2008 Woodie Awards
A painting is worth a thousand smiles
Euphrat Museum show honors student artists
Paul Edison
Issue date: 6/16/08 Section: A&E
The room was bustling Tuesday evening with students pouring into the classroom-sized Euphrat Museum of Art, chatting, art observing, laughing and munching cookies available at the refreshment table.
Artists were congratulating one another, explaining the artwork on exhibit at the De Anza College Student Art Show 2008. Awards were presented to student artists at the end of the event.
Joel Natanauen, an art student, was among the many artist who looked especially happy.
"Whoa, my name's in?" he said, remembering his first reaction when he heard his work won the award in the still life category.
Natanauen did not expect his work to be displayed in the museum, much less to win an award. "I finished the framing of the picture in the last minute and ran, carrying it in just 10 minutes before the deadline," he said.
The winner of the clay art award, Phyllis Lee, said while laughing that she was very happy. She has been doing clay arts for 10 years as a lifelong-learning student at De Anza.
"It's very earthy," she said, commenting on the general nature of the clay art.
Another student artist, James Sauer, said he feels good about the exhibit. He's especially proud of his plywood chair, made from Forest Stewardship Council certified wood.
"It's like the 'organic' for food," he said.
During one of the speeches given by the faculty members of the art department, instructor Moto Ohtake nearly knocked down a partition wall and the students' paintings attached to it when he lost his balance.
The incident elicited momentary gasps followed by laughs as he quickly recovered, and the wall and the artwork remained intact.
The museum was so packed with people during the awards presentation that even the winners had trouble getting to the podium.
The chancellor of the Foothill-De Anza Community College district, Dr. Martha Kanter, described the show as "one of the events every year that [she] absolutely loves."
Artists were congratulating one another, explaining the artwork on exhibit at the De Anza College Student Art Show 2008. Awards were presented to student artists at the end of the event.
Joel Natanauen, an art student, was among the many artist who looked especially happy.
"Whoa, my name's in?" he said, remembering his first reaction when he heard his work won the award in the still life category.
Natanauen did not expect his work to be displayed in the museum, much less to win an award. "I finished the framing of the picture in the last minute and ran, carrying it in just 10 minutes before the deadline," he said.
The winner of the clay art award, Phyllis Lee, said while laughing that she was very happy. She has been doing clay arts for 10 years as a lifelong-learning student at De Anza.
"It's very earthy," she said, commenting on the general nature of the clay art.
Another student artist, James Sauer, said he feels good about the exhibit. He's especially proud of his plywood chair, made from Forest Stewardship Council certified wood.
"It's like the 'organic' for food," he said.
During one of the speeches given by the faculty members of the art department, instructor Moto Ohtake nearly knocked down a partition wall and the students' paintings attached to it when he lost his balance.
The incident elicited momentary gasps followed by laughs as he quickly recovered, and the wall and the artwork remained intact.
The museum was so packed with people during the awards presentation that even the winners had trouble getting to the podium.
The chancellor of the Foothill-De Anza Community College district, Dr. Martha Kanter, described the show as "one of the events every year that [she] absolutely loves."
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