“I have a sculpture in downtown Elkhart outside of Secret Door Games as part of the Epic Art Adventures exhibit, the Seward Johnson exhibit. It’s a ten-and-a-half-foot sculpture, wood and steel, so that is the most public piece of art I have right now....
“Drawing probably describes what I do most generally – graphite, charcoal, and pastel. Mixed media is a qualifier because I don’t tend to stop or limit myself to one [medium]. If one isn’t appropriate, I’ll try something different. The thing I...
“For the first project in ceramics, Merrill Krabill, our professor, gave us a little lump of clay, which was very open-ended. We’re just making something with it. And then, 5 or 10 minutes later, we pass it on to the next person. He’s talking – about the class,...
Goshen High School choral director “One of the things I love about choir – and it’s different from any other music situation – is that you’re making music with your body. You can’t trade in your instrument and get a better one. You learn to use what you’ve got,...
“I think henna’s something unique. It’s one of those arts from so many different cultures that has so many different styles. People typically think of it as only Indian, but there are Arabic and Turkish styles, too, like my friend’s from...
Goshen musician and Junior High School band director “Most teachers probably aren’t this passionate about teaching. But these kids charge my battery daily. When you take a young player – he’s never had a trumpet in his hand, or a saxophone, or a trombone – and...
