Gabriels High School - Trumpet Yearbook (Lansing, MI)

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7 Ps Y. J .--- Above: Intent on the detailed work, draft- ing students give meaning to the phrase, ADO Your Best. va Far right: Light, shadow, texture, depth, all are necessary components of any good paint- ing. But what distinguishes any painting from a creation of art is self-expression. Recognizing these principles, Ted Nastal struggles to interpret, rather than simply represent, his subj ect. Rightz Working on an art project, Kathy Verderese questions Mrs. Rood. Mrs. Rood avoids black or white answers but strives to bring out Kathy's own expression. 24 wwxwwse---H f

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S X t , ' Nw, With Kathy McKenna and Sharon Wargo assisting, Lucy Dionise performs a make-over on the constant- ly changing Home Economics showcase. Engrossed in the painstaking task of threading a needle, Debbie Tissue encounters the same obstacle faced by women through the ages. - en-4 N V .gll I W: , w, ,..,- nf. ... t P I l e W. x Z , Surprise and disbelief, mingled with amazement, are evident on the faces of Mary Ann Harrington, Sister jane Patrice, and Peggy Pohl as they view Peggy's perfect pie crust. Sister's patient aid helps make such achievement possible.

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Discipline of Drafting contrasts freedom of Art The very nature of drafting demands precision, disci- pline, and rigid control. Students of drafting gradually ac- quire these qualities as they sketch, discard, and resketch until perfection is achieved. As the draftsman obtains more experience and his manual dexterity increases, he realizes the value of the rigidness and control so strictly enforced. In a sense, art begins where drafting leaves off. Art is the tangible expression of a person's creativity. To express oneself with his or her hands and to actually see the results, instills into the art student a personal, undefinable satis- faction. This year, under the direction of Mrs. Rood, the art classes worked with charcoal and pastels, took up pottery and poster-making, and learned many new techniques. In every instance, the 'iartistsn were free to follow the direction of their own individual creativity and to interpret what they perceived into their work.