This week I read an article in the November issue of W magazine called Rose Land by Venessa Lau. The article talked about a fashion designer by the name of Thakoon Panichgul and an artist by the name of Laurie Simmons, working together to design a beautiful collection for the recent Fashion Week in New York. From a distance, Panichgul had admired Simmons’s work for years. And finally, in 2007, he got up the courage to talk to Simmons about her work and also ask her what she thought about the idea of using her artwork in Panichgul’s upcoming collection. Simmons was, of course, ecstatic. “A lot of people assume that artists don’t want to work outside their prescribed area, that making the jump into the commercial world is a step down. What they don’t know is that most artists are dying to collaborate with fashion people. It’s exciting that my work could have another incarnation in his clothes,” Simmons explained. Just a couple years after Panichgul and Simmons first met; Simmons was seeing her work, for the first, at Panichgul’s Thakoon show. As she watched beautiful models march by wearing all sorts of different flocks with her roses sprayed all over the fabric, she was amazed. “The first dress that had my pattern on it was a black jacquard so I couldn’t see if the roses were on it. Then the dress got close enough, and I almost jumped out of my seat! I was pretty pleased,” Simmons said after the show. After the designing was over and feeling of anticipation had faded, when everything was over with, both artist and designer were pleased with the outcome.
What I found interesting about this article was the fact that both Panichgul and Simmons could work together, to create this collection. Both were able to leave the area they felt most comfortable, merge both of their ideas, and come up with something new and creative. Not many people can do that, but obviously it was successful for Laurie and Thakoon.
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Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Blog #5: Right Whales On the Brink On the Rebound
“They dive 600 feet, brushing their heads along the seafloor with raised, wartlike patches of skin, sometimes swimming upside down, big as sunken galleons, hot-blooded and holding their breath in cold and utter darkness while the greatest tides on Earth surge by.” This passage was the beginning of a seven-page article by Douglas H. Chadwick in the October issue of National Geographic. The article, named Right Whales On the Brink On the Rebound, was a sad but true story of the right whales’ long and slow recovery from possible extinction
Right whales, also known as Eubalaena glacialis, by the 20th century had decreased in population to the low dozens. Their recovery since then has been slow and the outcome, very uncertain. But because of the help of many willing volunteers, the right whales’ futures seem to be looking up. Although volunteers and researchers can’t protect every whale from possible hazards like ship collisions, fishing nets and or lines, they are improving the overall population of the whales. Thanks to the efforts of many, about 350 to 400 north Atlantic right whales exist today. The number may seem small but it is a big improvement from the 20th century population in the low dozens.
What I found interesting about this article was the amount of people (volunteers, researchers, etc.) invested in the whales and their recovery. I think people are starting to understand that since we hurt these whales, it’s our job to help them. Donna McCutchan, an enthusiastic volunteer, said “I once got to watch a mother roll onto her back, and bottlenose dolphins started jumping over her. Whales are addictive. Once you see them, you don’t want them to leave. Ever. “ Obviously whales have a big impact on people.
From:
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/10/right-whales/chadwick-text
Right whales, also known as Eubalaena glacialis, by the 20th century had decreased in population to the low dozens. Their recovery since then has been slow and the outcome, very uncertain. But because of the help of many willing volunteers, the right whales’ futures seem to be looking up. Although volunteers and researchers can’t protect every whale from possible hazards like ship collisions, fishing nets and or lines, they are improving the overall population of the whales. Thanks to the efforts of many, about 350 to 400 north Atlantic right whales exist today. The number may seem small but it is a big improvement from the 20th century population in the low dozens.
What I found interesting about this article was the amount of people (volunteers, researchers, etc.) invested in the whales and their recovery. I think people are starting to understand that since we hurt these whales, it’s our job to help them. Donna McCutchan, an enthusiastic volunteer, said “I once got to watch a mother roll onto her back, and bottlenose dolphins started jumping over her. Whales are addictive. Once you see them, you don’t want them to leave. Ever. “ Obviously whales have a big impact on people.
From:
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/10/right-whales/chadwick-text
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Blog #2: Breaking Point
This week I read an article in the September issue of Teen Vogue called Breaking Point. In the article they discussed an issue that many over-achieving teens face; stress. Teens not only feel pressure at school with their grades, homework and social status, they usually have to also worry about extracurricular activities like sports, musical instruments, work, etc. If you add friends and family issues it is obvious why so many young adults endure stress frequently.
The article goes on to talk about the difference in levels of stress that women and men have. Studies show that girls actually fell stressed more frequently than boys. There are unique aspects of being female that can make life particularly stressful. For example girls generally are under more pressure to be perceived as fashionable or attractive by others. They also get stressed by relationships within their groups of friends while guys usually don’t care.
This article made me wonder if this pressure to excel is helping teens or hurting them. In the long run, stress can lead to many health issues like high blood pressure, heart disease, sleep disorder and depression. So are the long hours of homework combined with the extensive athletic practice worth it? I think many teens feel that the stress is just one thing they have to endure to help make a better future for themselves. The work we do in middle school and high school sets us up for college and life after that. The harder we work the better off we are.
The article goes on to talk about the difference in levels of stress that women and men have. Studies show that girls actually fell stressed more frequently than boys. There are unique aspects of being female that can make life particularly stressful. For example girls generally are under more pressure to be perceived as fashionable or attractive by others. They also get stressed by relationships within their groups of friends while guys usually don’t care.
This article made me wonder if this pressure to excel is helping teens or hurting them. In the long run, stress can lead to many health issues like high blood pressure, heart disease, sleep disorder and depression. So are the long hours of homework combined with the extensive athletic practice worth it? I think many teens feel that the stress is just one thing they have to endure to help make a better future for themselves. The work we do in middle school and high school sets us up for college and life after that. The harder we work the better off we are.
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