Tuesday, May 27, 2014

It's that time of year again...

In a little more than a week, I will be graduating from Fox Chapel Area High School and will become a member of the Kenyon College Class of 2018.  With this wild, new beginning comes an ending that I have been both dreading and excitedly anticipating.  In a little more than a week,  I will no longer serve as Tapestry's Editor in Chief.  Being the Editor in Chief has been the single most rewarding experience of my high school career.  I have had the privilege to work with not only Fox Chapel's immensely talented artists and writers, but also with Tapestry's Senior Staff, a group characterized by their unending effort and their infinite kindness.  It was an honor to work with every one of them and it will be difficult to leave.

However, that sadness is mitigated by the knowledge that my position will be doubly-filled by Faith Kim and Sarah Ssemakula.  Both Faith and Sarah have been heavily involved with Tapestry since their freshman year and both have served on this year's Senior Staff.  Both ladies are more than capable of being Editor in Chief and the fact that both will fill the role leaves me with no doubt that Tapestry will be guided under the best leadership that the club has ever experienced.

Although I wish that I could stay in Tapestry infinitely, I know that it is in good hands.

Keep dreaming the wildest dreams and thinking the biggest thoughts.

With best regards and a fond farewell,

McKenna Trimble

Vote for my Documentary!

Hey everyone!
I recently worked on a documentary I filmed at Kerr Elementary about the importance of art education in elementary school students' lives.  I've entered it in the "Take a Shot" competition and and currently in the running to with the $1,000 people's choice award. This was the first formal documentary that I've made, and it was a great learning experience that I can use to create better films. You can watch it down below.  I've noticed a few mistakes I've made when filming (haha) so hopefully I can just get better!

Please go vote for my entry "Traveling Art Gallery" here.

http://www.takeashotcontest.org/voting
Vote!



(When I uploaded it here, it seemed to have lost some quality. If you 
want to watch it in in better quality go here https://vimeo.com/96042729)


-Emma
PS if anyone hasn't heard of the French singer Stromae yet, go take a listen.

Friday, May 16, 2014

Blog of a blog...

Hey everyone! So my latest assignment in Mrs. Green's Creative Comp class was to create a multi-media project that involved writing and some other sort of media. People did such awesome projects - from collaborative slam poems to anime story boards to delicious food and writing. For my project, I made a blog of poetry and photography - it's called sophiethepoet :) Here's the link:

http://sophiethepoet.wordpress.com/

I hope you enjoy it! Happy friday :)

-Sophie

Thursday, May 15, 2014

The Tapestry Book Is Out!

Hey everyone!

Just a little update - THE TAPESTRY BOOK IS OUT (as of last Tuesday)! Congratulations to everyone who's work got published and to everyone who helped to review pieces for the book- and also to Faith creating the layout of the book. If you haven't gotten a book yet, make sure to pick one up in room 176!

Also, we are now accepting submission forms to be a part of Senior Staff! If you are interested, stop by room 176 and see Mrs. Green to pick one up! We are looking for organized students who want to contribute their talents to our QRT. What do you have to offer?

Have an awesome day and don't forget to pick up a book!

- Emily F.

Friday, May 9, 2014

Staff List Error

Hey everyone! We realized that on the back of the book, a mistake was made and the last several names on the Staff List were not included. We apologize to all of those who weren't included! Here is the full list, as it should have been written:

Zoe Aridor
Lydia Beyer
Francesca Cano
Aleyna Collins
Maggie Coulson
Nicole Fallert
Rachel Gorby
David Han
Jessica Hertzberg
Yosra Kandil
Emily Kiehn
Julia Lynch
Tim Marsh
Madison McCleese
Jane Millard
Suvir Mirchandani
Hannah Mueller
Nina Mulroy
Shaina Munin
Kat Nestel
Jasmine Pabla
Emma Paulini
Avalon Perdriel-Arons
Kristen Rabbitt
Iris Schaitkin
Sarah Schanwald
Katie Stevenson
Sam Waxman
Elaine Yates
Hannah Yeager
Gabi Young

Thanks,
Senior Staff

Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Andy Warhol Youth Invasion: Fashion Show

Hey everyone!

Come to Youth Invasion 2014, Friday, May 9th, 5-10 pm at the Andy Warhol Museum.  Tickets are $5, pay at the door.

The entire museum was recently renovated to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Andy Warhol Museum.

All of the galleries will be open, there will be bands and musicians playing, lots of activities, fashion and food!

The Fashion Show starts at 8 pm.  I, along with many others, have worked extremely hard on creating outfits to be displayed in the fashion show so I strongly suggest you come and check it out!

Please come and see all of the talent Youth Invasion has to offer.


Hope to see you all there!

Until Next Time, Sarah 

Friday, May 2, 2014

Everybody's Free to Wear Sunscreen

Hey everyone!  I don't know about you, but I haven't had the best week.  My mom sent me this video today and I watched it while eating some chocolate and the video had a huge impact on me, making me feel a little better.  Watch it!


-Until Next Time, Sarah