Show Page 10 April 27 1995 °High school art teachers' work featured in Gallery East (continued from page 4) valiant run to reach a rainbow" "Although there may exist many reasons to perform a deed or act a part the main progress for me is an attempt to reach for a rainbow Although ‘midst thousands of thoughts (hat I cannot reach the end of any rainbow by simply moving towards that coloration we call beauty I can at least breathe the fragrance of the experience or work As a standard for excellence in education I maintain that each person deserves the very best I can give To receive the student must also give all of hisher attention All students have the same rights to he taught They will be developing at different rates but the growth should be measured and tested" “If a teacher is a continuous learner hcshc will exemplify excitement and wonder for learning Be fair be consistent be a good role model he prepared value what you have and be on fire!" Todd Young Northridgc High Your parents have a great influence upon your life Whether it be positive or negative that influence will be with you the rest of your life Todd Young was greatly influenced by his father James Young Col lege of Eastern Utah art department chair Young grew up around the arts His father shared his enjoyment of the arts with him Young’s father was the driving force in his art career letting him be an active participant in art while he was young and encouraging him ever since He enjoys teaching because he likes being able to restore the creativity within his students which has been stilled throughout their education By the time a student reaches the second or third grade their creativity has been stilled he says One solution that Young gave for the limited amount of art a student is exposed to during their education is to have more art and creativity put into their education Young says he enjoys art because (heir are no limits no bounds "It isn't like being a mathematician where it is all deliberate thinking There is more than one solution to all problems" The medium he chose to express his ideas and feelings is primarily sculptural and three dimensional “These abstract forms separate me from the world of realism as it relates to subject matter I believe myself to be a realist in the sense that my work is an original reality and has form content and essence of its own It is the essence of creativity and freedom” Lee Bumingham Box Elder Lee Bumingham is truly a man who enjoys working with his hands The medium which he enjoys most is clay lie attended Weber State University and taught social sciences as a graduate assistant I le said that is when he gained his interest in leaching It was when his wife asked him what he would enjoy doing so that he could get a “real job" and a “real paycheck" that he realized teaching was something he could do be good at and really enjoy I le encourages his students by showing his excitement for art and letting that excitement flow in his dasswork and help carry the students through the experiments they take on in art Many have heard the saying you can lead the horse to water but you can't make him drink Bumingham compares students to this metaphorical saying “Students are similar to the meta phorical horse led to a watering trough They may be led but not forced to drink" He also believes that it is the art instructor's job to provide that full "trough" so that it is enticing "It is the responsibility of the art educator to provide a full trough enticingly arranged and creatively presented" Zan Bumingham Sky View High One interesting piece featured in Gallery East is created by Zan Bumingham The title of this piece is “Woman Meat or Mate" This piece has won many awards and has been in many shows She says “It is a slam against men" When she stands in a gallery and watches those viewing the art she says many couples will walk up to it and stand and argue over its meaning Bumingham says the rewards of teaching make up forthclackof money Her husband Lee Bumingham is also featured in Gallery East She says that (hey get along well and help each other by critiquing each others works Bumingham enjoys teaching and believes that by taking criticism she is showing her students she knows what it is like lobe on the receiving end when she is doing the critiquing “Criticism It is just as important to receive criticism as a showing professional artist as to give artistic criticism to my own students" -- Roger Cushing Davis High “Art influences the creative ability of all students Students enrolled in art New New New New New New New New New Revolutionary Weight-Los- s Spray? 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