Sometimes, when Hillsdale County sculptor Heather Tritchka ’98 is working on a statue, the facial emotions on the sculpture seem to reflect those of of the sculptor, her husband Greg Stuchell said. “If she’s was really joyful that day, the statue’s face would look more like it’s smiling,” Stuchell said. “If she was in a...
One summer in the 1970s, while driving home from discussing art theory in a watercolor class, alumna Linda Shiffler noticed things didn’t look the same. “I saw things in a completely different light,” she said. “That a tree isn’t black, or it isn’t grey, or it isn’t brown, it’s a mixture of many colors. And...
Aaron Zenz said he used 119 Prismacolor pencils — taking each from great big pencil to little, itty bitty stub you can’t even hold — and broke 251 pencil tips in the making of his first children’s picture book, “The Hiccopotamus.” Zenz’s casualties stem from his unorthodox use of colored pencils. His manipulation of this...
The Reduced Shakespeare Company, a touring three-man comedy troupe, will perform “William Shakespeare’s Long Lost First Play (abridged)” at 8 p.m. Friday in Markel Auditorium. “It’s kind of an irreverent, accessible comedy,” theater department chairman James Brandon said. Those interested in attending can reserve tickets by emailing or visiting the box office. Brandon said the...
A Michigan pianist with international acclaim will visit campus to perform songs by the great American composer George Gershwin, whose pieces he has been celebrated for performing with warmth and flair. Ralph Votapek, a professor at Michigan State University and winner of the first Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, will perform at 3:00 p.m. Sunday...