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On the blog post Is Art Important To Our Community?
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On the blog post Is Art Important To Our Community?
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On the blog post Is Art Important To Our Community?
Christy Martin
8:21 am on Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Interesting point of view Rich and thanks for bringing up this point. I will however, have to respectfully disagree. Since you are obviously a very logical thinker, I'll approach it from a logical angle.
Think about how many different ways art is used in your everday life, Movies, TV shows, Ads, brochures, commercials, textbooks, Bilboards, architecture, engineering, and the design of everything from your cell phone to your home and living space.
Stretching that creativity muscle can also inspire invention and problem solving whether it be in business, technology or everyday life.
Now, can art class in schools be designed to teach more practical uses of art and creativity? Maybe, but I think it's also important to let the right side of the brain stretch a little as well.
Lastly, I have a daughter in college who is a right brained thinker like her mom. When she was trying to figure out what to major in, she was leaning to music or art as a major. I encouraged her to try to find a venue where she could utilize her passion for art and music into a career where she would more readily be able to support herself while stretching her artistic muscles and she chose to be a special education teacher. There is a growing need for these kinds of teachers and art and music are not only instrumental in reaching some of these students but also is therapy for them as well as for patients recovering from traumatic injuries. Art is actually much more practical than most like to think. -
On the blog post Is Art Important To Our Community?
Christy Martin
7:54 am on Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Jordan, there are many ways to get involved in the arts. St Charles Riverfront arts has great programs and I recently attended some free Adult Art workshops that they sponsored, it was a wonderful way to get involved. Here is their link: http://www.saintcharlesriverfrontarts.com/index.php/about-us
I suggest if you're interested, follow them on Facebook to get updated info.
If you aren't interested in learning the arts, just go out and be a part of the festivals and plays in town. There are also many shops along Main Street that now have a lot of local art in them. Lastly, go check out the Foundry on Main http://www.foundryartcentre.org/
they have beautiful gallery space for exhibits, classrooms, performances, etc. St. Charles is a thriving area with a growing art comminity, don't miss out on it! -
On the article Ask the Patch Pro: Photography Experts Ready to Share Tips and Tricks
Christy Martin
6:23 pm on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Some point and shoot cameras are much better than others so it partially depends on that.
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On the article Ask the Patch Pro: Photography Experts Ready to Share Tips and Tricks
Christy Martin
6:21 pm on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Based on my own experience, you don't need a body that will break the pocketbook. I suggest you do some comparison shopping, and go from there. Pentax actually has some really good kit lenses to get you started if you wanted to go that way and then get other lenses later on as you practice and experiment.
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On the blog post Smarter Than a Fifth Grader...Or Not?
Christy Martin
3:56 pm on Friday, February 3, 2012
ReplyI've had this conversation with friends myself. I insist that getting married, having children, and working sucks all of that 5th grade knowledge right out of your brain. It's replaced with stuff like changing diapers, paying bills, getting to work on time amongst a host of other things.
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On the article What to Expect This Black Friday in St. Charles County
Christy Martin
9:05 am on Wednesday, November 23, 2011
ReplyI personally don't like that more stores are opening up at midnight! It is cutting into the Thanksgiving holiday not only for the employees that have to work it but also the families who want to black Friday shop AND have time to visit with family on Thanksgiving.
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On the article Get Out: Holiday Shopping Event, High School Play
Christy Martin
7:38 am on Friday, November 18, 2011
ReplyI'll be going to the Holiday shopping center @ Convention Center, lots of variety!
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On the article Celebrate Halloween With Fall Events
Christy Martin
8:35 am on Thursday, October 20, 2011
ReplySaturday October 22nd from 9am - 4pm Fort Zumwalt South on Mexico Road will be holding it's craft show. This is starting to be a pretty big event with a lot of variety in booths good time to start on original gifts for Xmas.
Christy Martin
8:23 am on Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Oops, thanks Lou! I'll see if I can get it changed above.