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Artists work to expand students imaginations T W O • ITw ll r p p n r r f.a z r ttr - 1 Im e v H rp p o c r ffr r g o n W rd in -s ila v . frb ru a irv 25.IVX-' "In the Park” performed by Heppner students at the close oI McIntosh's residency ‘ Makeup erases the visual identity, makes a blank slate so you can become anything It emphsizes and simplifes expressions for greater recogni tion," McIntosh said It's O K to do soux-thing origini! lo have ideas th.n an- not a cupi of eversone else s he said It s ( ) k to pet sill) nuns ideas some from hemp sills because it s new ami McIntosh “loosens u p " Heppner seventh graders for imprvisations by hav ing them "do what the sound tells them ” exciting \Ve have become a structured and traditional society We need to remember that originality is as tin portant as conlorninilv MASTER O LU LU $ GLEAN • LEXONE » AMINE » L A N D M A S U R » BANVÍ L » BUTYL FOR SERVICE YOU CAN DEPEND ON " It 's O k to he spontaneous,'* says mime, director, and actor C'raip McIntosh ot Hoardman who has |ust completed a two week residency at Heppner Memcnfary School " In i pros isalH>n pises kids a c realise, not a destructive way to act out ini pulses ” I'm mx tratninp all kids to become actors, he said live idea is to pise a ranpe o f astisities lor a different nxxie of cxpressxms. the m»n verbal which also impasts the verbal His poal with each residency is to loosen up ihe students so they can fin d a way o f expressing themselves whether through music, drawing, science, ixx |ust acting If they can say they had fun. maybe they w ill try something a little d if ferent with an art or science project It's a chance lor the students to pet up and move around " I pise them things they van do after I ’m pone I want them to realize they can con tin uc doing these things hy themselves ami with their friends.” he said Originally from Illinois McIntosh studied mime at le w is ami Clark College He attended graduate school at the Cniscrsity o f Callfor ma at l.rxine and directed an tin pros isational theatre troupe at Hagsialt. Arizona and worked in an Alaskan repertoire theatre He has perform ed a one man show sporadically over Ihe years He began with the artist in residence program in IVK4 ami w ill do two more this year at. Condon ami atf-.cho Currently, he is a lull time house husband He and his wife. Debbie a school psychologist, have two children apes six years and I X months 'When our oldest child was horn, we began taking turns while Debbie stayed home. I work ed. and now it's my turn to stay home with the kids while she works, he explained " It 's very important to m e," he said " I would balk at the idea o f not sharing time with the kids, it's been a tremendous experience t he residenc ics prox ide Me lntr*>h an opportunity to he in touch with his work ami still fu lfill his respon sibilities at home School is a natural environment lor me because both my parents are leas hers, he said It's neat to he able to share what I know with kids It's different than performing for my own acclaim I did a residency two years ago in Hcrtmston and the kids still know me Thai's a good leeling. he said Many kids are still and inhibited when they first come in I siruvturc the class to imrrase activity sohy the end of the first day they arc heginn mg to look forward to coming hac k 1 trs to tap into the c realise which is sometimes stilled hy the structure ol school kids need both, an understanding ot logic and rules, hut c realivity is natutal Impmvisational acting is pcitorm mg without a script, nuking up the stories as vou go along " I t 's the most exciting form ol performing." he said “ because Ihe actor is challenged to create while the au dicncc wjiches what is produced Pantomime is tamiliar to kids also because every kid has pretended to he a superhero or somebody he's mx They automatically tune in from the beginning ol a pcrtornuncc Style and adding certain movements makes the character clear on stage Sandy Brooke explains to intent students that the brush is made to go back and forth "If it mushes together, you're using it the wrong direction," she said. The product is a record of the mo nxrnt when the artist saw something in a particular way Cxxxl art creates the leeling the artist had at that nx> ment in those who view it. she said " I think that s why people pjv a lot of money for gixxl art. because it brings a vision they have had into their honx- It gives them a lift and nukes their life better Art is not the product It is to mi aginc. it is a process which comes from the person ('«xxf art creates the feeling the artist had at the mo ment it was created in those who stew it " I think that's why people- pay a lot o f money for gixxl art, because it brings a vision they have had into their home It gives them a lilt atxl makes thetr life better, " said artist Sandy Brixike I-lenx-ntarv students at lone heard this and other insights from artist Brixike. I f . Sisters, during a two week teaching residency Iherc Brixike has a Bachelor o f Tine Arts degree in painting and drawing from the I'nivcrsity of Oregon She works with oil and acrylics on paper and canvas painting ttxistly abstract landscapes Currently her work is on exhibit at Die I aurence Gallery at Salishan. with a traveling Universt ty of Oregon exhibit and at a |oint I jstern Oregon Regional Arts Council f astern Oregon Stale Col lege show at I ,i< ¡ramie She did a two week residency two years ago at Heppner Tlcmcntary Sclxxil the tour part nxjral students created under her direction hangs in the multi purpose itxim She has done several other residencies in eastern, central, and southern St. Pat’s committee to meet March 6 Ihe Heppner St Patrick's Das committee w ill meet In d a s. 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Brooke emphasizes c talk about it then sit and do it over and over again Draw mg develops hand eye coordination which improves reading ability, she said l ittle kids who learn to draw w ill read luster and improve their grades Drawing also improves the a bili ty to see "hverylim e you Ux>k at something, you learn more about it fo r example, a tree that you see everyday may appear brown, hut when you look it. the hark may he rubbed o ff and whitish The more you practice, the better you g e t." she said Creativity, she continued, is the ability to take something your eyes have seen, internalize it. and then take that information and put it on paper Art can bring a sense of satisfac non because it provides an oppor tunity to express things that are in side the brain, that there is no other place to express, she said This is why art is so important to a well rounded curriculum kids arc- curious and want to work As a teacher. I give them a problem, teach them a technique, and they give the answer Techniques she has taught at lone are line drawings, charcoal, pastels, and tempra paints I never have a final product in mind because art encourages in dividual differences; it offers a wonderful opening to stretch the im agination It develops thinking pat tents which carry over to life questions those who think creative ly survive " » BANVEL ■ a m tfiR K i Permanent Hair Removal Anna Schwarzin Certified Electrologist 676-924« Open Tuesdays Only or by Appointment c a w w i r i« k bracelet Ware- H M tm l 114 n I (Wxdton* cava and 90t maor-t i n ,» ave brat» mine Orai * ’ll diamond at M • doc» Piar» 'eather »trap Afilar ré citan t 174 »J W ) . >— U P etaron'j 3 4_ Jewelers »7» U M A TRADITION Of QUALITY FOB LESS THAN YOU D EXPECT
