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BREVARD, NC — While the actual city of Shangdu isn’t difficult to locate any more on a map or by the roads in China, the popular Western name “Xanadu” once stood for a distant, imaginary place far off the beaten path. Embracing the aura of mystery, Brevard High School seniors recently took viewers to far-off places in their spring 2016 show by the same name, as part of their Advanced Placement (AP) Art course.
Teacher Sean Parrish organized the show for three Blue Devil seniors in the AP course: Megan Ashworth, Cameron McCathern, and Daniel Revis. They shared reflections in their biographies and artists’ statements, to help visitors to the BHS art gallery acquire a better understanding of the themes and motivations behind the evocative, brightly colored works on display weeks before their graduation.
“Art has many definitions,” wrote senior Megan Ashworth. Bypassing the dictionary definition, though, she added, “Words, I feel, cannot describe what art really is. It has to be seen. It has to be felt. The beauty varies, sometimes invoking terror; nothing is more terrifying than complete access to the creativity of the human mind.”
The three graduates studied high school art for all four years, but their careers might be said to have started much earlier. Reflecting on their inspirations and artistic journeys was as much a part of the show as the artworks on display.
“I began art as soon as I could pick up a crayon, and thus set in motion a passion,” wrote Ashworth in her autobiography. “My fascination with the human mind, the mysteries of the galaxies we live in, and the galaxies that we are, pushes me to explore further into my own mind and to improve my skills in art.”
Reflecting on his portraits which juxtapose faces and bizarre foreign elements, senior Daniel Revis counted a number of influences from the past to today.
“My concentration focuses on Surrealist portraits, morphing human faces into bug-like features. My inspirations consist of Salvador Dali, and more recently, my fellow AP students.”
Cameron McCathern looks for inspiration to “nature, abandoned houses, and dark, gloomy spaces.” While this informed the theme of her concentration for the show, an abandoned house in the neighborhood and the house’s imaginary ‘spirit’ of the house, she has also looked to dance as an expressive outlet.
McCathern’s fascination with movement and big spaces that could use some help with organization may help to explain her big plans for reclaiming big areas with her artwork.
“I enjoy doing a wide range of things including sculpture, embroidery, watercolor, and oil painting,” wrote McCathern. “I love working on large canvases and experimenting with paintings that include three-dimensional elements. Outside of art, I am a dancer with Brevard Ballet and work hard juggling both passions.”
Ashworth noted in her reflections that, along with elevating her oil painting skills, other outlets had remained important to her artistic life and beyond, as well.
“This year, I wanted to improve and experiment with my skills in oil paint,” she wrote, “focusing on a theme of ‘The Seven Deadly Sins and The Seven Heavenly Virtues.’ Through high school I have been a member of the concert chorus, participated in the spring musical for two years, and in previous years, I was a member of the [school system’s] mountain bike team. I continue to bike in my spare time.”
Leadership and early professional growth are key components of art studies in high school. Students who desire to pursue higher education must establish credentials and recognition, and Parrish’s students have opportunities for that.
One way is through applying and gaining admission to the National Art Honor Society, which has 46,000 members nationwide. Ashworth and McCathern joined as juniors, and both maintained active membership as seniors. Along with club activities, NAHS students are honored with an invitation to put one artwork in the permanent collection adorning the school hallways.
As far as future studies and career pathways, there is a mix of art and science involved in making those decisions. But being fully immersed in the creative process has made a significant impact on all these seniors.
“My future for me is entirely a mystery: I don’t know what I want to do, but art will always be an important part of that,” said Ashworth, who will attend Blue Ridge Community College for two years, and look at transferring to a four-year school after surveying her options.
Revis hopes to take studies at Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD) in graphic design and fine arts, and translate those to a future job in the field after three independent study courses, and holding leadership roles in the BHS Art Build during his four years of membership and service.
For McCathern, BRCC is also her choice to complete prerequisites, before hopefully transferring to Appalachian State University to study graphic design and dance.
“I want to work doing advertising and freelance art, and teaching dance on the side.”
For these students moving into the peak of their creative powers, the world is full of opportunity. To view more photos of the artists and their works to accompany this article, visit Transylvania County Schools online at Flickr: www.flickr.com/tcsnc.
© 2016, Transylvania County Schools. All rights reserved.
My aunt gave me a Christmas gift-card to Sear's. ($25) And I saw that they have a new DS game I kinda want. But now McKenna entered my life (XD) and I really want her....I would have $95 saved for her with the gift-card. I'm already saving for Marie-Grace & Cecile. I'm going to go to the AGP (Dallas) in May 2012, and I could 'give' the girl-card to my mom and she could give me that $25 to AGP funds. I know she could find something on there....What do y'all think??
SOOC, no watermark this time. ;-)
I was thrilled to be the Events Photographer for Help-Portrait Sydney yesterday and the event was held at the Australian Technology Park (which in itself is an amazing place to shoot)
Just a quick hand held HDR shot of the rear of the area where the event took place :-)
Planning this years vacation is proving to be quite a challenge.
Time for you seasoned travelers to step up and offer some suggestions of your favorite places.
What I am looking for -
not too touristy
not too posh
favorable exchange rate
snorkeling a plus
adventurous
history
color
so... get busy planning my summer, k?
I am certain there is a lego piece that has the exact same shape as the shoulder pad here but I'm having trouble finding it. Does anyone know the piece I'm looking for?
Members from the 106th Rescue Wing help evacuees from Princess Juliana International Airport on St. Maarten onto a HC-130 as they prepare to bring them to San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing, staging out of San Juan, Puerto Rico with the 156th Air Lift Wing provide rescue support to those in need on St. Maarten. The 106th brought two HC-130 King aircraft, three HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters, three zodiac boats and 124 Airmen required to carry out the mission.
Carol Mooney, a Navy Oceanographic mathjematician, hands a flyer to a Washington Daily News employee September 30, 1969 protesting sexual discrimination in classified ads published in the newspaper.
The three remaining Washington, D.C. daily newspapers—The Post, The Star and the Daily News—all segregated classified ads by sex advertising “Help Men,” “Help Women,” and “Help Men and Women.”
The practice remained a target a women’s advocacy groups attempting to halt discrimination in employment until June 1971 when the D.C. human relations commission reached an agreement with the three newspapers to end the practice.
For more information and related images, see flic.kr/s/aHsjDVEVCy
The photographer is unknown. The image is a Washington Daily News photograph that is part of the D.C. Public Library Washington Star Collection © Washington Post.
Does anyone know how to set a pic for their banner? I thought I did, but I can't find it. Also I'm on a mobile device. Plz help me :)
Need help I can't paint for crap and I don't know what to so with my new minifigcat stuff I mean I know to make figs but what???? I need an inspiration
Thanks, Chance
Below this, the sign says "No Parking" and I'm partly at fault. This spring we had a belted kingfisher fishing right where this kingbird's tail is pointing. I would pull off and got a few really nice series shots of the kingfisher fishing. I asked park management if they could add a pull-out here, but you see the answer on the sign.
I still see that kingfisher, but I can't even hide behind a tree. I'll have to come early in a ghillie suit to get more fishing shots.
Helper, Utah, 19 April 2010
In April 2010, I rode Amtrak from Sacramento to Chicago to attend the Center for Railroad Photography and Art conference in Lake Forest, Illinois, a few miles north of Chicago.
En route, I stopped and spent a day in Helper, Utah and another day In Burlington, Iowa. I'd wanted to watch trains in both places for some years and this was a chance to do so, as I was going by myself. I could not imagine my wife feeling that a stopover at Helper would have been a great idea on one of our trips to the east coast to visit her family.
Helper is at the east end of the climb over Soldier Summit, which takes the former Rio Grande Deniver-Salt Lake City main line from the drainage of the Colorado River to the drainage of the Great Salt Lake.
The photos start with a view out the rear car as we pass Soldier Summit, then a few shots of Castle Gate before we arrive in Helper, bright and early.
At one time, this was quite a busy yard, but with less traffic on the former DRGW, and DPUs in common use, there are fewer trains that need helper units over the mountain.
The empty storefronts in the town reflect fewer people living in the area, as railroading and coal mining have declined in the area.
I stayed at a motel at the west end of town, so it was several blocks of bag drag down the quiet main street before checking in. A move was being filmed at the hotel and I watched a couple of scenes being filmed. I don't recall the name of the movie, but I don't recall ever seeing it released...perhaps it was an art house film.
After dropping my bags in my room, I went for what I intended to be a short walk. A 55 Chevy was in a parking lot. I got photos of that and then wound up following a ballast train (chasing a train on foot, it was going so slowly!) up the hill. The ballast train was pulled by a patched C&NW GE. A westbound coal train overtook the ballast train as I watched.
I walked as far as Utah Railway Junction. The Utah brought a train out of Martin and it stopped. I waited around for a while, but the Utah train didn't go any farther and I had not brought water, as I'd intended this to just be a short walk that had gone a lot longer are farther than expected, so I went back to the hotel.
The movie was filming in the office when I had first arrived and when I got back from my walk the crew was chatting with a couple of actors taking a break outside,...the woman in a man's shirt that was long enough to cover her hips and the guy in a towel.
My next walk was into town, producing photos of the nearly empty yard an underpass with faded Rio Grande lettering.
A couple of eastbound UP mainfiests came through, including one with a wrapped up Siemens LRV on a flatcar. The ballast train returned with the C&NW GE running short hood forward.
Next destination was the Utah's shops at Martin. Utah's units had a mix of Utah red/gray paint and G&W orange.
Upon my return to the hotel, an outdoor scene was being shot for the movie. Actors were sitting around a table and a chef and waiters brought food. This shot was repeated maybe a dozen times until the director was happy with it. Another UP eastbound manifest rolled up the crossing near the motel and stopped for a while, allowing me to get it from several angles, including one featuring an old truck that I've seen used as a prop in other photos.
The westbound California Zephyr was due at sunset and I shot it near the motel, across the track with a dramatic sky.
A good day for photography, even if the Utah no longer ran Alcos or F45s and the railroad through town was no longer the Rio Grande
But Janja sneered back. “Help you? Help YOU?” Janja leaned over the side of the cliff and flashed a heartless smile. “Why would I want to help you, Kion? You’re right where I always wanted ya to be. How’s it feel being the one in trouble this time?” he asked, laughing happily.
Suddenly, the rocks gave away. Kion’s feet slipped out into space. Only his forepaws kept him from tumbling after. “Janja, please! Whatever you want, this can wait!”
“Whatever I…?” A very different kind of smile spread across Janja’s face. This had not occurred to him. “I mean, yeah. Alright, Kion. If you want my help, first you’re gonna have to make me a few promises…”
These photographs are inspired by the work of Arctic Ookami: www.furaffinity.net/user/arcticookami/
So I finished designing my tiger tank and I will probably buy the parts later this week or next. My problem is don't know if I should make the tiger in light bluish grey or dark bluish grey? Please state your opinion. Thanks! :D
today I modeled and helped out Mirjam with her project “Suits and Hats” we spent the whole day chatting and photographing. It’s great fun joining forces with great artists and be completely oblivious to the outside world. It felt great walking outside in my suit and hat without feeling stared at, even though people did, we didn’t care.
I think we got some great shots together
College of Pharmacy of the University of Perpetual Help System DALTA in the National Pharmacy Week 2011 at the University of the Philippines Manila