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B12 Hood River News, Wednesday, April 8, 2015 A RTIST Continued from Page B1 ■ “The theme of our art project is to project the word of food and agriculture in Hood River,” wrote one of four teams of students who worked collaboratively to make individual linoleum cut block prints that also work together to print as a larger block of four. “The reason we create art is because it helps the team express themselves and give life enjoyment in the cre- ation of their dreams and/or passions,” wrote one of the Klahre House teams. “The theme of our art project is agriculture in Hood River and the love of fruit. We used the technique of linoleum block printing. “Support – Your – Local – Pear” reads one set of prints from Klahre House. “The kind of art we’ve done in the past is all differ- ent because we all come from different environ- ments,” another group wrote. “This art is a lot dif- ferent than what our group members are used to. Such as, some members do graffiti art, community art and sports art, although for some it’s their first experience making art. “ Other students wrote, “Our team makes art to re- lieve stress and to evoke emotion. Our group mem- bers enjoy graffiti street art style and some group mem- bers enjoy drawing.” The Klahre House stu- dents followed a uniform process that each group ad- justed to fit their personali- ties, talents and back- grounds. “The first step in this art project was to plan our de- signs. One team member came up with the words for our project and we approved of her words because it is what happens in nature,” wrote one team. “Then we sketched our thoughts and designs on paper, darkened all the lines we wanted to keep, and transferred the de- sign onto the linoleum block by taping our paper facing down on to the linoleum block. Next, we shaded in the back with pencil to transfer the graphic design and carved out all the stuff that we wanted white. Final- ly, we used a printing press to put the inked image onto paper or cloth. “Our team has little expe- rience with making art; many of us have only sketched in our note books or made our mothers paper turkeys on Thanksgiving as a grade school project.” One set of four prints, by Zachary, Jacob and Quintes- sa, says consecutively: Plant- Grow-Harvest- Feed and the final panel employs a truck, “representing putting the food in there, traveling across the world and giving food to others,” the students wrote. ■ school mascot, the Dragon, to communicate safety, re- spect, and other themes. The food bank mural fills two walls and brings a fairly specific message, according to Fox: “That it’s a communi- ty effort to get everything on the walls and it ties with the community effort with the FISH organization,” she said. A core group of stu- dents did 85 percent of the painting, based on Fox’s de- sign (see the kids’ names “planted” in the orchard rows) and then worked with Springer to kiln the ceramic fish and use a special process to glaze the donors names on each piece. Funds came from the Gary M. An- derson Children’s Founda- tion and US Bank Founda- tion Pratt and Larson donat- ed the tiles. Fox said the mural reflects lucky enough to have tiles with different design ele- ments in them, and we took those design elements and had the kids interweave those into the background so the mural would match the mosaic section. There are thematic designs in the hills and sky to tie those two to- gether.” Fox said she chose to keep the color palette “warm and harvest — lots of golds and lavenders to tie into the neu- tral setting of the waiting room of the facility.” HRMS teacher Jennifer Wilson said she immediately agreed to involve her stu- dents after hearing from Lindberg and Fox. “They said we have an op- portunity for a community service and I said ‘Absolute- ly, what is it?’ I said yes be- fore I knew, because I think ‘YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE, EAT LOCAL’ Artists’ Statement: This linocut is dedicated to the com- munity of Hood River. This drawing represents life and death decisions made upon people and what they eat. The statement ‘you only live once, eat local,’ shows how our choices can affect the way our body functions work properly. Food that is shipped to a far- away location has chemicals to prevent the fruit from going bad. Food grown by local farm- ers doesn’t have to have chem- icals to prevent the food from going bad because they don’t have to ship the food long dis- tances. This picture represents Mt. Hood, a local apple tree and one half is dead and the other half alive. “We all have different rea- sons to why we do art. Two people in our group do art to express their feeling and have freedom of choice. Another says he likes to be known around the community and is proud of the work he has done. One member of our group did the words, others the tree and de- tails, and we transferred them to a linocut block. We have done many forms of art, for ex- ample poetry, graffiti, doodles, school projects, and our par- ents’ refrigerator.” The FISH mural will be ■ the first thing seen by visi- From the artist statement by tors to the food bank head- JKRX – Juan, Kaylee, Ronny and quarters. (Related article, Xavier. page A1.) The mural de- picts the acts of many peo- ple grow- ing, har- vesting and sharing food, and employs ce- ramic fish- es to ac- knowledge the hun- dreds of donors who gave to the $1 million project. Said sixth-grader Madaket Greenleaf: “It’s really nice to help because FISH is help- ing the com- munity and it’s nice to be able to help FISH help other KLAHRE HOUSE close-ups: “Harvest;” “You only live once, eat local;” and one frame from “Trees-Grows-Flowers-Also” by Bailey, John, Julian, and Morgan. people.” They’re just as excited about she knows what she’s The HRMS students “the community theme of all it’s really important to the it as we all are. doing.” worked with artist-in-resi- the elements that donate to kids. “This is the first step, to Najera said, “By helping dence Allison Bell Fox, Shel- the FISH food bank organi- “It’s been great helping see it really come full circle this project we are helping a ley Toon Lindberg of Arts in zation: orchards, vineyards, with every piece of the pro- to what it is. Allison is so lot of people who can’t af- Education of the Gorge and gardeners, lavender, blueber- ject. I’m also a believer that great about including the ford to pay for food even potter Pam Springer. ries, and fishermen. we need new volunteers,” kids,” Wilson said. though they work hard – Fox has also guided “All the elements funnel Wilson said. “A community “It’s been really awe- they don’t have a enough mural projects inside HRMS into a corner theme, where can only continue a project some,” Greenleaf said. “It’s money because of the rent and Wy’east middle schools, we’ve got a stock of food and like this (food bank) with been really nice learning or issues they’ve had and a substance abuse preven- flowers and vegetables, and new volunteers. It is my how the whole project can FISH food bank is a great tion mural on the west wall community members are hope that these kids will see come together. No particular place to go and get food. of the Wy’east stadium, and gathering food together to this project as part of them part was hard, you just had What we’re doing is to show at May Street Elementary, a share with other members of they have contributed so far to be focused. Mrs. Fox is al- that we appreciate FISH and combination mural-black- the community,” Fox said. and they will carry on and ways nice, super upbeat, and helping all these families.” board that employs the She added, “We were continue the good work. © 2015 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 31, No. 19 This tree is 552 inches tall. There are 12 inches in a foot. How many feet tall is the tree? Here’s a way to wash your car with very little water. You will need: • ½ cup vinegar • ½ teaspoon natural liquid soap • 2 cups of water • spray bottle • clean rag • soft cloth for buffing Put the liquid ingredients in the spray bottle and shake to mix. 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