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Show Y Diligence And Design Runneth Over On Third Floor cited about this, I just love it! and Oh, Kate did a beautiful one. Let me show you Kates. She calls her students diligent. They call her a perfectionist And it is obvious that her enthusiasm rubs off on of is it the other way around? them by Liz Peterson Forum copy editor The air in Gayle Pavolas composition and design class is thick. The level of concentration is so high that it is nearly visible. The class time is officially on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 1 to 3 p.m., but the six students in the class Weve really been challenged. Weve agonized over this, said Sherri Burleson, a senior artpsychology major. The work can be very exacting and tedious, and can be frustrating because design studies are not always finished, presentable pieces of art. Burleson said this was frustrating when the class was trying to compile pieces for the Spring Art Show in the Jewett Center for the Performing Arts because most people dont realize that design concepts, although important aspects of art, are often studies rather than finished pieces. Thats an important thing to thinkabout for a student art show, she said. Some studies the students have completed this semester include using glass to make monoprints during the texture segment, comparing tones and tints and studying the bezoled effect (how different colors can change the same design) during the color segment and metamorphosizing an object into another during the shape form segment Another study during the texture segobment was to coat jects with Sumei ink and pressing them against paper to create an impression. For this project, Pavola asked the students to bring a fish. Only one student was brave smell and all enough to use a real fish to complete the assignment. Junior Kate Kilpatricks fish print is on display in the Spring Art Exhibit Five of the design students are displaying work in the exhibit. Burleson is dis agree that they actually put in 10 to 15 hours a week, sometimes even working on weekends. They also agree that all time spent is completely worth it. Were all perfectionists, so we struggle, said Christina Escalante, a junior in art and marketing. They arc getting a taste of all elements of design, said Pavola, who began teaching at Westminster last fall. She said that learning design elements is an important part of learning art, something that every art major should have opportunity to become familiar with. Pavola chose five design concepts to study in her class: line, shapeform, space, texture and color. She originally planned to study more concepts, but when the students showed extreme enthusiasm for color theory, she chose to focus on it longer. Each topic (other than color) was studied for two weeks, during which students completed six to seven related projects. At the k end of each segment, the class held critiques where students viewed each others work. Pavola said that any one of the topics they studied could be extended into a semester or even a year. Pavola is absolutely exuberant when she shows her students work. She runs about the art room, pulling the various works from their designated comers and making such exclamations as, Im so ex three-dimension- two-wee- al Here's Your Chance To Meet Your '92-'-93 playing a collage which she said asks What are our priorities? It shows Freud peering through a clutter of various culture kings. Scott May, aviation major, is displaying a metamorphosis piece that shows a frog becoming a Volkswagen Beetle. The piece is entitled Whats the Difference? Other work includes Escalantes study of a rose, which shows two different perspectives of the same view. Lara Faldmo, an art major who is studying pottery, water color and design simultaneously, wished to exhibit a collage from the design class, but was disappointed when the piece rejected because key organizers of the exhibit worried that it would be too offensive. The theme of the piece had to do with sexuality and fertility, and it was adorned, with condoms, feminine hygiene pads and cigarette butts, among other things. Faldmo is exhibiting both pottery and work in the show. Right now the class is working on final projects. This project is to create a portrait that incorporates all elements of design that they have studied. As Pavola said, the students work diligently. They are scattered about the room, each working silently and voraciously. Sheryl Schwinn, who has taken many drawing classes, explained that this class is a challenge because it is necessary to adopt a new style in order to complete the assignments. Kilpatrick said the class was a valuable wa-tercol- or learning experience. Joan Wamock, senior, who calls herself the token nontraditional student, visits the class periodically to complete work of her own. Its wonderful to watch, she said. Its a great class. ASWC Senators hllltPllL Westminster College Earth Effort (WCEE) meetings are every Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the Shaw Lounge. Indian Club meetings are every Tuesday, Carleson TV Lounge (3rd floor), 6 p.m. Westminster Players meetings are every Wednesday, rehearsal room, Jewett Center, 1 p.m. Last day of classes April 21 Last day of Student Art Exhibit MidnightBreakfast, 1 1:45 p.m.-12:3- 0 a.m., Westminster cafeteria FINALS WEEK April 22-2- 8 Bookstore Buybacks! Jenny Naylor, pianist, April 26 Jewett Center, 3 p.m., free, 488-41April 30 EmployerCo-O- p Recep12 tion r May 1 -- Registration deadline. May 16 CLEPexam Final grades due at Registrars Office Aviation Club meeting, May 2 same place and time May 4 May Term classes begin May 5 Final grades mailed May 7 MBA classes begin Last day to register late, May 8 drop or add May classes Lynn Maxine Rosen, soMay 10 prano, Jewett Center, 3 p.m., free, 488-41. 12 Last day to register late, May 14 add or drop MBA classes May 15 Fourth Annual Westminster MBA Golf Scramble, tee off 9 a.m.. Bountiful Golf Course, register with Gaylen Bunker at ext 226. May 21 IABC Professional Luncheon, Hilton Hotel, $10 for students May 23 Westminster Chamber Orchestra featuring Cory Maxfield and T ussy Coca, flute soloists, Jewett Cen2 ter, 8 p.m free, Memorial Day, college is May 25 closed Last day of May Term May 29 488-411- classes Residence hall closes, 5 p.m. Nurses Pinning Ceremony June 4 Summer Term classes begin June 5 Registration deadlin e,une 20 CLEP exam I f I r" 9 Michelle Rosinski Lynette Rundell by Lynette Rundell Forum staff writer Nursing sophomore, Michelle Rosinski, wants to get nursing students more involved in ASWC activities. Arts and Humanities junior. Bill wants to make several proposals to the Senate body next year. He said he wants to increase senator responsibilities which may, for example, require increased office hour duties. Cuth-bertso- Page April 21,1992 n, Bill CuthbertSOn ' Lynette Rundell He also wants to put forth legislation for senators requiring them to document, for their constituents, what they have done, making them accountable for their positions and what they represent. Cuthbertson said he wants to ban from campus because, they are not recyclable. He also said student government needs to show themselves out in the community and suggests that a way of doing so would be a neighborhood cleanup project. Arts and Humanities junior, Stephanie Stephanie Sherman Lynette Rundell Sherman said her agenda is not what I want, but what my constituents want. S he said she wants to research their problems and needs, and address them. 4 v li 7jll I wll (V V5I f f Oil litml t ft ' sill 0 I I post-it-not- es iliiaQntyiiEilsr'fiiXliri aminEnsr iaay & W !3IItEMlll t 4 f |