Lanier High School - Viking Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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Cindy Guaiardo Linda Guerra Darla Gutzke Jay Haffelder Gordon Haight Jeff Hali Renee Hamende Marianna Hamilton Kim Hankins Gloria Harris James Harris Francis Harrison X u ml' or fr ix 148 arts and craftsffresnmen TJ f-

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Finding Pleasure in Arts and Craft any of us who took crafts for variety, a so-called easy A, or because a friend was in the class, discovered we had found something to do that we really enjoyed. Crafts helped our self-confidence, gave us something to have pride in and let us learn more about ourselves. Classes in Batik. Clay. Jewelry lvlaking, Weaving and Stitching were ottered to students who wanted to participate. People like Aracely Yula, Sherry Sherman and Kathy Copeland were skilled in making industrial jewelry and will probably use this as a future job Kathy Copeland says. lt's tiring and takes a lot of patience getting each carving lust right. but when you're finished and someone asked you where you got it and you can say you made it, well, it's a nice feeling. Katy Harrison worked on a spirit pot series which took patience and time. Working on the wheel. you must keep up an even rhythm or end up with a lumpy pot. Gayla Hudson weaved a set ot placemats. Ollie Bendon was into tigure drawing and Helen Harrison was a winner in the Texas Fine Arts Show with a portfolio ot her work in Ceramics and Sketching. lVlrs. Horne's class was commissioned to paint pictures for the collection at the Carruth Administration Building. Outside of school, art was around also. Melinda Williams drew a backdrop of arching trees lor the Beauty Review. took drawing from Mrs. Horne and drew the Valhalla portraits in the '77 Viking. Marianna Hamilton drew for her own pleasure but sometimes gave away sketches of animals or people to friends who would enjoy them. By request she also drew a Viking head lor Coach Burrell, Steve Chambers. a junior. sometimes drew for ads and took classes at Austin High, He also designed the cover for the '77 Viking Yearbook. arts and crafts 147

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lf you were interested in looking and not participating, Austin provided you with many places to choose from. The Postcard on 23rd Street and the Drag offered vendors selling everything from intricate jade or turquoise jewelry to brightly embroidered clothing while flutes and guitars sounded softly in the background. Museums and galleries were around everywhere and the LaGuna Gloria Art Festival with its booths filled with all sorts of goodies was fun for everyone. A favorite for budget-wise browsers was the Starving Artists show. Delicate silver-wire sculptures and bright, paint splashed canvas, all for under 310. Art could help us get out of a bad mood and into a good one. lt helped us express ourselves when words weren't enough and it proved we had culture. Whether you were buying or selling or just looking, arts and crafts were fun. 1 Although a year late, Laura Johnson embroi- ders a cross stitch design for the Bicentennial. A growing national hobby, many did embroidery, needlepoint, and crewel work to pass time, relieve tension or give for gifts. 2 Earl Harrigan adds the final color to his plaster horsehead plaque. Many ceramics students crafted pieces for friends, parents and their homes. 3 Katy Harrison presses clay into place, creating a spirit pot. Spirit pots projected personalities and occasionally had facial expressions, 4 Working on his bird sketch, Marc Valdez applies the pen and ink technique to the project in Mrs. Horne's drawing and painting class. 5 Sylvia Mosqueda trims and cleans her slipcast- ing project with a carving tool in Mrs. Sayer's ceramics class. Patience and a steady hand were a necessity when cleaning and glazing the clay, artsand crafts 149