who was elsewhere that day. “You-knowwho is auctioning his paintings. I think they mislabeled his location.

Hardly anyone seems to know he’s here. Should I stay and bid?”

My husband responded with an un-publishable variant of, “Jeepers, yes!”

So I committed myself to close down the event. As I have learned over the years, at silent auctions, one must linger until the last minute. Even if there’s low attendance, strange stuff happens at the end. The rule is to hover, to intimidate potential competitors while pretending to be civil and nonchalant—even though there’s smackdown rage simmering on the inside.

Blink, blink, smile, oh, hello. Oops, pardon me. Blink, blink, smile.

I signed up for four paintings, because it was him, plus everything was such a deal. But there was one painting I really wanted. It was a still life with uplifting swirls of oranges and greens. A painting I would put in my office to gaze at maybe 50 times a day.

As the afternoon ticked away, I would circle back to check on the auction sheets. People were catching on, so I had to re-bid now and then. Then the pesky issue of cost began to surface. I eventually decided to focus on just two works—but especially on my orange dream. My office painting. Mine.

With every return visit, I would chat with the friendly artist, who was as colorful as an impressionist’s palette. By then my fan-dom became rock solid, and I mean Michelangelo-marble-slab rock solid.

I had to own an original. I had to.

In the final ten minutes, a mini-mob converged on the scene. Dang it. Pens flew across the bid sheets. But I was still safe. Countdown to my beautiful orange…

Then, she appeared. Miss Artbucks. She blinked twice, smiled, and doubled my last bid before I had time to rationalize “spending too much.” Orange, crushed.

I now own the other painting.

I’m sure the artist was aware of the last-minute drama. He actually hugged me (not her) as he handed me my winning bid. I could not love it more: Three martinis atop a piano. An eternal promise of celebration.

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