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Hundreds of Kettering alumni gathered across the country for Connections Week! A big thank you to our amazing location champions:
Clarkston, MI: Louanne Allison '82
Troy, MI: Isabel Barbosa-Rios '19
Carmel, IN: Bruce Sing '79, Greg Becker '80, Tracy Coleman '90, M '98
Detroit, MI: Eddie Schodowski '17
Fenton, MI: Matt Sherrow '98
Peoria, IL: Tracy Coleman '90, M '98
Asheville, NC: Susan '85 & Randolph '83 Richardson
Rosemont, IL: Newell Bentley '01
Sterling Heights, MI: Richard Cassel '20
Pittsburgh, PA: Matt Glodowski '01
Pontiac, MI: Daniela '07 & Nick '06 Walters
Farmington Hills, MI: Tony Szczotka '87, Joe Lemieux '85
Farmington, MI: Sathya Dev '02
Cincinnati, OH: Jim Wickens '96
Swartz Creek, MI: Marty Draves '75
Dunwoody, GA: Steve Wessels '04
Surprise, AZ: Matt Trainham '02, Jeremy Diez '99
Thank you to everyone who joined and made this week special!
The new trend is social media websites, course management systems may pass a way for a new connection between education and social media.
Ashlyn Hardy, on the parole board at the State Prison in Concord and formerly a counselor with the Family Connection Center, takes a tour of the new Family Connection Center during an open house on Friday, September 30, 2011. The center is designed to help inmates keep in touch with family while incarcerated and reopened after the Family Connection Center at the Laconia State Prison was closed in 2009.
(John Tully/ Monitor Staff)
Background for the Assemblage: Connections: Heart & Water. Japanese Garden: Hand painted B&W photography.
Hands held gently over Heart: Color photography.
LOST CONNECTION
Artist: Ann Froeschle
Model: Caity Widness
Music: “Satellite” – The Kills
According to the artist, Fresh Ann, we continually reinvent how we communicate, changing the nature of human contact. If our voices travel through space to reach each other, are we staying in touch? Caity Widness walks this pointed piece, “Lost Connection”.
Connections Weekend 2015 was held at Ferrum College Thursday, August 27 - Sunday, August 30. Photo courtesy of Jason Jones.
Are you there for me, with me? If only we looked deeply into each other's eyes like babies know how to, searching with no embarrassment.
Some day you'll find it, the rainbow connection, the lovers, the dreamers, and me. Stella's 1st rainbow over the lake.
4me4you Features - ‘reducing her colour palette..’
Artist: Vanessa Garwood
4me4you recently enjoyed a visit to PM/AM Gallery, where the spotlight illuminated the work of the talented artist Vanessa Garwood.
Vanessa Garwood, initially known for her mastery in oil-based portraiture, has evolved her artistic journey to embrace a diverse range of mediums and disciplines. This expansion has provided her with a broader canvas for creative expression, pushing the boundaries of her subject matter. Transitioning to a limited palette of black, white, and grey, Garwood delves into life's contrasting narratives with a literal visual representation, capturing the dynamic interplay on her canvases. Despite the constraint of this aesthetic choice, her works resonate with humour and satire, offering viewers an accessible entry point into her candid exploration of life's challenges.
In her latest artistic phase, Garwood has made bold decisions to paint exclusively in greyscale and switch from oils to the quicker drying medium of acrylics. These changes have streamlined her process, fostering a deeper immediacy in her work, which she considers her most personal to date. While her earlier focus was primarily on human subjects, including portraits, nudes, and dancers over two decades, she now draws inspiration from both reality and fantasy, blending boundless imagination with real-life figures. Despite the whimsical elements infused into her compositions, Garwood's commitment to naturalism ensures a relatable connection for the viewer.
The transition to a shorter window for paint manipulation may limit the time for technical refinement, yet it ignites a newfound spontaneity in Garwood's expression. Embracing this flux state, she thrives without the burden of overthinking. Surprisingly, the absence of colour doesn't diminish the vitality of her work; rather, it amplifies the raw energy of her paintings, captivating the viewer's imagination in monochrome. Garwood achieves a remarkable feat, activating the perception of colour in the mind without its physical presence, underscoring the power of her artistic vision.
A notable theme in Garwood's oeuvre is the strong presence of women engaged in everyday rituals seldom depicted in traditional art history—moments shared over drinks, cigarettes, laughter, and embraces. These scenes epitomise expressive freedom, celebrating vivacity while acknowledging underlying insecurities and challenges. They serve as a poignant reflection of a world grappling with oppressive struggles, yet reaching out for moments of joy and camaraderie amidst uncertainty.