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Torchia, Over and Out

Just because Torchia is leaving Northwest Academy in an administrative sense, she still sees the school as a special place where creative learning is fostered.

Commentary: Mount Everest: Playground for the Rich

It is not a mountaineer’s mountain anymore. It is a luxury product.

The Shins: The Bittersweet Nostalgia of Oh, Inverted World

The Shins 2001 album Oh, Inverted World magically expresses the condition of nostalgia.

The Art You Love

"How do others relate to our art?"

Reaction: Jimi Hendrix- Electric Ladyland

The History and Popular Music of the ’60s class learned about Jimi Hendrix's 1968 double LP. Here are their reactions.

Reaction: Bob Dylan – Highway 61 Revisited and Blonde on Blonde

The History and Popular Music of the ’60s class learned about a pair of classic Bob Dylan albums, Highway 61 Revisited (1965) and Blonde on Blonde (1966). Here are their reactions.

Reaction: Patti Smith – Horses

The History and Popular Music of the ’70s class learned about Patti Smith's monumental art-punk record from 1975. Here are some of their reactions.

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The Art You Love

"How do others relate to our art?"

Void Of Course

“Void of Course” draws its name from an astrological term that describes a period when the Moon is not making any major aspects before it transitions into the next sign.

Summer Smoke Trailer

"The project of Summer Smoke was put into motion by my filmmaking class."

Citizen Kane: A Recreation

"Where Citizen Kane is abundant in conversation, I felt a modern version could very easily have less speaking, and more visual storytelling."

The Art You Love

"How do others relate to our art?"

Void Of Course

“Void of Course” draws its name from an astrological term that describes a period when the Moon is not making any major aspects before it transitions into the next sign.

Summer Smoke Trailer

"The project of Summer Smoke was put into motion by my filmmaking class."

Citizen Kane: A Recreation

"Where Citizen Kane is abundant in conversation, I felt a modern version could very easily have less speaking, and more visual storytelling."

Recreating Strangers on a Train

For my Masters of Cinema project I decided to take four key moments and shots that I love from Alfred Hitchcock's Strangers on a...

Cyanotypes and Words

Students in Kelli Pennington’s black and white photography classes experimented with cyanotypes and words in photographs.

Track By Track: Slint: Spiderland

Slint’s Spiderland is a moody, entrancing post-punk work of art.

The Moral Dilemma

The bad acting is intentional.

Cyanotypes and More

Students share their artistic work.

Photography

Life, Interrupted: Adam Fortmann

Together we feel like the overarching feeling of restlessness and cabin fever

Life, Interrupted: Aaron Drummond

"I can accept the situation when I’m living in my own world, barely leaving my bedroom, but walking around and seeing the businesses that I love shuttered has been harder."

Life in Smoke

In mid-September, 2020, Portland experienced hazardous levels of smoke from nearby wildfires.

Visual Art

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The senior class was assigned to create a project that explored the themes that connected the texts we had read thus far, such as home, family and patriarchs/matriarchs.

Abstract Line Drawings

Students have been experimenting with lines, shapes and textures to create graphic art in Sean Cain’s intermediate art class.

Reaction: Moonlight

Two students react to Barry Jenkin's Moonlight.

Citizen Kane: A Recreation

"Where Citizen Kane is abundant in conversation, I felt a modern version could very easily have less speaking, and more visual storytelling."

Music

Songs from the Pacific Northwest Playlist

When you listen, you will notice similarities in the vibe and aesthetic inherent in the music, a feeling that springs directly from this distinct part of the country where we listen.

Rain Dogs

We tried as best we could to capture the gritty and sleazy feel of the track as well as its absurd lyrics.

Reaction: Patti Smith – Horses

The History and Popular Music of the ’70s class learned about Patti Smith's monumental art-punk record from 1975. Here are some of their reactions.

Reaction: Nina Simone – Pastel Blues and Wild is the Wind

The History and Popular Music of the ’60s class learned about a pair of classic Nina Simone albums, Pastel Blues (1965) and Wild is the Wind (1966). Here are their reactions.

Reaction: Nick Drake – Pink Moon

The History and Popular Music of the ’70s class learned about Nick Drake's melancholy final record from 1972. Here are some of their reactions.

Remembrance

Most of my tracks begin with simple piano/keyboard licks or chord progressions.

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