We have our first item for the 2011 4 point auction!
Two one of a kind, home printed T-shirts made by sophomores during 4 point.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Final Day
Today was our last day of sophomore 4 point. And, o gee, was it a busy day. Finishing up art workshops, cleaning studios, preparing food, arranging the dining hall for our dinner, eating the cooking of the food workshop with our friends and families, we did it all. I have pictures (and a video) of all of the workshops today. My pictures are a bit heavy on the t-shirt printing since that was my workshop for the last two days.
Michael working hard on his very detailed carving.
Jesse carving a plant design.
Aaron carving "Mason" for the back of his shirt.
Stef working on her printing.
Kris printing one of his shirts.
Ellie, Mitchell, and Abby group printing a series of
"HOW NOW BROWN COW" shirts.
Ellie's Monkey hangs out with Mitchell's Anteaters.
Michael's print of a fish and boat.
PAINTING
Dawson working on his painting.
Xi mixing colors for his landscape.
Peter X. working away.
Pete B. demonstrating waxing technique.
Eugene working on a dragon face cut out.
Mirina cutting a detailed design. (Note the wording... S. 4 Point)
ACTING
Whitney and Nick doing a short scene.
Transcript if you can't hear it:
N: What are you doing?
W: Pretending I am a fish.
N: It's kind of fun. I wish I was a fish.
W: Yeah, Fish have scales.
N: And are slimy.
W: Nah. It's only if they've gone bad.
BOOKMAKING
Tutu working on her book.
Tutu's final product.
Ja Min working on her book entitled "Ja Min in Wonderland."
Ja Min holding her book.
DINNER SET UP AND SOME FINAL PRODUCTS
Dawson and Dragon in the T-shirts that they made.
The sophomore crew setting up.
The Panorama (click for a MUCH larger view)
Sushi wrapped by the cooking students and plated by Evan F.
More Sushi made by the cookers plated by Will Seggos (looking on) held by
cooking instructor Dustin Holsweiss '02.
We want to thank of the the guests who joined us tonight and to all of those who have read the blog. It has been a great week and, I think I can speak for Holly when I say, it has been fun keeping the world updated about the goings on on the Gould campus during 4 point.
-Colin Penley
T-SHIRT BLOCK PRINTING
Michael working hard on his very detailed carving.
Jesse carving a plant design.
Aaron carving "Mason" for the back of his shirt.
Stef working on her printing.
Kris printing one of his shirts.
Ellie, Mitchell, and Abby group printing a series of"HOW NOW BROWN COW" shirts.
Ellie's Monkey hangs out with Mitchell's Anteaters.
Michael's print of a fish and boat.PAINTING
Dawson working on his painting.
Xi mixing colors for his landscape.
Peter X. working away.ENCAUSTICS
Pete B. demonstrating waxing technique.
Eugene working on a dragon face cut out.
Mirina cutting a detailed design. (Note the wording... S. 4 Point)ACTING
Whitney and Nick doing a short scene.
Transcript if you can't hear it:
N: What are you doing?
W: Pretending I am a fish.
N: It's kind of fun. I wish I was a fish.
W: Yeah, Fish have scales.
N: And are slimy.
W: Nah. It's only if they've gone bad.
BOOKMAKING
Tutu working on her book.
Tutu's final product.
Ja Min working on her book entitled "Ja Min in Wonderland."
Ja Min holding her book.DINNER SET UP AND SOME FINAL PRODUCTS
Dawson and Dragon in the T-shirts that they made.
The sophomore crew setting up.The Panorama (click for a MUCH larger view)
Sushi wrapped by the cooking students and plated by Evan F.
More Sushi made by the cookers plated by Will Seggos (looking on) held bycooking instructor Dustin Holsweiss '02.
This evening we hosted many of our family and friends for a final celebration of the work done during 4 point. Around the dining hall, the students hung up their artwork: books, encaustics, T-shirts and painting. The cooking classes prepared the vast majority of the food we ate tonight. We started our evening with sushi, roasted tomato salsa, cured salmon, and a number of other appetizers. We then feasted on an Asian style chicken, the meat of which had been butchered by our students, a lovely salmon dish, homemade noodles, and other assorted side dishes. Our meal finished off with Tiramisu and homemade chocolate truffles. After the meal, the groups of students did some short improv games to give a qick taste of the work that they had done. Althought the students all had some products to share with the assembled group, the goal of the week is to gain insight into the creative process and build community. These are less tangible than a painting or a dish of food, but, from bit of conversation that I overheard tonight, these were a major focus of the sharing that happened this evening.
As part of the final dinner, we held a silent auction of T-shirts printed by the block printing classes. We raised $175 for the St. Mary's Food Pantry, one of the organizations we worked with on Monday during our community service day.
-Colin Penley
Friday, February 26, 2010
Art Workshops Day 3
For our art workshops today the groups all switched into new workshops. Unfortunately my camera was down for the day so I don't have pictures, but I will get pictures of the new groups for each workshop up tomorrow.
This evening was our final two artist presentations and tonight was a bit different. Tonight we had presentations by Cooking Wizard Dustin Holzweiss GA '02 and the Improv instructors Liz and CJ.
Dustin trained at Cordon Bleu Culinary School and now works at the Plum Island Grill in Newbury, MA. He is also a snowbaorder and has worked as a snowboarding coach for the Gould Academy on-snow program. Dustin showed the group how to break down a whole chicken into the different cuts of meat and how to debone and remove the skin of a side of salmon. He also talked some about cooking for yourself and the economics of buying meat whole and cutting it up yourself. (Thanks to Holly Tornrose for the photos of tonight's presentations.)
Dustin, a knife, and a Chicken
Dustin deboning the salmon as the group looks on.
How many balls can you juggle?
The group enjoyed watching the performances.
After showing us the warm up exersize, they moved on to a few improv games, similar to what you might see on Whose line is it anyway?
The cast of Mike, Evan G., Kris and Jesse (along with CJ for one game) performed two situations. The first is called "Taxi." In this game, a driver picks up passengers in his taxi and as each passenger is picked up the whole group sitting in the cab has to adopt the odd or strange personality trait that the newest member has brought. The second was called "Party Quirks." For Party Quirks, CJ left and the audience suggested different personality traits for each of the four performers. After CJ returned, each guest entered the party and CJ had to guess their quirk. The performers did a great job and the audience was kept laughing the whole time.
A taxi full of Frenchmen, lead by Kris.
We are looking forward to our banquet and final show tomorrow night!
This evening was our final two artist presentations and tonight was a bit different. Tonight we had presentations by Cooking Wizard Dustin Holzweiss GA '02 and the Improv instructors Liz and CJ.
Dustin trained at Cordon Bleu Culinary School and now works at the Plum Island Grill in Newbury, MA. He is also a snowbaorder and has worked as a snowboarding coach for the Gould Academy on-snow program. Dustin showed the group how to break down a whole chicken into the different cuts of meat and how to debone and remove the skin of a side of salmon. He also talked some about cooking for yourself and the economics of buying meat whole and cutting it up yourself. (Thanks to Holly Tornrose for the photos of tonight's presentations.)
Dustin, a knife, and a Chicken
Dustin deboning the salmon as the group looks on.Liz and CJ talked briefly about their life as performers for the New Hampshire Theater Project based out of Portsmouth, NH. Afterwards we were treated to some performances by members of their workshop. Their workshop has focused on theater games to build group energy. The games establish order and concentration within the group. Students work on managing multiple cognitive tasks at the same time. In the photo below the group was throwing numerous balls in a set order while yelling out colors in a different order.
How many balls can you juggle?
The group enjoyed watching the performances.
After showing us the warm up exersize, they moved on to a few improv games, similar to what you might see on Whose line is it anyway?
The cast of Mike, Evan G., Kris and Jesse (along with CJ for one game) performed two situations. The first is called "Taxi." In this game, a driver picks up passengers in his taxi and as each passenger is picked up the whole group sitting in the cab has to adopt the odd or strange personality trait that the newest member has brought. The second was called "Party Quirks." For Party Quirks, CJ left and the audience suggested different personality traits for each of the four performers. After CJ returned, each guest entered the party and CJ had to guess their quirk. The performers did a great job and the audience was kept laughing the whole time.
A taxi full of Frenchmen, lead by Kris.
We are looking forward to our banquet and final show tomorrow night!
More Fun Day Photos
Sorry I have been a bit slow in getting some of my Fun Day photos up.
Here are a bunch of my favorites:
Mr. Southam takes his broomball very seriously!
Nick and Tutu DJs and scorekeepers
Ice is slippery!
The January-March line waits on the bench, cheering on their teammates, April - June.
Jason defends the goal!
Michael takes the shot and falls down.
Peter and Kris ride up the lift.
Vincent after a trip down the hill.
Xi and Trevor ride up the lift together.
Ben and Abby chillaxing on their way up the hill.
Davidson dormmates Jianqiang and Jesse.
A large group train sliding down the hill.
The crew of the train.
The group warming up after a fun afternoon of tubing.
Here are a bunch of my favorites:
Mr. Southam takes his broomball very seriously!
Nick and Tutu DJs and scorekeepers
Ice is slippery!
The January-March line waits on the bench, cheering on their teammates, April - June.
Jason defends the goal!
Michael takes the shot and falls down.
Peter and Kris ride up the lift.
Vincent after a trip down the hill.
Xi and Trevor ride up the lift together.
Ben and Abby chillaxing on their way up the hill.
Davidson dormmates Jianqiang and Jesse.
A large group train sliding down the hill.
The crew of the train.
The group warming up after a fun afternoon of tubing.Thursday, February 25, 2010
Art Workshops Day 2
Today students completed the first of the two art workshops. Tomorrow they will move into a second workshop for the remainder of the week.
The work that students create over this week will be showcased on Saturday evening during the end of Sophomore Four Point dinner celebration. Please join us for this fun event! Just let your son or daughter know that you would like to attend so that we have an accurate head count.
Block Printing
Students completed a T-shirt with their own hand carved, original design with David Wolfe. Students also made T-shirts for the annual auction. David will be one of the artists to share his work with the students this evening.
Cooking
At today's lunch several of the dishes prepared by the cooking group were enjoyed by all. The homemade chicken noodle soup was outstanding. The students made it all, from the stock to the noodles!
Acting
"Pass the chicken" was one of the activities the acting students did today to hone their skills in the art of improvisation.
Painting
Students with Louise Bourne completed their paintings, many of which are inspired by the surrounding area. Louise will be one of the artists presenting her work as a part of the evening program.
Encaustics
Students in the encaustics workshop continued their work from yesterday by completing their projects.
Book Making
Students in bookmaking completed their books by learning how to attach a hard cover to the flag books they started yesterday. Below Crystal Cawley demonstrates how to attach the cover.
by Eugene 
by Abbie
The work that students create over this week will be showcased on Saturday evening during the end of Sophomore Four Point dinner celebration. Please join us for this fun event! Just let your son or daughter know that you would like to attend so that we have an accurate head count.
Block Printing
Students completed a T-shirt with their own hand carved, original design with David Wolfe. Students also made T-shirts for the annual auction. David will be one of the artists to share his work with the students this evening.
Cooking
At today's lunch several of the dishes prepared by the cooking group were enjoyed by all. The homemade chicken noodle soup was outstanding. The students made it all, from the stock to the noodles!
Acting
"Pass the chicken" was one of the activities the acting students did today to hone their skills in the art of improvisation.
Painting
Students with Louise Bourne completed their paintings, many of which are inspired by the surrounding area. Louise will be one of the artists presenting her work as a part of the evening program.
Encaustics
Students in the encaustics workshop continued their work from yesterday by completing their projects.
Book Making
Students in bookmaking completed their books by learning how to attach a hard cover to the flag books they started yesterday. Below Crystal Cawley demonstrates how to attach the cover.
by Eugene
by Abbie 
by Mitchell
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