Oakbridge Academy of Arts vol.

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“Red” by Jeremiah Faulk

Word Associations also

by Jeremiah Faulk
 Oakbridge Interviews
by Lacey morris and Jordan McCaslin

How Long have you considered yourself an artist?

Denise Shean
“ I always wanted to be a graphic designer.”
Katherine Leech
“ I considered myself an artist whenever I realized I couldn’t do
anything else.”
Jeremiah Faulk
“ I realized I was an artist one year when I started school.”
Natalie Seemann
“ I saw myself as an artist when I was in elementry school.”
Angie Zankey
“ For the past five or six years, I have realized that being creative is
real cool, and I decided that I was an artist.”
Justin Shuckhart
“ I have been an artist for the longest time.”
Aubrey Borowitz
“ Artistic talent has been in me since I was born.”
Ashley Doutt
“ When I was twelve or really young, I embraced the need to be an
artist.”

Do you believe you can survive from your talent?

Aubrey Borowitz
“ Duh!”
Natalie Seemann
“ I think I can survive from my photography. I really have no other
option.”
Angie Zankey
“ Yes, of course I could survive from my talent! My talent is the only
thing that makes sense sometimes.”
Jeremiah Faulk
“ I believe I can survive off my talent”
Katherine Leech
“ If I can find the right job then I can live off my Art”
Comic By Dani Grew
 Featured Artist: Adam Myers
by Kellie Starkey

Adam Myers is a first term student at Oakbridge Academy of

Arts. He graduated in the class of 2010 at Union High School in
Clarion. Adam likes to do mostly sports photography and nature.
He was inspired to be a photographer two years ago when he
was in his sister’s wedding. That inspired him to photograph
his cousin’s wedding. Adam was asked who his favorite artist
was and he said he did not have a favorite but he thinks Wigi is
awesome. Finally, he was asked what he planned on doing after
he graduates college, he has plans on owning his own studio.
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“Holiday Angel”by George Zelznak
Oakbridge Interviews Continued:

What do you like most about

Oakbridge?
Katherine Leech
“ I like how the teachers are willing to work hands on with the
students.”
Justin Shuckhart
“ It’s all good.”
Drew Kerr
“ I like how the school has a very laid back atomsphere.”
Ashley Doutt
“ Oakbridge has a fun environment which I like a lot.”

How do you like your eggs?

Angie Zankey
“Over easy?”
Justin Shuckhart
“I despise even the mere prescence of eggs.”
Drew Kerr
“Scrambled eggs”
Aubrey Borowitz
“I would have to say scrambled.”
Natalie Seemann
“I’m an over easy egg person.”
Jeremiah Faulk
“I like over easy eggs ecspecially when they are with toast.
They’re AMAZING!”
Katherine Leech
“ I like my eggs poached.”
Denise Shean
“I perfer sunny side up!”
 Outside Artists
By Garrett Shannon
An interview with Ashley Andrews and Gabe Felice
How long have you been involved in the Arts?
Ashley Andrews: “ Depends on when you can proudly say you are creating something
novel. Senior year of high school, I made films on my own time, shorts and abstracts.”
Gabe Felice: “I have been involved since I was a kid, and learned the alphabet.”
What medias do you use most and why?
Ashley Andrews: “Photography, video, performance, installation. It was always easy for me
because my parents were photographers. I was always around cameras and studio setups.
The way photographers see the world came naturally to me. The video came from the next
logical step in photography, moving images. Performance is what happens within the mov-
ing images, so that came after video. In order to display my work, I evolved in the process
once more which was Installation.”
Gabe Felice: “I use anything. Some examples of medias I like are archival ink, acrylics,
house paint, found wood, canvas paper, fabric dye, wood sculptures, and plumber epoxy.”
Do you depend completely on your art to survive?
Ashley Andrews: “No, I am not really a selling artist. It’s not really what I want to do. I still
like to show my work, but I don’t count on selling it. If I do sell my work it’s a bonus. Perfor-
mance and installation works cannot be sold anyway.”
Gabe Felice: “No, I don’t rely completely on my work to survive but close to it. My survival
relies on about half of what my work makes. The other half relies on my job at Pittsburgh
Public Theater.”
How often do you produce pieces and show them to the public?
Ashley Andrews: “Any time I meet a new person the art comes up, it’s how I define myself,
so multiple times a week. It is easier to show my work than to explain it.”
Gabe Felice: “Ever day I produce something, and once a month I publicize them, at least.”
Is there a message in your art?
Ashley Andrews: “(Giggle) Oh man...”
Gabe Felice: “Yeah, Inter connectivity. I view art not as a painting on a wall, but as the flow
of thoughts subconsciously. The product is evidence of art itself.”
Do you feel your work is well received?
Ashley Andrews: “Yes, it is on the surface level just visually the images that I make and the
performances I do, people dig them. I think people who have my same brain waves get it
and those who don’t have them don’t see anything visual. For one of my performances, I’ll
dress up as a boy and wear facial hair. It is visually well received, but the message makes
some uncomfortable. Art is enjoyable. The pleasure that I derive from the artwork is so
enjoyable it’s not just everyday life enjoyment but beyond into the sexual realm.
Gabe Felice: “Yes because of the fact that I am trying to connect invisible forces that exist
with visible connections. I am also taking note of the peripheral signals and impulses that
take part of everyday life. This process is not really a decision.”
How often do you sell your work?
Ashley Andrews: “About one piece per month, but it could be a very small sell. It really
depends on what I do and my level of activity during that time.”
Gabe Felice: “I make more than I sell, but eventually I sell all my work. I get about three
commissions a month. I sell my work by doing commissions and at galleries. I already have
a collectors which is good.”
Do you feel that pursuing the arts has been worth the effort?
Gabe Felice: “It’s not worth the effort because I don’t pursue the Arts, the Arts pursue me.”
PENN STATE

Art Gallery

Photography by George Zelznak

At the Penn State Art
Gallery, Oakbridge students
as well as Faculty were able
to present and sell their
Artwork to the public for
the whole month of October.
“I can see” by Kirsten Welsh
“Smoke Break” by Natalie Seemann
Oakbridge Interviews continued again:

What brought you to Oakbridge?

Beau Lecorchick
“The ever amazing Aubrey Borowitz”
Ashley Doutt
“ My desire to learn more about art and photography.”
Aubrey Borowitz
“My tenth grade art teac-her”
Justin Shuckhart
“ Lacey Morris brought me to Oakbridge.”
Drew Kerr
“ I wanted to broaden my artistic horizons.”
Angie Zankey
“ The internet brought me here.”

How Often do you create a piece of

art?
Justin Shuckhart
“I try to create as much as possible.”
Angie Zankey
“Every day I create something new.”
Aubrey Borowitz
“ Every day I produce some sort of piece”
Katherine Leech
“ At least once a month I throw together some form of art. I got to take
my time with that shit.”
“Siri Tollerod” by Jordan McLaughlin
“Arboreal consolation Prize” by Shauna Miller
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3. Robby 13. Kitt

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“Doll” by Dani Grew

“Misery”by Jess Nethen
“The Intestinal Region of Dr. Barclay”by Shauna Miller
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 Texting Quotes
“It’s a bitter sweet subject. You’re able to pass
information without even really talking to a person.
If you’re in a quiet place (library, movies) you can
text without disturbing others. On the other hand,
you lose touch with people. It’s hard to tell what
people are really thinking or how they really feel.
So much is said through body language and
how someone says something. So again it could
be great and convenient but it can also help us
detach ourselves from others.” Caitlin Uhrin

“Textn killz LOL.” Garrett Shannon

“My opinion about texting is it’s a good thing. If you
need to get a hold of someone you can that way.
It’s just another way to get a hold of someone. A lot
of people text now because it is the futuristic thing
to do. Really who doesn’t text.” Kellie Starkey

“Texting has changed my way of communication,

perhaps the acronyms have become the new shorthand
once used as a way of note taking now we have the loll’s
and ttyl’s being common place. Texting has endangered
our roadways taking our focus off of driving as well as
our attention from life’s activities, walking through a store
seeing a person looking at this small screen hitting buttons
, only to walk into something. In other ways it creates
cash flow in our economy generating phone sales and
subscriptions to phone companies. In short it changes
or takes lives and creates cash flow.” George Zelznak

“Texting is definitely changing the English language.

If you look at ads of something, they tend to use
the letter”R” instead of the word are. Plus is you
say the term “lol” to someone, nowadays everyone
knows what it means. Texting is just making us even
lazier, and c’mon we as a nation, The Unites States
of America, is lazy enough. Now don’t be a lazy
American and use full words.” Jordan McCaslin
“I think texting is a revelation for the English language.
It’s helping children as young as 10 learn an easier
way to speak. Who needs and English class anyway
when you have texting lingo? Texting is doing wonders
for the society. It lets us communicate a lot easier. For
example, while at school, while driving, while at work,
at a wedding, a funeral, etc. The list is just endless.
Oh wait…Actually I was being sarcastic. Texting
during those times is just plain rude and dangerous.
Plus texting is making the youth of today think it’s
okay to not use proper grammar.” Jessica Nethen

“I enjoy texting with my busy schedule it is one of

the only ways I communicate with people. But at the
same time texting someone instead of talking face
to face leaves room for interpretation to what tone
or emotion is really trying to be expressed. Like a
game of telephone texting can ruin conversations
as well. But I must say majority of the time spent
on my phone is threw texting.” Natalie Seemann

“Texting is awesome. I like texting better

than talking on the phone.” Lacey Morris

“I feel that we as a society have lost the sense of

communication when it comes to texting. People
can be sitting right across from each other and
not talking but texting one another. I feel that
this shows our generation has lost valuable
communication skills.” Nancee Patterson

“TEXTING...TEXTING...TEXTING...TEXTING....
I do not text, therefore I know words in
full instead of by their fun abbreviations.
I relish in the fact that “gr8” is actually spelled “great”.
Maybe, I find sweet pleasure whenever I say or spell “LOL”
as “Lungs of Lepers”, and watch people’s reactions. To the
Point, I am not fond of texting as the world’s new dominant
language, Spanish coming in second.”               Anna Black
“Factory” by Caitlin Uhrin
“The silk gown” by Kellie Starkey
“Kettle” by Garrett Shannon
TEX serch
“The Gorillas” by Dennis Miranda
“The Mind” by Anna Black
Oakbridge Interviews continued again for the last time:

What is your
favorite medium?
Beau Lecorchick
“I have a passion fo digital photography.”

Aubrey Borowitz
“ I don’t like to choose.”

Denise Shean
“ I still like the plain old pencil and paper.”

Ashley Doutt
“Black and white photography is my favorite.”

Jeremiah Faulk
“Oil painting”

Katherine Leech
“Acrylic Painting”

Natalie Seemann
“I like photography because I can’t paint.”

Angie Zankey
“I like pen and ink drawing and oil painting.”
WHat’s
Different?
“Faces” by Lacey Morris
“The Colorful Starfish” by Jordan McCaslin
 Special Thanks to Bryant Mullen,
Michelle Mullen, Janie Gatty, Mark
Lowe and Cliff McGuire for their
imput and Support in Creating this
Zine!

The Creators!:
Aaron Mcgregor
Lacey Morris
Jordan Mclaughlin
Garrett Shannon
Nancee Patterson
Natalie Seemann
Kellie Starkey
George Zelznak
Jordan McCaslin
Caitlin Uhrin
Jess Nethen
Anna Black

“Group photo” by Anna Black

 Also we would like to thank any
Humans or Alien life forms that we
might have forgotten to Mention.

No Goats were harmed in the

making of this Zine.
Logo Design by Jordan Mclaughlin

Cover by Garrett Shannon Layout design by Anna Black