today, I want to talk about the turn out of the art show, Inelegant Expression. The show me and fellow artists and musicians worked on for so many days; and how can I forget the parents who spend around 400 dollars for the show by renting tents and helping us print the art works. After two days of showing, we succeed to earn about $1000 for Japan. It was an unbelievable outcome for all of us. I was happy to see that everyone's hard work payed off.
To summarize the days of the shows, first, right after school on the Friday before, I started working. Ted, Alex and I went around our houses picking up materials and art works and then went to FedEx to print. For 6 hours, we were in FedEx printing and cutting papers. By the end of the day, around 12 o' clock, we were exhausted and grumpy. I did not forget to hang the "No Parking" sign at the gallery late at night.
I came home and got 4 hours of sleep and then started working again around six in the morning. I printed out the information tags for the art works and the artists which is essential for art shows what so ever. My printer kept messing up so it took me a while to fix everything up. Ted came over around eight to help me put the art works on the ready-to-go panel together. While my mom made some coffee for two of us, we hustled and Ted made a mistake by putting Laurel's abstract work up side down. After panicking a bit, I just put it the right way. After putting the art work on, as I hate to say, I started to order around Ted and my father to move the things into the car while I made sure everything was set and ready to go. That was stressful minutes since I never ordered people around so much before. I felt horrible despite the fact that I was the "director."
Ted and I drove down to the gallery and met up with other project members and parents. We had no time to waste; everyone started to move things out of their vehicles and started to set everything up. The tents were the big problem. They were big and no one was used to setting up the type of tents we had. So it took us a while to set it up and we were 20 minutes late from starting the show which was a big bummer to me. In the morning, not many people went by. I was starting to get worried. "What if no one comes?" "What if this show becomes a joke?" Many questions and paranoia appeared in my mind. However, around lunch time, people started to show up before or after they had their meal at Chow's which was right across the street from us. That is when we started to earn a lot of money. Baked goods were selling fast and musicians were getting a lot of tips in their jar. Many intrigued people showed up and walked slowly by the art tent. We sold out of our prints really fast so we had to write down customer's name and address in order to send it to them later after the show.
During this busy hours, I sold my painting to a gentleman for $100 despite the fact that it was not on sale. The thing is, he really liked the painting and really wanted to have it. So we shook hands and I said, "For Japan."
After our first day of the show, I went on and started printing more art works that we needed, and got ready for the next day. Which was not as hectic as the day before since all of us were not so unfamiliar with dealing with customers.
The second day was all about seeing new opportunities as many impressed adults came with a lot of interest in us. One gentlemen, who was in charge of the summer artist market wanted to know if we were interested in having our own booth at the market. He gave us his business card and all of us are definitely considering the event. Also, an elderly lady came by and asked me if she can buy my painting of the moon, "Unexplainable Anxieties." She wanted to know the original price and wanted me to paint her portrait which was a great honor to me. I never got an offer for a commission before so I was happily shocked. I also met up with my third space mentor Alan Chin to talk about how the show is going in general. He showed us support and had few good conversation with all the kids which went very well.
By the end of the day, we could not believe the amount of money we managed to collect. Everybody was proud of each other and to all of us, it was a great event of our lives. Doing something on our own like this to help a foreign country in a great need, I think it is the most humble thing I have ever done.
This show changed the way I think of my passion. Now, I want to use my passion for art not just for living but for other people; To save and help people around the world. I am definitely looking out for more opportunities to have more shows like this, where young artists can show their best works and take chances.
I would say the show was a greater success than any one could have imagined, and I would love to do it again.
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Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Another Earthquake That Changed The World
Part I: A modern economic super power, Japan's future was about to be changed at a greater scale than any one could imagine. March 11th of 2011, an earthquake measured 9.0 struck the Pacific Ocean, generating a massive tsunami which struck the northeastern prefectures of Iwate, Fukushima and Miyagi, wiping the entire area. The earthquake was so powerful that it even moved the island of Japan by eight feet and shifted the Earth's axis by 4 inches. The earthquake not only triggered big fires but left five million homes lacking source of electricity and one million homes with no water. There are more than 5,0000 houses destroyed. Nearly every businesses and jobs in the area are destroyed, school is shutdown and the future of all the family of this area is uncertain. Evacuee and homeless shelters are running out of space, clothes, food, water, and more needs for the big masses of people who are in great need of help. The death toll is believed to be about 25,000 while about 14,000 people are still missing; however the numbers are changing constantly with people racing to find survivors. Even after the major earthquake, there were hundreds of aftershock with a magnitude larger than 6.0 or even 7.0, causing non-stopping fear to the people. On top of this great burden, Japan is also facing a new danger of damaged nuclear power plant. Out of six nuclear power reactors, at Japan's Fukushima plant complex, was made to with stand earthquake of 8.2 magnitude, not enough to stand against the earthquake which disabled three of the reactors' backup cooling system. The disability of the reactor caused explosion after another. The workers stayed at the plant to try reducing the damage risking their own lives. Nearby residents were ordered to evacuate and even residents in Tokyo were told to evacuate the area. Japan relied on nuclear power for source of electricity generation, although the people are still sensitive to the nuclear hazard issue due to the atomic bombing in World War II. It is not a surprise that the Japanese Prime Minister, Naoto Kan has called this national obstacle, the country's “Worst Crisis” since World War II. The Japanese citizens across the nation is not only concerned but enraged at the government especially regarding the radiation danger. Majority of the citizens believe the Japanese government is not revealing enough information about this nuclear threat to the people. In Tokyo, government was sending out mixed messages saying that the amount of radiation is not likely to be harmful but to stay inside as much as possible. Many people are fleeing out of Tokyo, mainly women and children to avoid the chaos, believing the the government is only drip-feeding selective information; to them, because of the fear of radiation, even breathing air was suspicious. In other hand, people are trying to reduce chaos among the common people as much as possible since Japan is a very earthquake pron country and people are educated to stay calm together.
Part II: Right as the disaster happened, U.S reached out to help. President Obama said he was “heartbroken” and pledged that the U.S. will do everything they can to help Japan. As part of the aid, U.S. military force mobilized to help with searching and rescuing the survivors, and general recovery. U.S. Navy has dispatched three aircraft carriers to Japan and American charities' relief teams are on the way. After all, Japan is a key ally of U.S. in Asia and U.S. do have military bases in Japan. Meanwhile, many American citizens are also in fear worried about the same possible scenario that could happen in main land. First, the damage in Santa Cruz and Hawaii showed that this is not just another country's problem, but global. As an earthquake pron state, there is an increasing fear in Californian of the same degree of earthquake and tsunami. Americans are staring to ask: “Are we ready for this type of disaster that even damaged one of the leading, high technological country like Japan?” Not only that, the nuclear plant emergency have raised many questions about America's use of nuclear power. Obama administration have been trying to reassure the public that the U.S. Nuclear plants are safe and there is no harm of radiation coming from Japan's disabled nuclear plant. The disaster in Japan gave new powerful ammunition to the critics of Obama and his nuclear power project. There are about 100 commercial nuclear reactors in the U.S. and quarter of them are the same type as those in Fukushima. Also, some of the reactors including two in California are vulnerable to both earthquakes and tsunamis which raised many concerns regarding safety even among experts. However the administration have stated that they are trying to speed constructing the nuclear power facilities for source of alternative energy other than carbon dioxide and gases. The White House spokesman Jay Carney have assured that the administration will incorporate lessons from the tragedy in Japan. Meanwhile, many businesses are in a dilemma as majority of manufactures in Japan are shut down; businesses such as technology and automobile do rely on parts from Japan. Also, the damaged manufacturing of automobile is affecting the American automobile industry at a great deal as many Americans drive Japanese cars such as Honda and Toyota. This is the proof that America is interrelated with Japan in many different ways.
Part III: President Obama have stated: “The United States stands ready to help the Japanese people in this time of great trial.” He is encouraging his citizens to help Japan in a subtle way during this recession. His aid by military and more was enough and I just hope that it is consistent.
Part III: President Obama have stated: “The United States stands ready to help the Japanese people in this time of great trial.” He is encouraging his citizens to help Japan in a subtle way during this recession. His aid by military and more was enough and I just hope that it is consistent.
Through out the year in my economic and government class, there is a clear reason why I enjoyed the class everyday; that is because Mr. McAlister did not forget to remind us what is going on around the world and what is influencing our economy and our own government. By this way, I learned the fact that any thing that happens on earth will sooner or later, will affect the whole planet including United States. No one is alone in this biosphere and that is why the Inelegant Expression crew and I did not hesitate to choose International Red Cross as our choice of charity, one of the leading organization for helping Japan. During this kind of recession, I do not think there is a lot to be done by Americans for Japan. However, the government must keep encouraging people to help our ally and consider Japan as our big lesson; it is a lesson that teaches the whole world: even if a country is an advanced with a strict building codes, fast warning systems and 8,800 miles of seawalls and breakwaters as preparation for natural disaster, at the end, there is a limit; that is why we must prepare even more and make sure the possible future damage is reduced. At first, community service was just another burden to the crew and I. We organized a non-profit student art show so we can get graded for school; there were no strong passion involved yet. However, right when we were deciding where to donate our money to, the disaster hit Japan. Seeing horrifying images of waves of debris with houses on fire and a fireman crying looked almost alien to us. As kids who mostly grew up in a peaceful suburbia, it was hard to imagine what kind of pain and calamity the Japanese people are going through half way across earth. By then, the project was not another school related work, it was a duty to all of us as another human beings living in the same world. Another factor that moved me through out the project is the people who were so willing to help Japan through us by giving us extra donation. Many visitors at the show have told us how scared and sad they are at the same time. Some lady even said “That could be us any day.” At the end of the two day show, we earned about $1000 for Japan and we are set on sending exactly $1000 check to the Red Cross, the leading charity that took the earliest action to help Japan. After the show, many students including me felt that that was one of the most fulfilling thing we ever did in our lives so far and I definitely want to do more with my passion for art to help people around the world. It is a very humble idea to use your passion for something that is so meaningful. I think Japan has hope despite this darkness. I know Japan will re-build the country as if this disaster never happened. Just within two generations of World War II, Japanese reconstructed their country from a mess to a dynamic and innovative Asian leader of the world. I believe if they have done it before, they can do it again. I hope that the Japanese people find peace in their mind during this world wide chaos.
Citation:
"Disaster Alert: Earthquake in Japan, Tsunami Warnings." American Red Cross Disaster Newsroom. 11 Mar. 2011. Web. 03 Apr. 2011. <http://newsroom.redcross.org/2011/03/11/disaster-alert-earthquake-in-japan-tsunami-warnings/>.
"Focus On: Japan's Earthquake and Nuclear Crisis (Research Feature)." World News Digest. Facts On File News Services, Mar. 2011. Web. 10 Apr. 2011. <http://www.2facts.com/article/r00151>.
"Editorial Opinion: Record Earthquake Strikes Northern Japan, Triggering Devastating Tsunami; Struggle to Contain Radiation at Damaged Nuclear Power Plant." World News Digest. Facts On File News Services, n.d. Web. 10 Apr. 2011. <http://www.2facts.com/article/e00518>.
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Tapper, Jake, and Luis Martinez. "Obama Administration Reacts to Japanese Earthquake; Braces for Pacific Tsunami." Political Punch. ABC News, 11 Mar. 2011. Web. 10 Apr. 2011. <http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2011/03/-obama-administration-reacts-to-japanese-earthquake-braces-for-pacific-tsunami.html>.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
The Week Before the Show.
As our show date gets closer and closer, I become more and more aware of how far I have come to making this show possible.
So far, Kailey and I have created a facebook page to promote our show and it has been quite successful. So far according to facebook, we have 94 confirmed guests, but it does not necessarily mean that all of them will show up. I remember from my last year's experience when I was part of Hayden's small art show at the frame store. Many people said that they will come, but half of them did not show up and hopefully, it is different this time.
Since our poster has been finalized, Kailey, Natalie, Ted, Alex and I have been going around town asking for permission to put our poster up. Places that are owned by corporations such as Safeway, Peet's Coffee, McCaulou's and more refused but all of them were impressed by the fact that we are only students and we are doing something like this. We were allowed to put our posters up at most of the local businesses around Lafayette.
The funniest thing was, we actually got a nerve to walk into the Round-Up Bar where we were laughed by mostly middle aged men. I asked if we could our posters up, posted three, and left as quick as possible.
I did not forgot to stop by the Gallery and drop off one.
Kailey, who was in charge of renting the tent is taking a while, but it seems like there is a storage problem. but we are very certain that we will get the tent at least by Friday, and it will be about 75 dollars. She is making me a little nervous since Friday is the day right before the show but I will keep my fingers crossed.
Meanwhile, Ted got us on the Lamorinda Patch! And it is a mystery, but some how, we ended up on the school bulletin also, I will check tomorrow if it was Ms. Taylor who has been very supportive of our show.
I have been going around school, inviting many of our favorite teachers. It seems like Acalanes has a strict posting rules so I was only allowed to post on the hallway bulletin boards. I will not complain but it was something different than what I expected; but that was my best effort to promote the show at school where most of our audience is from.
It seems like we are a bit confused on the printing of our art works. Everyone has a different plan and it is very disorganized. I will figure it out tomorrow when Kailey comes to school. She has been absent for past few days.
So far, Kailey and I have created a facebook page to promote our show and it has been quite successful. So far according to facebook, we have 94 confirmed guests, but it does not necessarily mean that all of them will show up. I remember from my last year's experience when I was part of Hayden's small art show at the frame store. Many people said that they will come, but half of them did not show up and hopefully, it is different this time.
Since our poster has been finalized, Kailey, Natalie, Ted, Alex and I have been going around town asking for permission to put our poster up. Places that are owned by corporations such as Safeway, Peet's Coffee, McCaulou's and more refused but all of them were impressed by the fact that we are only students and we are doing something like this. We were allowed to put our posters up at most of the local businesses around Lafayette.
The funniest thing was, we actually got a nerve to walk into the Round-Up Bar where we were laughed by mostly middle aged men. I asked if we could our posters up, posted three, and left as quick as possible.
I did not forgot to stop by the Gallery and drop off one.
Kailey, who was in charge of renting the tent is taking a while, but it seems like there is a storage problem. but we are very certain that we will get the tent at least by Friday, and it will be about 75 dollars. She is making me a little nervous since Friday is the day right before the show but I will keep my fingers crossed.
Meanwhile, Ted got us on the Lamorinda Patch! And it is a mystery, but some how, we ended up on the school bulletin also, I will check tomorrow if it was Ms. Taylor who has been very supportive of our show.
I have been going around school, inviting many of our favorite teachers. It seems like Acalanes has a strict posting rules so I was only allowed to post on the hallway bulletin boards. I will not complain but it was something different than what I expected; but that was my best effort to promote the show at school where most of our audience is from.
It seems like we are a bit confused on the printing of our art works. Everyone has a different plan and it is very disorganized. I will figure it out tomorrow when Kailey comes to school. She has been absent for past few days.
The Final Product For The Poster
Ted, a member of the project who is very skilled with photoshop has been helping me with designing our poster. I final edited the poster, and above is our finalized poster!
I spend all my time after school until I went to bed to finish this poster since we have shorter time to promote our show now. Ted did the background, which is a collage of one of each artists' art work and I did the text which I had a hard time fitting and wording all the information. I was really happy when I was done and I think the poster is very good looking.
All the members of the project accepted the poster. The poster will be printed so we can spread around the area including our school.
Today, I went around Lafayette looking for a place for printing service. I found Allegro Printing & Copy where I was offered 15 cents for each sheets; and I needed 200 sheets.
It cost about 30 dollars but I think that was a good deal. I did hear later that Kinko's has a better deal, which was 10 cents; I said to myself, "why didn't I thought of Kinko's?!"
The flyers should be ready by tomorrow morning so I can pick them up on my way to school. I am very excited to start putting them around. It is a mini stardom for all of us involved in this show.
And hopefully, this poster would be significantly affective for our promotion.
Meeting With The Gallery Ladies
Last Wednesday, Kailey and I were invited to meet the gallery ladies at the venue.
I went through the front parking lot where the show is supposed to be held. I pictured where the band, art tents and baking sale/cashier table would be set up; and I smiled with excitement.
As I walked in, Kailey and the gallery ladies were waiting for me. They happily greeted me we got some chairs to sit down. I had my print out of the show information in my hand and we basically went over what the students went over with me. They were okay with all the plans we presented which was very nice.
We talked mostly about our equipments: tents, tables, chairs, power and etc.
The gallery already owned two tents and a big table and they were willing to let us use.
We already had tables but they said we could just use theirs since that could be more convenient.
They also got out of their way to use their power source through their window.
They also offered to provide us with hooks for the display. "It's fine I have million of those at home!" said one of the gallery lady with such friendliness.
I did not forget to ask them about the parking issue. During the weekend, people often use the gallery parking lot to eat at Chow's which is right across. She said feel free to put ropes around the parking lot and indicate that the parking lot is not available for the weekend. That also confirmed that we are allowed to use the entire parking lot which was expected and hoped.
They also told us that at least one of the gallery managers will be with us the whole time to watch over us and help us with our community service.
They thought us donating our money to the Red Cross for Japan's natural disaster crisis was a fine idea. One of the lady suggested that some one should paint at the scene which tents to attract a good curious crowd. I volunteered to do so since painting is my main hobby; that should be very fun for me and the audience.
The ladies were willing to lend us anything we needed.
They were awfully generous; but they had a price for it which Kailey and I were more than happy to pay.
Ms. Miller owns a charity group that collects donated teddy bears which goes to police officers. When a child is involved in a stressful situation that involves the police, for example, a father being arrested, the police will give the child a teddy bear during the commotion. I thought that was a wonderful and creative charity.
She wanted us to make a facebook group for the charity and tell others. She said she does not know much about computers, and of course, we are part of the facebook generation and we could definitely help. Also, if anyone at Acalanes is interested for their community service, they could help.
The ladies said if we want to add more artists, works or anything, we could do it. They were really flexible about our planning.
One of Kailey's concern was neighboring stores and houses being disturbed by our music. Kailey was wondering if we should go around the area asking if the music at the gallery is okay. However, the ladies said that they had music around before and it seems like the neighbors are okay all the time which was a relief.
We did tell them that it would not be anything too loud or strange; our musicians are planning to play peaceful and calming songs. I thought it might be their concern since we are teenagers and youngsters are known to have a music taste that is not exactly similar to adults.
Everything was covered so far and all of us were happy with our meeting. I have told them that they can contact me if they had any questions or concerns. I could guess that they really liked us since they were being so nice and generous.
I went through the front parking lot where the show is supposed to be held. I pictured where the band, art tents and baking sale/cashier table would be set up; and I smiled with excitement.
As I walked in, Kailey and the gallery ladies were waiting for me. They happily greeted me we got some chairs to sit down. I had my print out of the show information in my hand and we basically went over what the students went over with me. They were okay with all the plans we presented which was very nice.
We talked mostly about our equipments: tents, tables, chairs, power and etc.
The gallery already owned two tents and a big table and they were willing to let us use.
We already had tables but they said we could just use theirs since that could be more convenient.
They also got out of their way to use their power source through their window.
They also offered to provide us with hooks for the display. "It's fine I have million of those at home!" said one of the gallery lady with such friendliness.
I did not forget to ask them about the parking issue. During the weekend, people often use the gallery parking lot to eat at Chow's which is right across. She said feel free to put ropes around the parking lot and indicate that the parking lot is not available for the weekend. That also confirmed that we are allowed to use the entire parking lot which was expected and hoped.
They also told us that at least one of the gallery managers will be with us the whole time to watch over us and help us with our community service.
They thought us donating our money to the Red Cross for Japan's natural disaster crisis was a fine idea. One of the lady suggested that some one should paint at the scene which tents to attract a good curious crowd. I volunteered to do so since painting is my main hobby; that should be very fun for me and the audience.
The ladies were willing to lend us anything we needed.
They were awfully generous; but they had a price for it which Kailey and I were more than happy to pay.
Ms. Miller owns a charity group that collects donated teddy bears which goes to police officers. When a child is involved in a stressful situation that involves the police, for example, a father being arrested, the police will give the child a teddy bear during the commotion. I thought that was a wonderful and creative charity.
She wanted us to make a facebook group for the charity and tell others. She said she does not know much about computers, and of course, we are part of the facebook generation and we could definitely help. Also, if anyone at Acalanes is interested for their community service, they could help.
The ladies said if we want to add more artists, works or anything, we could do it. They were really flexible about our planning.
One of Kailey's concern was neighboring stores and houses being disturbed by our music. Kailey was wondering if we should go around the area asking if the music at the gallery is okay. However, the ladies said that they had music around before and it seems like the neighbors are okay all the time which was a relief.
We did tell them that it would not be anything too loud or strange; our musicians are planning to play peaceful and calming songs. I thought it might be their concern since we are teenagers and youngsters are known to have a music taste that is not exactly similar to adults.
Everything was covered so far and all of us were happy with our meeting. I have told them that they can contact me if they had any questions or concerns. I could guess that they really liked us since they were being so nice and generous.
Monday, March 14, 2011
Meeting For The Show
I set up a meeting on Thursday at Acalanes Library to meet with all the people who are involved with the show.
Kailey, Ted, Ryan, Laurel, Natalie, Sonia and Alex came to the meeting. Unfortunately, Cybelle and Sarah who are involved in music for the show could not come. However, Alex and Kailey took some notes for two of the missing musicians which was awful nice of them.
At the meeting, I basically went through all the basic details about the show and we all discussed about things such as the name of the show, the kind of baked goods, the art works, the presentation of works and much more.
Here are things we have talked about in the meeting:
Ms. Miller from the Gallery sent me an e-mail about her, Kailey and I having a meeting about the show. I am very nervous about this because I want her see that we are trying our best to not be a hassle but maybe a helper for her gallery to attract more crowd and engage the community with power of art. I will meet with her after school on next Wednesday. I hope it goes well.
Kailey, Ted, Ryan, Laurel, Natalie, Sonia and Alex came to the meeting. Unfortunately, Cybelle and Sarah who are involved in music for the show could not come. However, Alex and Kailey took some notes for two of the missing musicians which was awful nice of them.
At the meeting, I basically went through all the basic details about the show and we all discussed about things such as the name of the show, the kind of baked goods, the art works, the presentation of works and much more.
Here are things we have talked about in the meeting:
- The date of the show is March 26th and 27th
- The venue is Lafayette Art Galley
- We decided to name the show "Inelegant Expression"
- All the profit will go to a charity
- The show should be at least 7 hours each day to fulfill our community service hour.
- The flyers will be ready by March 18th at latest for us to put around town and school.
- Natalie is in charge of the baking sale, and the profit will also add up to our donation.
- Musicians can collect money too for the donation.
- Ryan is playing for 4 hours each day and helping out at the show and other use of hours are up for the musicians.
- We need some back up works just in case people do buy a lot of the works on sale.
- I will set up a table where an artist can make art on the spot and sell.
- Alex will also submit some art works.
- Laurel will help Natalie with baking by baking some of her own.
- Many of the art will be switched to fit the public's taste. (It sounds bad as artists but this will help us gather more money possibly).
- Natalie will print all the flyers.
- Ted will design the rough draft of the poster and give it to me for editing.
- Sonia will get a piece done by March 18th that can be on sale.
- When all the works are ready and organized, we will discuss about the pricing of the art sale.
- When all the works are collected, I will work on the information tags and presentation of each.
- Ryan, Ted and Laurel will print their own work.
- We will possibly have a mandatory meeting again.
Ms. Miller from the Gallery sent me an e-mail about her, Kailey and I having a meeting about the show. I am very nervous about this because I want her see that we are trying our best to not be a hassle but maybe a helper for her gallery to attract more crowd and engage the community with power of art. I will meet with her after school on next Wednesday. I hope it goes well.
Introduction of The Fellow Artists
Here are the introduction of other students from Acalanes and other schools who are helping me to make this charity art show possible.
Ted: A photographer, Ted shows great maturity with his pictures. His scenery work not only captures the beauty and the ambiance of the place perfectly, but also captures the color and the shade with so much control. His works are sophisticated, yet straight forward subject wise. That is hard among many young artists but Ted is successful.
Kailey: The co-director of this show, Kailey has a great social skill that I needed help with. Her friendly and open style of conversation blended well with my professionalism which made every single meetings with possible venues very smooth. Pen and Ink is what she is best at; she has control over her pen but she is never too stiff. Her work is free yet balanced with the medium very well. She concentrates on her work more than anyone I know.
Ryan: Ryan is not only submitting his photography work, but also will play his cello at the show. With out Ryan, this show would not be the same as I dream. What I like about his photographs are the details and maturity of the work. His work is above high school level. Also, when I say detail, I mean he has a lot visual offer in his pictures. He always include more than one simple subjective in his works and it works fantastically.
Sonia: A very talented girl with a wonderful Russian accent; Sonia will create one piece of art work that will be on sale at the art show. Her illustrations of animals and fantasy dragons are something that you will not forget. Her works will gently melt your heart.
Laurel: A talented girl, Laurel is not only good at photography but painting. Her subjects are dark and emotional. Her work has a euphoric effect; she successfully makes her work very memorable. Her works are mysterious and they are one of those art works that appear to have a behind story, which easily infatuates the viewers.
Tiffany: She is not one of those artsy-fartsy kids at school. Art is not a priority to Tiffany. But that does not matter; she always make very successful surrealism pieces. Artists tend to stand unoriginal when it comes to surrealism works but Tiffany's works are very characteristic, yet fits the definition of classical surrealism.
Alex: The only member of the project who is not a senior. She was added to the project last minute. She loves photography and has been taking pictures for art for a very long time. She has well thought out subjects in her pictures. She is very free and uncontrolled style that is very inviting to the viewers.
Ted: A photographer, Ted shows great maturity with his pictures. His scenery work not only captures the beauty and the ambiance of the place perfectly, but also captures the color and the shade with so much control. His works are sophisticated, yet straight forward subject wise. That is hard among many young artists but Ted is successful.
Kailey: The co-director of this show, Kailey has a great social skill that I needed help with. Her friendly and open style of conversation blended well with my professionalism which made every single meetings with possible venues very smooth. Pen and Ink is what she is best at; she has control over her pen but she is never too stiff. Her work is free yet balanced with the medium very well. She concentrates on her work more than anyone I know.
Ryan: Ryan is not only submitting his photography work, but also will play his cello at the show. With out Ryan, this show would not be the same as I dream. What I like about his photographs are the details and maturity of the work. His work is above high school level. Also, when I say detail, I mean he has a lot visual offer in his pictures. He always include more than one simple subjective in his works and it works fantastically.
Sonia: A very talented girl with a wonderful Russian accent; Sonia will create one piece of art work that will be on sale at the art show. Her illustrations of animals and fantasy dragons are something that you will not forget. Her works will gently melt your heart.
Laurel: A talented girl, Laurel is not only good at photography but painting. Her subjects are dark and emotional. Her work has a euphoric effect; she successfully makes her work very memorable. Her works are mysterious and they are one of those art works that appear to have a behind story, which easily infatuates the viewers.
Tiffany: She is not one of those artsy-fartsy kids at school. Art is not a priority to Tiffany. But that does not matter; she always make very successful surrealism pieces. Artists tend to stand unoriginal when it comes to surrealism works but Tiffany's works are very characteristic, yet fits the definition of classical surrealism.
Alex: The only member of the project who is not a senior. She was added to the project last minute. She loves photography and has been taking pictures for art for a very long time. She has well thought out subjects in her pictures. She is very free and uncontrolled style that is very inviting to the viewers.
Yoko Ono on CNN?
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My parents and I were watching CNN's coverage on the Japanese Earthquake/Tsunami Crisis, and then saw the interview of Yoko Ono. I do not know how to explain the feeling, but when I was watching the whole interview with careful observation, I could not agree with CNN's choice this time.
To be very honest, it was vulgar; This is the biggest crisis Japan is going through since World War II, and not only many people are dying but Japan is facing perhaps more disaster due to nuclear power plant failure and economic crisis; and meanwhile, CNN is inviting Yoko Ono because she is a Japanese celebrity.
And CNN, one of the most representative news media of America, decides to bring a famous Japanese celebrity to talk about the issue. Is this really CNN's best? I highly doubt it.
What did this accomplish? Majority of the people on Twitter is already unhappy with what CNN did.
If CNN is trying to engage people into the issue by using celebrities, I think Yoko Ono was a bad idea.
My parents and I were watching CNN's coverage on the Japanese Earthquake/Tsunami Crisis, and then saw the interview of Yoko Ono. I do not know how to explain the feeling, but when I was watching the whole interview with careful observation, I could not agree with CNN's choice this time.
To be very honest, it was vulgar; This is the biggest crisis Japan is going through since World War II, and not only many people are dying but Japan is facing perhaps more disaster due to nuclear power plant failure and economic crisis; and meanwhile, CNN is inviting Yoko Ono because she is a Japanese celebrity.
And CNN, one of the most representative news media of America, decides to bring a famous Japanese celebrity to talk about the issue. Is this really CNN's best? I highly doubt it.
What did this accomplish? Majority of the people on Twitter is already unhappy with what CNN did.
If CNN is trying to engage people into the issue by using celebrities, I think Yoko Ono was a bad idea.
Friday, February 25, 2011
Murals brighten once-blighted neighborhoods
For me, one of the major theme or motif of this community service is to help the community with what I am good for. I am not calling myself an awful genius artist but I know many people do appreciate me as an artist, and since I present myself as an artist, I can say that art is what I am best at. This link leads to a small article that features mural artists trying their best to make their community better. This is who I want to be and what I want to do for this project.
"What it did was bring a new breath of life back into the community," said Richard Drain, 55, who has lived in Mantua all his life. In 2004, he and a friend were trying to start a nonprofit organization that would provide after-school activities for children, help families visit relatives in prison, organize food and clothing drives, and keep the streets clean.
"Then the Mural Arts Program came through, and we kind of bloomed together," he said. "Prior to getting those murals, the garden was strewed with drug paraphernalia, old tires and garbage. It was pretty messed up."
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Bloomberg’s NYC Budget Said to Include Firing 4,666 Teachers
This is another sad news about many teachers being fired, not because they are bad teachers, but there is not enough money to pay them.
This article made me consider donating money to a nation wide charity instead of local charity. I think almost every school in America right now is in at least a little trouble. This educational budget cut is a nation wide problem, not only California. It is really sad to see people who work for children such as teachers getting laid off. This is not only affecting education but employment. If this problem spreads more and more, it could lead to more problems such as crimes.
This problem is intimate with the young generation and future of our country.
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg will present a preliminary budget for next fiscal year tomorrow that proposes reducing the city’s 80,000 teachers by 6,166, including 4,666 dismissals, administration officials said.
An improving economy has helped pour about $2 billion of unanticipated revenue into city coffers, though it’s not enough to avoid personnel cuts, said the officials, who have seen the proposal. In November, Bloomberg said he would eliminate 10,000 of the most-populous U.S. city’s 300,000 workers to close a $2.4 billion deficit in a $67.5 billion spending plan.
This article made me consider donating money to a nation wide charity instead of local charity. I think almost every school in America right now is in at least a little trouble. This educational budget cut is a nation wide problem, not only California. It is really sad to see people who work for children such as teachers getting laid off. This is not only affecting education but employment. If this problem spreads more and more, it could lead to more problems such as crimes.
This problem is intimate with the young generation and future of our country.
Acalanes High School In California Schools Guide
Acalanes High School In California Schools Guide
So here is some information about my school.
As you can see, it is a great school. The STAR score is high and Acalanes high school is part of Acalanes School District which is one of the best performing school district in California.
I am so grateful the fact that I am gifted with this opportunity by education. And that is why I am interested in helping education related charity through my art show.
I have to decide what kind of non profit organization I want to make donation to after the art show.
I know I want to donate money for education, but which specific charity? Education where?
Should the charity be local? I am just brainstorming for now about this.
Maybe I can donate money to help the budget cut.
I must talk more about this with the fellow artists and musicians in the project.
So here is some information about my school.
As you can see, it is a great school. The STAR score is high and Acalanes high school is part of Acalanes School District which is one of the best performing school district in California.
I am so grateful the fact that I am gifted with this opportunity by education. And that is why I am interested in helping education related charity through my art show.
I have to decide what kind of non profit organization I want to make donation to after the art show.
I know I want to donate money for education, but which specific charity? Education where?
Should the charity be local? I am just brainstorming for now about this.
Maybe I can donate money to help the budget cut.
I must talk more about this with the fellow artists and musicians in the project.
Perviously, on my community service...
As a senior in Acalanes High school, my community service is quite different compare to my previous ones.
After a 15 hour community service, I must write an essay/report about my community service. This is going to be more challenging than any community service I had to do.
I am planning on opening an art show with some fellow students. It will be at the Lafayette Art Galley, and we will have an art sale and all the profit will go to a charity. I have not chose the charity yet, but I think relating this event to education will be appropriate since all the artists are high school students. Kailey, the other director of the show and I agree on this. Education is a big problem now days and even in Lafayette, my town is affected greatly despite the fact that we are one of the only city in California that is considered to be doing great with budgets.
The show will be on April 9th to April 10th. We will have music, food and most important of all, art from the most talented students! This event shall be a good community service opportunity for all seniors involved.
I am very excited for the show and hope everything works out perfectly.
As I said, this community service assignment is harder than the previous ones but art is a big part of my life so I will have more fun this year.
After a 15 hour community service, I must write an essay/report about my community service. This is going to be more challenging than any community service I had to do.
I am planning on opening an art show with some fellow students. It will be at the Lafayette Art Galley, and we will have an art sale and all the profit will go to a charity. I have not chose the charity yet, but I think relating this event to education will be appropriate since all the artists are high school students. Kailey, the other director of the show and I agree on this. Education is a big problem now days and even in Lafayette, my town is affected greatly despite the fact that we are one of the only city in California that is considered to be doing great with budgets.
The show will be on April 9th to April 10th. We will have music, food and most important of all, art from the most talented students! This event shall be a good community service opportunity for all seniors involved.
I am very excited for the show and hope everything works out perfectly.
As I said, this community service assignment is harder than the previous ones but art is a big part of my life so I will have more fun this year.
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