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Faculty and staff art exhibit displays creative works
By Charlotte Cloyd
Staff Writer
Steer your footsteps in the
direction of the library and feast
your eyes upon the newest art
exhibition, featuring our very own
Guilford College faculty and staff.
Works range from beautifully
fashioned wooden cabinets
and stools to knitted blankets to
paintings and photographs.
Hege Library currently houses
the All-Faculty/Staff Exhibition of
Creativity. The exhibition features
the work of faculty and staff from
not only the art department, but
also the chemistry, English, justice
and policy studies and geology
departments, as well from Mail and
Print Services, IT&S, the library
staff, the Early College faculty and
the facilities department.
The exhibition gives students a
chance to see how faculty and staff
on campus are multi-talented while
providing faculty and staff an arena
in which to display their works. In
some cases, the community might
never have had the opportunity to
view such works otherwise.
"Students often see us as one
sided characters," said Theresa
Hammond, director and curator
of the Art Gallery. "It's important
for them to see the balance and
that there is more to us than our
professional roles."
Although some participants in
the exhibition are professors in
the art department and spend all
of their time devoted to art and
creativity, many other participants
strike a relationship between their
creativity as professors and staff
members and their creativity as
artists outside of their academic
fields and departments.
No two works in the exhibition
are the same, each bringing a story
to the gallery. All of the artists
have their own inspiration and
technique for manifesting their
vision. For some, a patch of color
or the glimpse of a new shape sets
the creative juices flowing, while
others find joy simply in using their
hands.
Joan Griffith, the college's
database administrator, explained
the relationship between her work
on campus and her quilting. Her
job consists of designing computer
programs and troubleshooting
technical problems.
"Designing a program and
designing a quilt both incorporate
creativity," said Griffith. "You have
certain methods and materials for
both while working under certain
constraints."
Griffith's wall hanging
incorporates cranes, meticulous
needlework and precise quilting
patterns.
Being able to incorporate
creativity into teaching allows
some the chance to forge a
relationship between their passions
and interests, however varied and
wide-ranging they may be.
Recently retired chemistry
professor Dave Macinnes described
his woodwork by relating his two
academic and creative pursuits.
"I'm also a scientist, and to do
that you have to be creative; it
includes thinldng about different
ways of looking at things," said
Macinnes.
Even for professors whose art
is closely tied to their professional
artistry outside of Guilford, the use
of alternate perspectives may occur.
Visiting Instructor of Art Maia Dery
combines her two fields — teaching
and personal work — frequently.
"Tm tired of balancing the two
as if they're separate," said Dery. "It
takes no less creativity to teach than
to create art."
The sculpture made from the
photographic trash of both Dery
and her students captures the
inability to separate her two veins
of interest. Consisting of film
canisters and old film, the sculpture
embodies the working character
and energy of an art student.
Creating a distance from work
makes creative endeavors more
relaxing. Mailroom Manager
Lynn Van Horn says that finding
a balance between work and
creativity is simple.
"I start playing around, and the
materials will dictate what you can
do," said Van Horn. "Let it all kind
of bubble, and put work in another
compartment."
Van Horn submitted two wooden
wall hangings composed of found
wood and formed in heart shapes.
For other faculty, no discernible
relationship exists between work
and art.
Professor Emeritus of
Geology Cyril Harvey chose
three photographs of women
from Central America for the
exhibition. Harvey did not point
out a connection between his time
as a professor and his expansive
photographic endeavors, both
during his time at Guilford and
during his retirement.
"I tend to use photography as a
journal," Harvey said.
Harvey and his wife Judith
travel overseas once or twice a year.
Harvey's photography helps him
to remember the highlights of his
travels.
Some artists identify outwardly
as professors and admit to inward
tendencies. Dana Professor of
English Carolyn Beard Whitlow,
a published poet, described her
second artistic passion.
"Every artist has a second genre,"
said Whitlow. "I'm probably a
frustrated painter. Fiber arts are my
way of working with color."
One of Whitlow's fabric wall
hangings in the exhibit, "Gold
Coast," presents a fantastic palette
of colors that incorporates fabric
from West Africa.
The faculty and staff exhibition
creates another sense of community
among faculty, staff and students
manifested through art. The
exhibition will remain in the gallery
through the end of this semester.
Creativity is on display at the All-Faculty/Staff Exhibition of Creativity in Hege
Library. Mail and Print Services Assistant Dylan Walters submitted this
acrylic painting,“Life in a Unicursal Maze (Artist with Horn).”
Whether it's a 16-pound turkey, a homemade pumpkin pie or a
warm cup of apple cider, students are beginning to crave their favorite
fall foods as Thanksgiving break approaches. The Guilfordian
asked students which fall foods they love best.
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Article and recipe by Rory Molleda
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Marissa Pozella Senior .
Sophomore "I love chocolate chess pie. It's a
"Com on the cob. I don't know why. family tradition that has been passed
I just love corn. It reminds me of fall down; on my dad's side for several
and of Thanksgiving." generations, and it is delicious."
Chavonne Trevillion
Senior
"I always think about sweet
potato pie or pumpkin pie. They
remind me of the fall. The smell
reminds me of my younger years
because my mom always made
them during this season."
Michael MacVane
Sophomore
"Hot pumpMn apple cider.
It's made by a’ local apple
orchard in Hampton Falls, New
Hampshire. It^s served with
marshmallows :'and is the one
thing I look forward to when I
go home for break."
Wes Chappelle
junior
"No doubt about it, mashed potatoes
and gravy. I could eat that all day. In
the fall, as it gets colder, I could eat
a huge amount of it and never get
full. You know how people load up
on turkey at Thanksgiving? Nope. I
go for mashed potatoes. ITs the only
thing I think about."
Ashley Maciag
Junior
"Definitely sweet potatoes with
marshmallows on top. They take
a long time to make, and I get to
spend a long time helping my
mom in the kitchen. I also love
green bean casserole."
Hannah Schiltz
First year
"Pumpkin pie is so good.
I always eat it with whipped
cream at my grandparents'
house in Chicago and it's so
good. I don't know how you
make it, 'cause pumpkins don't:
even smell good, but pumpkin,,
pie tastes really good."
Thanksaivin
Popcorn
If you don't have a favorite fall food of your
own, try this homemade Guilfordian recipe for
"Thanksgiving Popcorn."
Ingredients
• 1 bag microwaveable popcorn (or kettle com,
if you prefer)
• 2 tablespoons cirmamon sugar (or 1 tablespoon
each cinnamon and sugar)
• 1/2 cup diced almonds
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries
Instructions
1. Follow microwave instmctions for popcorn.
2. While popcorn is popping, stir together
cinnamon and sugar,
3. When popcorn is finished, put all other
ingredients into bag.
4. Close bag and shake for 30 seconds or until all
ingredients are properly mixed.
WhaTs your favorite food for fall? Let us know at
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