Amidst the many choices our children have these days, given such easy access to social media networks and internet programming, it’s rare to see anyone connecting on a one-to-one basis, as in days of old. Yet it is direct human to human contact that carries an essence of life that no computer, no matter how many gigs it has, can offer a growing soul. The life-force value of ‘nurturing’ can only be shared by initiating one-to-one human contact.
Recently, the duCret School of Art Student Council rallied at the opportunity to walk across the street to Cedarbrook School. There, in front of a rapt crowd of 8th graders, they shared their own artistic dreams and unique stories as budding young artists. duCret students Chris Peel, Megan Cocho, Taylor Ficke, Sean Smith and Kristen Karwan each spoke about how they discovered their love of art in childhood and what it was that brought them to make their choices to be ‘career artists’ in life. Each now attends duCret School of Art, a 3-yr visual arts school that prepares gifted artists for the business of their art.
“Just close your eyes for a moment and what you see in that moment is a world without art,” said Dean Field, an attending duCret art teacher. ‘Everything in this world is art. Whether it is a chair that someone has created or a visual ad campaign an artist designed to sell products that other artists have crafted; every aspect of life is connected to art. That answers the question – is there a career in art? Just look all around you and you’ll find jobs for artists everywhere.”
After a short presentation by the duCret Student Council, the 8th grade students were then divided into small groups and guided through a portraiture exercise that develops eye-hand coordination. This gave the 8th graders an opportunity to experience one-to-one personal assistance and an artist’s perspective regarding the discovery of their own potentials of artistic talent.
“I didn’t even know I could draw until I was 9 years old,” Kristen Karwan shared with the group. She’d discovered her own ability quite by surprise. Many students don’t even know that they have a talent for art, for if a household in which they grow up does not expose them to the many forms of art that exist, too often one’s special gifts will remain undiscovered. Art is not just about drawing or painting. It is a way of life that touches every aspect of the human soul.A sudden accident that caused an eye injury shifted the artistic career focus of painter Taylor Ficke, for instance, who then began working in ceramics and sculpture. Rather than succumbing to the injury, Taylor took positive action and discovered yet another element of her artistic gifting. None of us know what challenges life will to deliver us, but hearing the stories of the duCret students enabled Cedarbrook 8th graders to open their minds to the many ways that art can serve them in their lives.
Most importantly, they learned that art is a healing agent of life. The expression of it is a positive way to address and manage any emotional and physical circumstances life may bring. To do art, one does not need a lot of money. One only needs a pencil or pastel set, a blank pad of paper and a dream to begin a lifetime journey through the wonderfully vibrant world of art.
duCret School of Art offers a Summer Program for both Children and Adults aside from it's 3-yr Art Career Curriculum and OPEN STUDIO'S for the adult community. More info can be found at duCret School of Art.
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