Thursday, December 3, 1998
The University Daily Kansan
Section A·Page 5
Fair to offer art made by students
Ceramic making relieves stress
By Augustus Anthony Piazza
Kansan staff writer
For students in the ceramics department, the long hours spent firing and cooling their clay to mold a pot, bowl or bottle might pay off today.
The work produced by students in ceramics will be on display today at the department's Second Annual Holiday Sale on the third floor of the art and design building. The Holiday Sale will be held from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The cost of the work ranges from $5 to $250.
Last year, the sale raised more than $4,000. Proceeds go to the students who sell their work and to a department fund to create an undergraduate scholarship.
Chris Obert, Lawrence graduate student, said that the sale was a great opportunity for students and the department to gain exposure and sell their work.
Obert, who has worked with ceramics for seven years, has created bottles that are 36 inches tall and 48 inches wide.
"I like the way clay squishes
Shelby Smith, Greely, Colo., senior displays his clay tea pot. The tea pot will be part of the Ceramic Department's Holiday Sale at the Art and Design building today. Photo by Augustus Anthony Piazza/KANSAN
through my fingers," Obert said.
Judy Arnold, Leavenworth graduate student, also has a passion for clay.
She said she loved the magic of clay and fire.
"Working with clay is not like any other material," said Arnold. "You give up control to the fire, there is no other art form like that."
For one student, ceramic making is more than a class requirement.
"Ceramics is a major stress reliever," said Shelby Smith, Greelev. Colo. senior.
Smith will be selling tea pots, bowls and other pieces of
work that are purely artistic.
Smith, who also is an architecture major, said that he enjoyed making ceramics because the artistic boundaries were not as strict as those in architecture.
Ceramic making isn't all fun and games though.
Arnold said that there were a lot of dangers involved in the process.
Students working in the ceramic shop can often inhale ceramic dust and burn themselves from the intense heat levels that reach 1,900 degrees Fahrenheit to 2,400 degrees Fahrenheit.
Students must wear proper equipment such as goggles and fine-proof gloves.
Shelby said that although ceramic students are required to wear proper safety equipment, the costs are inexpensive compared to other art programs such as architecture.
The ceramic sale isn't the only place where the art work of students can be viewed and bought today.
The Christmas Arts and Crafts Bazaar will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and tomorrow at the main lobby in the Kansas Union. Arts, crafts and hand-made jewelry will be on display.
Shelby Smith, Greeley, Colo. senior, molds a ceramic piece. Smith's work will be displayed in the Holiday Sale today at the main lobby in the Kansas Union. Photo by Augustus Anthony Piazza/KANSAN
Poinsettias and a sleigh dominate the lobby of the Eldridge Hotel, 701 Massachusetts St. The hotel will hold its annual Festival of Poinsettias, which will extend through Christmas. Photo by MattJ. Daugherty/KANSAN
By Steph Brewer
Kanson staff writer
Lawrence residents may be seeing red for the next month.
The Festival of Poinsettias has descended upon Lawrence, decorating the city with the colorful Christmas flowers.
The Festival of Poinsettias was started in 1992 by the Lawrence Convention and Visitors Bureau to give a label to all of the city's holiday activities, said Jennifer Carter, marketing manager at the bureau.
The festival encompasses all holiday activities such as the Festival of Trees and the Eldridge Hotel Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade and is highlighted by the poinsettias dispersed throughout town. The festival began on Nov. 27 and will run through Christmas.
Carter said the bureau sold the poissettias to area businesses and used the money to pay
for the flowers and to create a brochure describing festival events. This year 90 businesses are displaying 3,000 polisettia plants
"It creates a more festive atmosphere when people are in the stores," Carter said.
The festival has received national recognition in magazines and newspapers, Carter said, and also has been named one of America's top events by some motorcoach associations.
Kendra Hatfield, office manager at the Eldridge Hotel, 701 Massachusetts St., said the hotel had participated in the festival since it began. She said the hotel was displaying more than 500 poinsettias this holiday season.
"It's a great attraction," she said. "People come in just to see the poinsettias."
The Eldridge Hotel also held a gingerbread festival that was part of the larger Festival of Poinsettias. Donated gingerbread houses were auctioned off last night at the hotel with proceeds going toward Big Brothers/Big Sis
ters. Hatfield said last year's auction raised $8,000.
The Shelter Inc., which serves families and children in Lawrence, is another local organization trying to raise money via the Festival of Poinnettss. The 12th annual Festival of Trees, sponsored by the shelter will run Dec. 7-10.
More than 50 trees decorated by local volunteers will be on display at Liberty Hall, 642 Massachusetts St., said Judy Culley, executive director of The Shelter Inc.
People can see the trees from 10 a.m to 8:30 p.m on Dec. 7, 8 and 10 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Dec. 9. Admission is $2 for adults and free for children 12 and younger.
The trees will be auctioned off at Liberty Hall at 7 p.m. on Dec. 9. Admission to the auction is $20.
For more information on Festival of Poinsettias events, pick up a brochure at participating businesses or see www.visitlawrence.com/events.
Sociology Club wrapping up program to feed needy families
By Julie M. Sachs
Kansan staff writer
Today is the last day that the Sociology Club will be accepting donations for its food drive.
All contributions can be dropped off at the fourth floor of the Kansas Union.
Donations for the drive will be given to the Douglas County ECKAN (East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corporation), which is an organization dedicated to meeting the needs of low-income families.
Terrebonne, Wichita junior, said that she hoped the food drive also would help get the club's name noticed on campus.
"I was hoping that people would bring something. Just anything will do," said Sarah Terrebonne, vice-president of the Sociology Club. "They really need it."
Eve Cofer, director of Douglas County ECKAN, 1600 Haskell Ave. #197, said that not many KU clubs donate money or food to the organization.
Cofer said that extra food or money always could be used by ECKAN.
Money donated to the organization will be used to buy gifts for families during Christmas, and for other necessities, Cofer said.
The Sociology Club is working in conjunction with ECKAN's Holiday Bureau.
According to information provided by ECKAN, families are adopted by individuals who purchase presents.
Adopters are encouraged to buy children at least one outfit and, if possible, extra items. They also buy at least one item for the parents.
During the Christmas holiday, parents or guardians can also go through the Toys-for-Tots toy store, Cofer said. The parents receive a big bag and a box and they get to pick out several items for each of their children. Wrapping paper also is provided for their gifts.
The toy store gives parents the opportunity to play Santa Claus for their kids, Cofer said.
"For the most part the toy store is where they get the toys," Cofer said.
The Holiday Bureau of Douglas County ECKAN also provided food relief to low-income families during Thanksgiving. The bureau also provided assistance to families during the Halloween and Easter holidays.
Ofer said ECKAN had held egg hunts and had Easter baskets for the children.
She said that in the future, ECKAN would focus on providing clothing for the kids rather than candy and baskets.
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