Our Time to Shine - Manlius Pebble Hill School

MARY PADGETT paints pastels that are distinctive for her use of color. She
is a signature member of the Pastel Society of America and has been featured in
American Artist magazine. Her paintings are in numerous private and public
collections, including Towers Perrin, Takasago International, and the Long
Island Jewish Medical Center. She has participated in numerous local and
national exhibitions, with an upcoming September 2013 exhibit at Edgewood
Gallery in Syracuse. Mary was educated at Boston University and Syracuse
University. She teaches locally and conducts plein air painting programs
abroad. For information on her June 2013 workshop in Spain, go to
www.marypadgett.com.
COL. ROBERT PRATT ’67HQ, a Manlius native, has a B.S. from Syracuse
University and a M.A. from Georgetown University. He retired from the Army
as a lieutenant colonel in 1994. His passion for painting and drawing began
about nine years ago, following a love of photography dating back 40 years.
Some of his photographs were published, particularly in Army publications in
the 1980s. Most of Bob’s paintings are landscapes. His drawing has centered on
portraiture, including commissioned portraits. Two of his Civil War portraits
were published in June 2009.
DAVIF RUFO is a doctoral candidate in teaching and curriculum in art
education at Syracuse University. With 17 years experience as an elementary
classroom teacher, David’s current research interest is the self-initiated
creativity of children in a child-centered environment. In addition to being a
full-time teacher, David is also a visual artist and an instructor at Syracuse
University where he has created and taught courses titled, “Art Educators as
Contemporary Artists” and “Art in the Classroom.” His most recent article
titled, “Building Forts and Drawing on Walls,” was published in the May 2012
issue of the peer-reviewed journal, Art Education. Previously, his article titled,
“Allowing Artistic Agency in the Elementary Classroom,” was published in the
May 2011 issue of “Art Education.” David also is an invited author at the online
art blog, ALT/space.
LINDA SALTER is a nationally recognized and published artist/ craftsperson
working in fine gold and silver cloisonné enamel, wheel-thrown functional
stoneware, hand-spun fibers, and other media. Her forms and images reflect
the physical and spiritual realms of imagination. Her works are included in
many private collections; she operates a production pottery studio during the
summer at her home near Georgetown, N.Y. and teaches metalworking,
enameling, pottery, and drawing courses at MPH.
WILLIAM SCHU II is a general surgeon with Central New York Surgical
Physicians. Bill earned his B.A. from Hamilton College and his M.D. from
SUNY Buffalo. He did his medical and surgical training, as well as research, at
Upstate Medical University. Outside his demanding career, Bill will fill the
hours creating his watercolors. Bill, his wife Deborah, and their two children,
Rebekah, Class of 2010, and William, Class of 2011, live in Lafayette, N.Y.