Archive for April, 2010
By: Erin@FDA
Friday, April 16th, 2010this new cmha housing wil be on west broad in franklinton
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Lisa Vogel, Pierre Cardin and the Power of the Circle
Monday, April 12th, 2010
Pierre Cardin home page
What first struck me, when I started looking into Lisa Vogel’s Masters of Design muse Pierre Cardin, was how quickly I could see the connection between his aesthetic and her garments.
When describing why she chose Cardin, Lisa wrote “I was impressed by how he incorporated geometry [especially the circle] into his work.” Lisa also noted that she used the circle and a 60s mod aesthetic in her designs.
A quick trip to Cardin’s website shows exactly what she described—circles and a mod look.
Some Cardin highlights include introducing the “bubble dress” in 1954, designing the stylish suites worn by the pristine Mr. John Steed in the British TV series The Avengers, and proposing the collarless button jackets favored by the Beatles. He was also known for exploring space-age and unisex designs.
In addition to his use of geometric shapes, Lisa noted that she appreciated the way Cardin ignores the shape of the body and takes a more sculptural approach to design.
While inspired by Cardin, Lisa has certainly brought her own vision to her collection, including a more modern silhouette, embroidery and other hand stitching details, and using natural fabrics rather than the synthetic fabrics that were popularized by Cardin in the 60s.
Lisa Vogel 2011 Senior Fashion Design Major
One piece that she is particularly proud of is a black, boiled-wool cape.
“I hadn’t worked in boiled wool before,” Lisa said. “It draped even better than I anticipated.”
Also apparent in her collection is Lisa’s interest in construction.
“I love pattern making and construction,” she noted. “To me, these two disciplines are like solving a puzzle. All the pieces have to fit together just perfectly.”
Lisa, who hopes to build on her appreciation for the art of construction by working in technical design, has been getting a lot of hands-on experience interning with Lane Bryant. She adds that she could see herself staying in Columbus after graduation.
“A lot of people don’t realize that Ohio is such a hub for fashion,” she said. “Lots of companies are here.”
Stay tuned this spring as we check in with all 26 designers in the 2011 CCAD Senior Fashion Show. Don’t miss seeing their work in person. Get tickets at www.ccad.edu/fashion.
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By: lifeontwowheels
Monday, April 12th, 2010Not saying it does. Used to be a wide spread of public housing through the metro area. The tendency lately seems to be pushing it further west.
I agree totally with your point but that’s exactly what is happening in other areas not totally on the radar yet.
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Today in Congress
Saturday, April 10th, 2010In the House, courtesy of the Office of the Democratic Whip:
TOMORROW’S OUTLOOK
On Thursday, the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for legislative business.Last votes are expected between 1:00 and 2:00 p.m.
“One Minutes” (10 per side)
H.R. 4 – Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011 (Rep. Lungren – Ways and Means) (2 ½ hours of debate)
In the Senate, courtesy of the Office of the Majority Leader:
Convenes: 10:00am
Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to a period of morning business until 11:00am with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. The Republicans will control the first half and the Majority will control the final half.
At 11:00am, the Senate will resume consideration of S.23, the America Invents Act.
There will be a period of morning business from 2-4pm. The Majority will control the first hour and the Republicans will control the next hour.
Senators should expect roll call votes in relation to amendments to the America Competes Act to occur throughout the day.
Today’s big event: repealing a part of a law that the House already voted to repeal completely. Which I guess you could take as an admission of failure on the first repeal. Why else would you see H.R. 2 purport to repeal the entire Affordable Care Act, and then just a few weeks later, see H.R. 4 attempt to repeal just some small part of it?
Well, whatever. Another bill with another closed rule. And one with a self-executing provision to deem a substitute bill, H.R. 705, adopted as an amendment. Not unusual or unprecedented, by any means. It’s just that, you know, this was the sort of thing Republicans promised they wouldn’t do. But that’s not unusual or unprecedented, either. The minority party always swears up and down that they won’t do this if they win the majority. Then they do. That’s just the way it is. It’s the only way to keep the votes and the debate under control. And thus, the only way to be able to schedule the end of your work week for 2 p.m. on Thursday.
The Senate continues its work on the patent bill, S. 23.
By the way, were you interested in how the Senate voted on that Lee amendment? The one suggesting that the Senate think positive thoughts about a constitutional balanced budget amendment? Well, it came to the floor under a unanimous consent agreement requiring a 60-vote threshold to pass it (which means either someone threatened a filibuster or had a point of order against the amendment), so it went down, 58-40. Among Dems taking the free vote: Begich (AK), Bennet (CO), Brown (OH), Carper (DE), Kohl (WI), Lieberman (CT), Manchin (WV), McCaskill (MO), Nelson (FL), Nelson (NE) and Udall (CO). Senators Conrad (ND) and Landrieu (LA) didn’t vote. Conrad’s opposed such amendments in the past, Landreiu’s supported them.
Ah, well. I guess it’s not yet the “sense of the Senate” that they should actually try to pass such an amendment. Or maybe it is. Who knows what 58 votes means these days?
Oh, one note before I remind you that the committee schedule, as usual, appears below:
I’ll be filling in as guest host on the Mark Thompson show on the Sirius XM Left channel today, broadcasting from 5-8 p.m. EST. We’re taking this five-comment-a-day feature nationwide, baby!
I lied. Second note: the House Judiciary Committee marks up the extremely dangerous and unbelievably invasive H.R. 3—the “No Taxpayer Funding For Abortions Act”—today at 10 am.
Dental Screening at SSMS deemed a success
Saturday, April 10th, 2010
Dental Screening at SSMS deemed a success
SILVER SPRINGS–Silver Stage Middle School nurse Vicki Aveiro reported that a number of students participated in free dental screening provided by the dental staff of Healthy Smiles Dentistry of Yerington.
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Brothers Drake Mead Open House
Thursday, April 8th, 2010Brothers Drake Meadery is moving near the Short North and they’re hosting an Open House Gallery Tour during Gallery Hop on Saturday, March 5, 2011, from 4-10 p.m. While you sip tasty mead, you can take in the juried art show featuring the most important contributor to mead – Bees!
Tours will run at [...]
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Dead of Winter Bash
Tuesday, April 6th, 2010Party like a dead celebrity (or as a dead celebrity) and help raise fund for Ethiopian Orphan Relief with The Dead of Winter Bash at Wild Goose Creative on Saturday, March 5, 2011, from 7-10 p.m. This costume gala and art auction will feature music, dancing, drinks, hoers d’oeuvres and desserts, live auctions, and [...]
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CCAD’s ‘Think. Do.’ Piece Wins ADDY Award, Honored in HOW Magazine
Sunday, April 4th, 2010
Collaborative project "Think. Do." won two advertising awards recently.
CCAD’s collaborative project with Columbus-based branding agency Ologie was recognized recently when the college’s “Think. Do.” piece received two advertising awards.
“Think. Do.” received a silver award in the ADDY Awards Competition, a three-tiered national competition conducted annually by the American Advertising Federation. The ADDY Awards Competition is the advertising industry’s largest and most representative competition for creative excellence.
The piece was also recognized and honored by HOW magazine’s 2011 International Design Awards, garnering a merit award, which is featured in the March 2011 issue.
Owned by board of trustee member and alumna Bev Bethge (CCAD 1982-1986), Ologie is an award-winning branding agency that serves national and international clients. Ologie’s mission is to build brands that are clear, compelling, and consistent so they will be better known, better understood, and completely unique.
Ologie won a total of fourteen ADDY Awards in AAF District 5 for its engagement with CCAD, Capital University, Houghton College, Nationwide Insurance, and Purdue University.
Learn more about the collaboration between CCAD and Ologie in the 2010 spring and fall issues of IMAGE magazine.
Click here to see a video version of the publication.
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Newspaper Crowns Alumna ‘Royalty in Knitting World’
Saturday, April 3rd, 2010
Photo courtesy of Epstein's blog.
“To the world of knitters,” Charleston Daily Mail reporter Monica Orosz writes, “Nicky Epstein’s name is about as well known as that of Madonna or Mick Jagger. She is a rock star, only with string and sticks rather than a microphone and guitar.”
As an Advertising & Graphic Design alumna, Epstein (CCAD 1974) launched her fashion career after winning a McCall’s Needlework design contest in 1979.
The article continues, “Ever mindful of what other designers were doing, however, Epstein said she was inspired to constantly challenge herself to come up with something different. ‘I just had to keep reinventing myself,’ she said. She designed flowers and other embellishments. She created unusual constructions for scarves and sweaters – such as scarves made of knitted circles.
She is now a world renowned knitwear designer, teacher and author of more than 20 bestselling books. She has won the National Independent Book Publisher’s Award for Best Craft Book Of The Year three times.
Her award-winning designs have appeared in every major knitwear magazine, in museums and on television, and she has taught classes to knitters around the world and hosted many Vogue Knitting Tours overseas as well as others. She has also designed her own beautiful line of silk scarves, buttons and clasps.
Learn more about Nicky on her website.
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