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Show 8 THE SIGNPOST Mull continued from page 4 getting positive feedback, it makes us eager to do more. One of the tricks with creative things is to get kids to try enough stuff to find out what they like and what they are good at. Sometimes those crazy little hobbies that we like to do as kids can become our WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 2012 Street continued from page 4 day job, and even if they don't become our day job, they can become an enriching hobby that makes our life cooler." Sharon Salmond, WSU art education student and artist, said she loved the seminar. "I am interested in all forms of creativity," Salmond said. "Authors have similar creative processes as artists, and it is interesting for me to learn how they do what they do." a display space," Nicholas said. "It doesn't just have to be art you hang on a wall. I hate to give examples, because I want people to think outside the box." Those interested in contacting Name about his artwork or to purchase any photograph can email him at jjn@uol.com . br. Comment on this story at wsusignpost.com. Comment on this story at wsusignpost.corn. PHOTO BY AMANDA LEWARK I THE SIGNPOST Some of the photographs from Jose Joao Name's collection The Unrevealed City: Street Photography in New York and Paris. Name is a photographer from Sao Paulo, Brazil. B eauty continued from page 4 LATE NIGHT AT THE GYM FRI. MARCH 23 // 8 - 12PM // STROMBERG GYM 7 - 8PM FAMILY ACTIVITIES // 8 - 1 2PM STUDENT ACTIVITIES Inflatables, Ping Pong, Goal Ball, Soccer, Volleyball, Easter Egg Dive, Dodgeball Tournament, Rock Climbing, Relay Race Sign Up at Swensen Gym Prior to Event easy? Probably not, but it's better than the alternative. I've picked up on the casualness of how people scrutinize themselves and others about appearance. Even after I receive a compliment, I can be quick to counteract it with a personal criticism. "I like your hair, Jerrica." I smile and say, "Thanks, but I really need to trim it." We make beauty so complicated. That whole "eye of the beholder" thing has taken a backseat since the beholder has become these mass-media forums like advertising agencies. Society puts so much pressure on appearance that everything else takes a backseat. It is all-consuming for some. Today, there is so much more to cosmetics than foundation and mascara. Women have options like hair extensions, eyelash extensions, tanning, hair dye, teeth-whitening and mani-pedis. We can participate in laser hair removal and chemical skin peels on our faces. We are pressured to subject ourselves to ripping hair off our bodies with hot wax just to feel OK about ourselves. Men also are a part of this. It might not be as talked about as it is for women, but men are subjected to this pressure as well. It doesn't have to be that way, but who am I to tell you how to feel about yourself? All I know is that if you truly hate something about your appearance, you should just try to love it, even for a second. Love the hell out of it. Maybe give it a nickname or something, I don't know. Just know that it is just one part of you, and there is nothing wrong with you. Comment on this column at wsusignpost.com. |