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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: The Tree of Life

The Masters of Cinema class screened Terrence Malick's film, The Tree of Life (2011). Some of them completed artistic responses in reaction to the film. 

Self-Portrait

I wanted to be a bit more experimental with this piece, so I tried using Crayola markers and gouache to create some interesting textures.

Joy

This project was made as a response to the essay Joy by Zadie Smith.

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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

Marilyn Monroe in Oil

"I really love the complexity of portraits."

The Art You Love

"How do others relate to our art?"

Reaction: The Rolling Stones – Let it Bleed

The History and Popular Music of the ’60s class learned about Rolling Stones' classic 1969 record. Here are their reactions.

Reaction: Pink Floyd – The Dark Side of the Moon

The History and Popular Music of the ’70s class learned about Pink Floyd's monumental record from 1973. Here are some of their reactions.

Music

Reaction: Eric Dolphy – Out to Lunch!

The History and Popular Music of the ’60s class learned about Eric Dolphy's avant-garde jazz album, Out to Lunch (1964). Here are their reactions.

Alright: An EP

I took a lot of inspiration from Elliott Smith's guitar playing style and his songwriting.

Reaction: The Supremes – Where Did Our Love Go

The History and Popular Music of the ’60s class learned about The Supremes' breakthrough album, Where Did Our Love Go (1964). 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.

Remembrance

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

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