Monday, September 26, 2011
Recap: Paint Party! @ 9:15 PM
Last Friday, September 23rd, was our first Fornax event of the semester! Paint Party was likely the inaugural event of the newly redesigned Altschul Atrium, so we thought it fitting to have some creative time in a creative space. So a little past 7 PM, I was joined by some of my lovely stars, and we got painting right away. Each student was given a canvas strip; one side was to express themselves freely (poetry, quotes, patterns, abstraction, etcetera), and the other side was to have each artist's name and room number.
These strips will be hung around the eight floor hallway like a banner, and the idea is that passersby will notice a piece that they like, find out who the artist is, and seek them out for a conversation! A collective project for a collective effect.
I will put up pictures of the completed banner as soon as everyone paints their piece!
Monday, September 26, 2011
Recap: Paint Party! @ 9:15 PM
Last Friday, September 23rd, was our first Fornax event of the semester! Paint Party was likely the inaugural event of the newly redesigned Altschul Atrium, so we thought it fitting to have some creative time in a creative space. So a little past 7 PM, I was joined by some of my lovely stars, and we got painting right away. Each student was given a canvas strip; one side was to express themselves freely (poetry, quotes, patterns, abstraction, etcetera), and the other side was to have each artist's name and room number.
These strips will be hung around the eight floor hallway like a banner, and the idea is that passersby will notice a piece that they like, find out who the artist is, and seek them out for a conversation! A collective project for a collective effect.
I will put up pictures of the completed banner as soon as everyone paints their piece!
constellation fornax.
part of the Barnard universe!
Congratulations Class of 2015! You're part of a special inaugural program that allows incoming students to look within and beyond the Barnard community in unique and meaningful ways. Students who participate will develop a sense of self-identity that is guided by this exceptional college and this dynamic city. As part of Constellation FORNAX, you can use your internal flame to guide you through this new journey!
Fornax (“The Furnace”; meaning: furnace, oven [a chemical furnace in particular]; symbol: brazier; pronounced “FOR-naks”)
Sevan Gatsby
Class of 2012
Hailing from a small town no one has ever heard of in Southern California, Sevan Gatsby is a Senior majoring in Architecture and Spanish and Latin American Cultures. She enjoys hosting dinner parties, designing publications, and learning languages. One of her favorite activities is bike riding on the Manhattan Waterfront Greenway, but when the weather gets foul, she gets her exercise by exploring museums. She is an active member of Orchesis: a dance group, and has also enjoyed being a part of the McIntosh Activities Council and the New Student Orientation Program. She also does freelance graphic design for several campus organizations. After spending a semester in Madrid, she hopes to spend at least a year wandering the world and meeting new characters.
