October 2015 HerFamily

OCTOBER 2015

Crowing ABOUT SKATEBOARDING

Nancy Beal Meyer ART EDUCATION FOR THE UNDERFUNDED

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written by RACHEL JOY | photography by BILL SITZMANN

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SANSKRIT NAME: UTTHITA TRIKONASANA

and strengthens the thighs and ankles, stretches the hamstrings, hips, spine, and chest, relieves backache (especially during pregnancy—I'm photographed here as I entered my third trimester), and helps to keep stress at bay.

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DIY

WHAT YOU'LL NEED: • Felt (assorted colors) • Scissors • Hot glue gun • Spray adhesive • 1/4” elastic band

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Check out the cover to see three of these masks as found in their haunted woodland habitat.

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izing shapes to build a critter, there are all kinds of great templates that you can find and print out on Pinterest or Etsy.

Cut out shapes from paper, then place them on a piece of felt of the same color. Lightly trace around the shape with a pen, and cut out that piece of felt with scissors.

Continue this until you have all of the shapes cut to form an entire mask. I doubled the felt for any piece of the mask considered to be a “base” in order to make the mask a bit sturdier by spraying one layer with an adhesive, laying it on top of another piece, and cutting my shape out of both pieces at once.

When layering the mask together, flip over cut-out pieces so that you do not see any pen marks that you have made.

Keep in mind that the mask will look backwards compared to your template, but the result will be much cleaner.

Make sure that all of the pieces are in order before hot-glueing each piece in its place.

Cut a hole on either side of the mask and feed the elastic band through the holes. Tie the elastics to the masks, and you are ready for a night as a woodland critter!

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Nancy Beal Meyer

HEN THE OTHER little girls in

Nancy Beal Meyer’s third grade class were coloring and making crafts, Beal Meyer was begging her mother for an opportunity to learn about art. Not the art from her elementary school classroom, but rather the strokes and techniques behind such Impressionistic artists as Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir.

And lucky for her, her mother said yes.

IN A CLASS BY HERSELF

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Finding a teacher would prove the bigger issue.

Private art classes for younger children didn’t extend into actual technique and structure of oil painting, and Beal Meyer was yearning for more. The only classes her mother could find were led by Dorothy Ruge, and those were just for high school students. But that didn’t stop

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Beal Meyer. She jumped right in and learned alongside students double her age. When Ruge retired five years later, Beal Meyer, at just 14 years old, took matters into her own hands. She found Augustus W. Dunbier, a renowned local German Impressionist painter. But like Ruge, he would only teach adults. He told her that she could observe but couldn’t be an actual student in his class. Following his strict instruction, every Saturday morning, Beal Meyer would set her easel up directly in back of Dunbier and observe every stroke and detail of what he painted. Finally, after seeing her potential, he relented and brought her into the fold, eventually becoming her mentor and ongoing teacher.

Since then, Beal Meyer has spent her lifetime not only painting, but teaching others that art is truly limitless. As an artist-in-residence for Millard Public Schools through a grant from the Nebraska Arts Council and individual schools' PTA funding, Beal Meyer’s not just teaching the mechanics of art, but also the power of what art can do to your life.

And it’s amazing how far her reach has spread.

After graduating from The University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a BFA as well as K-12 certification in art instruction, Beal Meyer taught after-school art programs to the at-risk youth at Omaha Home for Boys. She knew then that she had found her gift, “it just takes someone helping them to take them where they want to go.”

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From helping a student with his scholarship portfolio to design school, to showing them careers in graphic design they never knew existed, Beal Meyer has always been dedicated to helping students see beyond what’s right in front of them. “Art isn’t just about drawing and painting,” she explains. “It’s about career opportunities and seeing what they can do with art.”

Since those early days at the Omaha Home for Boys, Nancy has been an advocate for the power of art programs in elementary-based education programs. “Art is what grounds people, it makes people kind and sane.” She fears where our education system is going with the cutting of art and music programs from the younger-aged school programs. Millard School District has already cut their art programs at the elementary school level and only offers art curriculum by individual classroom teachers. Beal Meyer is able to teach at schools like Sandoz Elementary and Wheeler Elementary because of Nebraska Art Council grants and PTA fundraising. But every year her fate is unknown. “It’s sad,” she explains. “Kids need this. They want to learn.”

That is obvious from the pile of thank-you notes from her most recent students stacked on her table. Each with a message of hope for a world Beal Meyer opened up to them. A hope she’s happy to give. “They need someone telling them that they can do it.”

And it’s not just for them. “This work in the schools is my heart.

These kids are my heart. I want the world to see that they deserve more.” And she’s doing just that—one artist at a time.

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MEET THE FAMILY

written by DAISY HUTZELL-RODMAN | photography by BILL SITZMANN

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AETIA CROW, AGE 10, sits on

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« These friends do not know that Saetia has

another hobby requiring balance and flexibility.

She, her younger brother Adrien, 7, and their father, Brian, all enjoy skateboarding.

The father of two has joint custody of his kids.

Five years ago he gifted each child with a board.

The family can be found some Saturday mornings at The Bay skate park in Lincoln during structured lesson time.

“We don’t have to watch out for more advanced skaters,” Brian says.

He himself is teaching his kids to ride.

Adrien, a shy little guy, hovers near his father and tries to avoid talking. Brian says it’s because there is someone new in the room.

Adrien rides straight on a board and does tricks like Half-Turtle, in which he lays with his backside on the nose of the board, his feet in the air, and pivots on the board. He also likes to ride off of curbs and is learning how to drop in, or ride down, a quarter-pipe.

Saetia also likes to perform Half-Turtle, and she can turn the skateboard around in a full spin (with a couple of stops along the way). She likes to ride on the half pipe but does not drop in.

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“Adrien takes more risks on the board,” Brian says.

The family also visits Roberts Park in Omaha for their skateboarding adventures.

“Dad, is that the big bowl?” Saetia asks.

“Right,” Brian confirms.

When the kids are not skating, they, along with their father and his girlfriend, Angel Piniarski, go to skateboarding-inspired art exhibits and attend skating shows, where Saetia has acquired the signatures of such notables as Tony Hawk and Mark Gonzales.

The punk-ish fun stays at Brian’s house. Once the kids leave, the skateboarding life is hidden away, gone underground, one might say.

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8 large bell peppers (assorted colors) 2 tsp olive oil 1 small yellow onion, chopped 2 garlic cloves, minced 1/2 tsp sea salt 1/4 tsp black pepper 1 can (28 oz) crushed tomatoes 1 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley 10 oz multigrain spaghetti or other pasta • 2 Tbsp grated Parmesan cheese

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Add the bell peppers and their tops and boil them for 1 to 2 minutes, or until just softened. Remove the peppers and tops with a slotted spoon and transfer them to a bowl of ice water.

Remove the peppers and tops from the ice water and let them dry.

With a paring knife, cut out 2 triangles for the eyes and a jagged mouth on each pepper. Set aside.

In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat until hot.

Add onion, garlic, salt, and black pepper and sauté for 4 to 5 minutes, or until onion is softened.

Add tomatoes and bring to a boil.

Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until sauce thickens, about 15 minutes. Add parsley and simmer another 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Meanwhile, cook pasta in a large pot of boiling, salted water until just tender. In a colander, drain pasta and return to pot.

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