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outline pillowAlumna Stars in Creating Cool SculpturesArmed with chain saws, chisels and sledgehammers, Michigan-based chef Randy Finch and his team ofice artists, which included Kendall Sculpture and Functional Art major (’09) and Studio Excellence winnerJovannah Nicholson, blew the lid off ice sculpting by developing out-of-this-world, original designs.Nicholson was introduced to Finch and Derek Maxfield, owners and operators of Ice Sculptures Ltd.,during 2009’s ArtPrize. Finch asked her about her ability in 3-D art, and if she wanted to go to his shopto work with ice.“It was great to work with a new medium,” Nicholson said. She was familiar with working withwood and clay, but wanted to learn more about ice sculpting, so she began to learn and work at IceSculptures Ltd., helping Finch and Maxfield during ArtPrize 2010.“Working with ice is a lot of fun,” Nicholson said. Little did she know that Ice Sculptures Ltd. was alreadybeing considered for the new series, “Ice Brigade” on the Food Network.In the first episode, the team designed the Midwest’s first ice lounge, in Royal Oak, complete with afully equipped bar, a raw sushi station and a pool table. Later in the episode, the Ice Brigade memberscreated an elaborate punch bowl for former Los Angeles Laker Magic Johnson at his mother’s 75thbirthday celebration.“It was very intimidating, because he’s Magic Johnson,” Nicholson said. The series also followed themembers of the Ice Brigade as it created a life-size chessboard in downtown Grand Rapids, a workingDJ booth and a piano, among other amazing creations. Two other Kendall alumni, Adam Friedrich (’08,Graphic Design) and Mike Watson (’08, Digital Media), served as production assistants on the series.Kendall Alumni DesignsNew Furniture Lines for Art VanWhen Maria Havenaar (’05, Fine Arts:Painting) was attending Kendall, she lived in the nearby historicdistrict, Heritage Hill, in a beautiful brick mansion that had been subdivided into apartments.Little did she know that her vintage apartment would inspire her designs for “Grand Bay,” Art Van’sH.O.M.E.S. line of Michigan-inspired furniture.The 28-year-old Kalamazoo native works at Wheeless and Associates, a freelance design firm in NorthCarolina, where she does furniture design and illustration. She recalls, “The mansion had a mahoganystaircase and lots of great moldings. I was thinking about those details when I designed this furniture.It was great to be able to work on something that connects you back to a wonderful place.” Havenaarsaid, “This is a pretty exciting collection.”Havenaar’s Grand Bay Collection is styled after 18th-century English design with a relaxed WestIndies feel. Heritage Hill’s design influence is evident in the decorative beaded molding and cathedralmahogany veneers with antique finish hardware.Havenaar is one of two Kendall graduates who have been tapped to design furniture as part of Art Van’sMichigan H.O.M.E.S. Collections.Keith Binns (’86, Furniture Design) designed the Rock Harbor Collection, which features hickory veneers,copper metal accents and bold geometric shapes. The rustic furniture line evokes Michigan small townsincluding his own, Romeo, 40 miles north of Detroit. He also drew from his memories summering up northin his family’s cottage in Norwood, located between Traverse City and Charlevoix. Binns, who co-owns Berry& Clark Design Associates in Hickory, said Art Van gave him a lot of leeway in designing the collection.“They pretty much let us do what we wanted,” he said.Grand Bay and Rock Harbor are the first new lines introduced since H.O.M.E.S. was unveiled in2007, said Bob Price, Art Van’s senior vice president of merchandising for the Warren-based retailer.Muskegon native Dan Yates (’89, Furniture Design) designed the first collections: rustic Copper Harborand the casual Grand Shores furniture lines.Graduate’s DesignerTextile Product LineWins AwardThe New York International Gift Fair hashonored Shelly Klein (’94, Fine Arts),designer and founder of k studio, with itsWinter 2011 Accent on Design “Best ProductCollection” award.“Being recognized for the entire collectiontruly means a lot, since I designed this lineas a complete collection,” Klein explained.Accent on Design is one of nine NYIGFsections. The dynamic juried collection of200 exhibitors features a full spectrumof emerging and established design talent,including Alessi, Chilewich and JonathanAdler. Judging criteria were innovation, function,originality and design. The Accent on Designselection committee for winter 2011 includedMiguel Calvo of Design & Research, Ilene Shawof Shaw + Co! Productions, Kathy Thornton-Bias of The Museum of Modern Art, WilmaWabnitz of Wabnitz Editions and Noel Wigginsof Areaware.This is the sixth year k studio has exhibitedat the NYIGF and its first year exhibiting inAccent on Design. Previous industry awardsfor k studio include Best Visual Presentation,Accent on Design at the 2006 San FranciscoInternational Gift Fair. Pillows, handbags,pouches, stretched canvas wall art and otherproducts from k studio are carried in morethan 100 stores worldwide from Amsterdamto Sydney and New York to San Francisco, andby several national U.S. retailers includingGarnet Hill, Design Public and 2Modern.18 KENDALL PORTFOLIO | SPRING ISSUE | 2011
Top row, left to right:Jovannah Nicholson with a sculpture createdfor “Ice Brigade”Pillow by Shelly KleinRunway model wears a brass necklace createdby Anne Hiddema for nOir Jewelry.Below:“Run for Shelter” poster by Chris ConranAdams Outdoor employees Brandon Sweeney,Deidre Wieszciecinski and Laura SandersAlumni NotesLisa Ambrose (’11, Illustration) took thirdplace for her work “Thai Trade on the KhlongDamnoen Saduak” at the Winter Art Festival14th Annual Juried Show held at the UptownGallery, Grand Haven, Mich. She also receivedthe Muskegon Museum of Art Merit Awardfor “Needs More Red.” Her work “Reposeof an Established Habit” was awarded firstplace in the 25th West Michigan RegionalArt Competition held at the Lowell Area ArtsCouncil, Lowell, Mich. She also receivedsecond place for her watercolor “Aegina Waysand Means” in the 2010 Fine Art Finals MidwestRegional Collegiate Scholarship Competition.Flint oil artist Tim Kranz (’10, MFA Fine Art)and Owosso fiber artist Marti Liddle-Lametiare participating in the season-openingexhibition at the Shiawassee Arts Center,Jan. 18–Feb. 27. Liddle-Lameti teaches artat Owosso High School and for Kendall.The University of North Carolina Asheville’sCraft Studies Initiative continued its series“Meet the Maker: Conversations of MeaningWith Craftspeople” with a presentationby Windgate Fellowship recipient DustinFarnsworth (’10, Woodworking/FunctionalArt and Printmaking).Tieka Dierolf (’10, Digital Media) was heardwith John Berry and Shelly Irwin on WGVU in aradio program discussing the fashion culturein West Michigan. Dierolf recently gainedemployment at Williams Group Advertisingin Grand Rapids as a print and interactivedesigner. She also runs a very successfulfashion blog called SelectivePotential.com.Amber Kaminski (’10, Digital Media) is aDigital Media Specialist at Digital VideoServices in Ada, Mich.James Veinbergs (’10, Digital Media) is anInteractive Designer at Biggs Gilmore inKalamazoo, Mich.James Carroll (’10, Digital Media) is workingin game design at School Zone Publishing inGrand Haven, Mich.Darren Geers (’10, Digital Media) has hadconcept art published on the Loreaon gameWeb site (all the home page graphics).Kristin Chapman (’09, Digital Media) is anillustrator/animator at Hero Interactive inBenton Harbor, Mich. They recently launcheda Facebook game called Zoo-Opolis.Laura Sanders (’09, Graphic Design), BrandonSweeney (’09, Graphic Design) and DeidreWieszciecinski (’09, Graphic Design)recently had their outdoor work featuredon TheHangline.com, a Web site dedicatedto improving the quality and effectivenessof outdoor advertising by showcasingbillboards. All three work for Adams OutdoorAdvertising in the South Carolina office.Will Oltman (’09, Industrial Design) hasproduced a line of wood and stainless steelserve ware and accent pieces for Nambé, acompany admired for its dedication to bothartistic integrity and everyday functionality.Simultaneously, he continues the pursuit ofvariety through his company, Willo DesignsLLC, located in Grand Rapids, Mich.John C. Wagoner (’09, MFA Painting) hadan exhibition called “Made Out of Paint” inShreveport, La., at the Shreveport RegionalArts Council Artspace Gallery. Wagoner is alecturer at Cornell College in Mt. Vernon, Iowa.Kelly Allen (’08, MFA Drawing) was recentlyfeatured in Hi-Fructose magazine, whichfeatures new contemporary art. Hi-Fructoseis published in California and distributedinternationally. Allen was given a 10-pagespread, which included numerous full-colorreproductions of her work as well as an indepthinterview.Chris Conran (’08, Graphic Design) hadposters he designed for the Traverse City“Run for Shelter” event published in the Juneissue of Archive magazine. Run for Shelterbenefits Goodwill Inn of Traverse City,the largest homeless shelter in NorthernMichigan. Conran created the work at hisemployer, Greenlight Marketing.Anne Hiddema (’08, Metals/Jewelry) isnow working for nOir Jewelry in Manhattan.Famous for its brass costume jewelry, nOirmade jewelry for two designers for Mercedes-Benz at New York Fashion Week: The Blondsand L.A.M.B by Gwen Stefani.Since graduation, Patrick Mohundro (’07,Fine Arts:Drawing) has focused his attentionon teaching, volunteering and drawing. Asa teacher and volunteer in Mozambique,he researched the different dynamicsand struggles for power among students,teachers, politicians and other members ofhis community for more than two years. Afterreturning to the U.S., Mohundro has spentthe past year creating drawings thatrepresent his experience in Mozambique anddeveloping Healthy, Hearty Bushwick. Thecommunity health project aims to improvethe quality of life of HIV-positive Brooklyn,N.Y., residents who struggle with substanceabuse and mental illness, through art andhealthy lifestyle changes.Steve Heneveld (’07, Digital Media) is astoryboard artist at Nickelodeon Studios inBurbank, Calif.Matthew Hurley (’06, Furniture Design) hasbeen added as a designer at stylefactory.com,the first online destination to unite the worldof design objects with social commerce. Sitevisitors can vote for Hurley’s “MozambiqueChair,” which features dark wood above apolished stainless base.Paridee Kositchiranant (’03, Illustration)designs knitwear for women for the RalphLauren RLX line. Created to answer thedemand for superior high-performanceoutfitting, RLX united the highest standards ofluxury, technology and style. Kositchiranant’sdesigns will be at Saks and Neiman Marcusnext season.Yvette Cummings (’00, Fine Arts) hasbeen awarded the 2011 Stephen L. DaltonDistinguished Teaching Award by theExtended University of the University ofSouth Carolina in Columbia, S.C.Cory Peeke (’91), Associate Professor ofPainting, Eastern Oregon University, exhibitedin the faculty show at the university’sNightingale Gallery.Sy Ellens (’63) had a solo show, “Lakeside,” inthe Robert Williams Gallery at the Box Factoryfor the Arts, 1101 Broad St. in St. Joseph, Mich.Two highlights in this exhibit are “Serendipity”and an unlikely self-portrait that puts Ellenshimself at the center of his landscapes.Send your news to kcadnews@ferris.edu.Please include your graduation year, majorand the name under which you graduated.KENDALL PORTFOLIO | SPRING ISSUE | 2011 19
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