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Whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. - 1 Corinthians 10:31
December 2016 Volume 9, No. 1
THE CRUSADER KALEIDOSCOPE
Inside this issue:
Editorial/Big News 1
Art Alumni News 2
Art Opportunities 3
Artsonia / More Art News 4
Donations and Thanks 5
Ways You Can Support / Why Art? 6
God’s Blessings,
Walk Worthy
Colossians 1:10 encourages us to “walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him,
bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God.” While we can never
do this perfectly, it’s what we strive for.
In our art program at LHNW we too strive to walk worthy. We expect our students to
challenge themselves so that they can improve. We expect them to give their best in all they do.
But we also want them to use their talents and gifts to serve others. This year we will again be
participating in a number of activities and services to use our gifts to help others. We currently
have eleven students taking part in “The Memory Project,” where they are creating portraits for
orphans from around the world. Our Mixed Media class is working with a 4th grade class to
illustrate their stories and turn them into books. Our Ceramics class will again be hosting an
Empty Bowls dinner to raise money for the homeless. While these are our “big ticket” items
each year, our students also do lots of logo and t-shirt design work for our school and our
congregations.
But “walking worthy” is more than just these activities. It’s MORE important that our students
experience Christ every day. Yes, we want them to experience and understand the beauty and
logic and design of God’s creation, but more importantly, we want them to know Christ as their
Savior. It is my hope and prayer that our art students don’t just see art as a cool thing to do,
or a career choice, but rather a vocation by which they can share the love God has shown to
them with others.
We have a lot of outstanding young artists in our program this year. In these pages and around
school you will get to see a lot of improvement in their skills. You will witness lots of great work
being produced. Our students will win lots of awards and bring in a lot of scholarship money.
The most important thing I hope you see is a maturing of our young people in their faith and
walk with Christ. I hope you see it in how they interact with each other. I hope you see it as
they live their lives in service to someone greater than themselves. May God grant each of us
the capacity to “walk worthy” for Him!
ART OPPORTUNITIES
Joel Grothaus (class of ‘06)
ART DEPARTMENT NEWS/ART ALUMNI
Art Alumni Update
Alexandra (Snyder) Tillard
(Class of 2002)
Alexandra was the illustrator for a new children’s
book by Brad Gray titled, “Sun, Sun.” They had
their book signing August 6 at the Barnes & Noble
in Holland, MI. Congratulations to Alexandra on
this wonderful achievement!
Dan Tunis (Class of 2009)
Dan was recently recognized in “Manufacturing Engineering” magazine as
one of their “30 Under 30” engineers who are making a difference in
manufacturing and STEM fields. Dan is an engineer who works for Fiat
Chrysler as a professional maintenance pillar lead at the Warren Stamping
Plant. Congratulations to Dan on the impact he is having in his field and
the recognition he’s receiving!
Joel Grothaus (Class of 2006)
Joel recently had his work displayed at the David Klein Gallery in Detroit
as part of the “First Summer: Part II” exhibit. In addition to a few larger
works, Joel is also working on a series of smaller pieces featuring the
houses of Detroit’s historic Corktown neighborhood. Joel currently works
as a studio technician at “Signal Return,” a printmaking shop in Detroit.
You can see more of Joel’s work or commission him at his website:
Joelgrothaus.com
Amanda (Runey) Pregler (Class of 2005)
Amanda has recently begun her own photography business, “Life on
Purpose Photography.” Her mission is to help people capture the
important people and moments of their lives with high-quality
photos. You can check out her work and schedule a session with
her at:
https://lifeonpurposephotography.com/
Art Competitions, Exhibits, and Other Opportunities
ART OPPORTUNITIES
Operation Write Home ( Valentines, Christmas, Easter, etc. Cards for Soldiers)
Lutherans For Life Coloring Book Illustrations (ongoing)
“A Singular Creation” Monthly Art and Photography Competitions (every 14th)
Scholastic Art and Writing Awards (Jan. 10)
Young @ Art/Michigan Art Education Association Art Competition (Feb.)
Thrivent Calendar Photo Contest (June)
*Bold indicates contests and opportunities that I know that students are participating in.)
I encourage our art students to enter their work and create work for contests outside of school.
Listed above are some of the many opportunities that have come to my attention. New ones will
be added as I become aware of them. I feel it is important as an artist to put your work out for
others to see and judge. For students who may be considering a career in art, having these
experiences on one’s resume can be important. I encourage our aspiring artists to take a look at
some back issues of this newsletter over the summer and start working on some ideas for the
contests that come up every year. Who knows, you may be able to win some recognition,
money, or scholarships!
Kristen Sadlocha and Jenna
Wilusz win the LHNW 2016
Architecture Contest
Each spring our Three-Dimensional arts classes get the
opportunity to design a building, build a model of it, and
then present it to a professional architect. This past year we
were honored to have Mr. Will Wittig, Dean of the School
of Architecture at the University of Detroit Mercy work
with our students and give them feedback on their models
and designs.
As part of this project, we also put the models out and have
the school vote on a favorite. The combined winner of the
school vote, the architect’s vote and the teacher vote wins a
brick in our brick walk. This past spring we had a tie! Both
Kristen Sadlocha and Jenna Wilusz had outstanding designs
that earned high marks from our architect for their
creativity, thoughtfulness, and craftsmanship.
Kristen designed a small book café based around the idea of
a bee and honeycomb. Jenna designed a small aviary/
museum that allowed for lots of fun activities.
Congratulations to our two winners!
Colin Jones Earns
Honorable Mention
This past fall Colin Jones entered a
series of photographs in the National
Youth Arts Foundation Art Contest.
In this contest of over 20,000
entries, he was awarded an
Honorable Mention in the category
of Photography for his work. With
the award, Colin also earned a $250
prize and a medal celebrating his
achievement! Congratulations Colin!
Page 4 ARTSONIA ARTSONIA / MORE ART NEWS
Adding Up Artsonia
(as of 12/21/2016)
NW Artists Published 277
NW Works Published 15,395
Hits to Site 100,211
2016-17 Fan Club Members 171
2016-17 Fan Comments 97
2016-17 Artist Statements 0
Artsonia Permission Forms Needed
Students who wish to have their work presented on our online site need to have a permission form
on file with Mr. Davis. Students have this form in their syllabus. Additional forms are also available
from Mr. Davis. Students who already have a permission form on file from previous years do not
need to submit a new one. Artsonia is a great resource in that is allows parents (and anyone else) to
see what students are creating. It also allows for students to have a chance to enter contests and win
prizes, money and supplies. Furthermore, their work can be put on products and the purchase of
these products gives money back to the LHNW Art Department. Join the growing legion of NW
students whose work is being viewed worldwide on Artsonia!
Additional work up in
the Learning Lounge
As we continue to try and put more of our
students artwork up around the building, the
new learning lounge is an ideal spot. Recently
we installed a work by Krisia Rosa highlighting
refugee children in Africa. It is a beautiful
work—check it out! Look for more to come
in the learning lounge and around school.
Kaylee Siebert Named
Annual Christmas Card
Winner
Each year out Mixed Media class holds a contest
to design the official school Christmas Card.
This year’s winner is Kaylee Siebert!
Congratulations Kaylee! Look for your
Christmas postcard in the mail!
Paul Rosa Enters Poster
Competition
Paul Rosa created a wonderful poster to
enter into the North American International
Auto Show Poster Competition. Good luck
to Paul! Hopefully you’ll be able to see his
work at Cobo Hall during the exhibit!
DONATIONS AND THANKS
Artsonia Artwork Purchases (2016-17)
Purchases Online 39
Funds Raised $90.28
Since Start (9/08) $1128.90
GoodSearch Etc. Fundraising (2016)
Searches $37.82
Online Purchases $1.16
Dining Contributions $0.00
Surveys $0.00
Ads $0.00
Total Funds Raised $48.98
Since Start (6/09) $437.89
Dick Blick Art Room Aide (2016-17)
Supplies Donated $0.00
Since Start (2010) $3421.91
You Make a
Difference!
Thank you so much to all those
who continue to use the programs
above! It may not seem like much,
but it does add up if lots of people
like yourselves utilize these oppor-
tunities. If you have questions
about any of these programs, just
ask Mr. Davis.
Thank-You!
To the Sadlocha family for a donation
through the Art Room Aide Program
To the Nelson family for the donation of a
camera to the art department
To the Meyer family for the donation of a
Marker Spritzer to the art department
To the Binder family for a donation of wire
to the art department
To those purchasing gifts/items through
Artsonia; it’s adding up this year!
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Back issues of this newsletter can be
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If you have comments, ideas, questions
or other support for our LHNW Art Pro-
gram, please get in touch with Mr. Davis
at any of the following:
WAYS TO SUPPORT YOUR ART PROGRAM
Stuff We Can Use
DSLR Digital Camera
Scrapbook Papers (Big scraps are fine too!)
Large Pieces of Black Acrylic Cloth
Letter Stencils of all sizes and fonts
Color Scanner
Assorted Beads and Buttons or any other
neat textural items
Long-Range Goals
Start an Art Scholarship for needy students at LHNW
Replace extruder, wheels, pug mill, clay press
Update cabinetry and furniture for the Art room
Encourage Creativity
Go to an Exhibit or Gallery
Sponsor one of our service
projects
Visit Artsonia
Search the web with
GoodSearch
Shop online with Good-
Shop
Donate items of need
through Dick Blick’s Art
Room Aid
Donate something from
the Stuff We Can Use List
Sign up for GoodDine
Ask - your junk could be
our materials!