Guests enjoyed artwork by students, staff, and guest artist Heath DeWallace! This year we did a silent auction (Items donated by local artists) as our primary fundraiser. Students sold their artwork as a 30% donation, while Art Club artists designed and sold black and white lanterns.

Highlights of the night:

Mime performances by PC’s Thespian Club

Piano performance by 8th grader Abel Desta

Starbucks coffee and desserts

The night was a hit, thank you to all who came!!

Stop by the main hallway (near the cafeteria entrance) to see Art 1 students’ work on display during the month of October!

Look among the nations! Observe! Be astonished! Wonder! Because I am doing something in your days – You would not believe if you were told.

-Habakkuk 1:5

Many people ask me, “What makes a good artist??” These days we find ourselves deciding whether we’re “this kind of person” or “that kind of person,” whether we’re good at sports, quick to memorize numbers and calculations, free thinking, or linear thinking. We know if we can sing, dance, or speak in front of large crowds, or master a large novel within 48 hours. We know a lot about ourselves.

We have gifts, primarily, because we are children of God.

So, people ask me, “What makes someone good at art?” What gives someone an upper hand in the creative world?

One answer (of many) I can give is this: It is that they can see.

Our world is a fast one. very. fast. One thing that artists of all trades are successful at, is seeing. This does not mean the quick glance at a poster, or squinting while the sun glares into our eyes. This means that the individual notices the small things that others do not. If someone can draw something well, it is not because “they’re just good at it.” It is because they stop.

And they notice the often unnoticed.

They don’t just see a window for example, but they see the cracks in the walls, the colors blending together on the blinds, the value of each shadow cast by the edge of the glass, the white dots created by the holes that hold the twine. They notice the slant in the lines, the perspective from the edges of the pane, and they see its contrast to all that’s around it.

They don’t just see a window. They see more.

(funny how God has done that with us, isn’t it?)

So welcome to Art 1, Art 2, and Middle School Art 1. This year we’re going to learn to see, and I look forward to teaching you as we learn through this process together…

Upward and Onward,

Mrs. Park