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Tell us a little bit about you and your background. I am an art instructor and concept artist for animation. Tell us a bit about your role at One River I am instructor and a product manager. I am part of the educational board and help to build curriculum and provide resources for instructors to aid them in class. I am also in charge of making sure our digital labs and digital education plans are up to date. What attracted you to work at One River School? I’m very passionate about art education. One River offers the opportunity for me to share my skills with so many different people and to build community through art. How would you describe your team? Intelligent, Innovative and Creative What do you think we do best at One River? Develop a solid relationship with students and the community and build…
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How long have you been a student at One River? I started taking summer camps here in the summer of 2023, and classes that following spring Tell us a little bit about your journey as an artist. Though my exact goals for being an animator have shifted from being in the story time scene when that was big, to AMVs (animated music videos) and animatics, to fully fledged short films and narratives, I’ve always wanted that for myself since I started making art around 2017~18. For a while, there was a period where I would only work on making projects that never got to see the light of day because I hated how amateurish they looked, but I’ve been able to (mostly) accept that I’ll get there with time and, above all, experience. Now that I have a solid enough idea for a story I can work with, I’m…
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How long have you been a student at One River? Almost 1 year. I started in the 3–5 program when I was in 2nd grade taking Art Focus: Cartooning because I like making comics. I also take Digital Art Shuffle. I wasn’t sure what it would be like but now it’s my favorite class. Tell us a little bit about your journey as an artist. I like to make things. I’ve always made a lot of art at home by painting, drawing, sculpting and building. When I was younger I built a tiny house out of cardboard with everything a real house needs like a chimney, TV remote, microwave, flowers and a pet named Chomper. By Valentine’s Day in 2nd grade, we had to make Valentine bags. I wanted to make Dog Man but my teacher gave me a ghost shape so my friends said I should make a…
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Melody has been a student a One River Clark for 4 years and in the Portfolio Development class for about 2 years. When asked if the Portfolio Development class has improved her art, and how, she said “Absolutely. I’ve gained a lot of practical techniques that I wasn’t familiar with before as wel as understanding better what is often found as captivating in a student portfolio.” Melody also feel the projects they have done helped her become more confident and comfortable in her skillset. Melody’s Portfolio Featured Piece: Baby no.3 “Growing up, I’ve never had a good relationship with food. It was more of a tedious necessity that I always had to take care of and always got scolded for. It was almost as if I could never get something as simple as eating food right, because it always resulted in me wasting food I refused to touch, getting yelled at for…
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