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Annual VA Winter Boutique
Winter 2016
Young Arts
Winners
Sarah Chen
Staff Writer
Tyler Wu’s (VA ‘18) stickers, just one of the amazing works sold at Winter Boutique.
Photo by: Tyler Wu
Becky Lee
Staff Writer
Not only does the
beginning of December
mean it’s socially acceptable to listen to Christmas
music, but it also means
the annual OCSA Winter Marketplace is just
around the corner. The
Winter Marketplace is an
annual OCSA event that
starts around the beginning of December that
gives proceeds to the
Visual Arts conservatory
and the student vendors
at the event; It’s a winwin situation.
This year, the Winter
Marketplace took place
over the span of two
days, on Dec. 2nd and
3rd, with 42 students and
four OCSA alumni vendors who raised 20% more
funds than last year.
The Winter Marketplace
is a perfect outlet for students who want a head
start in pursuing buisiness.
OCSA’s young entrepreneurs sold products that
expressed their creativity
and what they truly love
making such as original
art and prints, jewelry,
and even bath and body
products.
Despite the many talented vendors this year,
Tyler Wu (VA’18) and
Kaitlyn Chu (VA’17) stood
out among the crowd.
Chu, whose been a
seller for three years, sold
handmade cases with
unique designs on it that
perfectly describe what
“happiness” looks like.
“I loved making them,”
said Chu, “and I do plan
on doing the next Winter
Boutique!”
It all started when she
drew on her clear phone
case in ninth grade and
was flooded with compliments and requests for
her to draw similar designs on other peoples’
cases. She decided to
make her hobby into a
lifestyle and manufacturing business, so she took
the chance when Winter
Marketplace wanted
creative vendors. From
then on, her designs kept
improving and business
kept on growing.
On the other hand of
the spectrum, Wu sells
caricatures of famous
people and political
figures. His best selling
one was Donald Trump.
“A lot of people liked the
Donald Trump one, and
I’ll continue to draw and
make my caricatures next
year,” Wu said.
Music Leadership Change
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“They got us a lot of
cool instruments like new
keyboards, new basses,
[and] new guitars,” said
the student. Despite this,
they agreed with the administrative decision for
their departure.
This is the most recent
change of leadership
for the program. Former
co-heads John Kubis and
Dana Decker left two
years ago.
Teren Shaffer, dean of
arts conservatories, emphazised that “throughout
this time, the students remain our top priority and
we are committed to a
smooth transition — maintaining the integrity of our
instructional program.
Everyone is collaborating
in the spirit of high-quality arts instruction for our
students.”
Wallace stated “Over
the last two years, they
built innovative curriculum, they upgraded
equipment and facilities, and they generally
worked very hard to
improve the Commercial
Music program overall.
We wish them the best of
luck.”
His caricatures bring a
comical and light-hearted aspect to his drawings. Wu wanted to sell his
drawings because he believed it was an easy task
for him to earn money for
what he loves to do. Isn’t
that the life?
Chu, Wu, and the rest
of the vendors smile as
they advertise and sell
their products, but it
wasn’t like that the weeks
and months before.
To say that they were
sleep-deprived would
be an understatement.
“After homework, I stayed
up all night to paint my
cases and think of more
designs [for the customers],” Chu admits.
Wu also agrees to that,
saying, “I pulled all-nighters sometimes, but it was
okay”.
But at the end of the
day, the hard work
paid off; every vendor
was happy to sell what
they’ve created. The joy
that the sellers felt would
overcome the hardships
that they’ve felt before.
Another successful year
at the OCSA Winter Marketplace went by, and
the best is yet to come.
Sophomore Daniel
Zolghadri (ACT) is a 2016
finalist for the National
YoungArts Foundation,
along with 12 other honorable mentions and
merit winners from OCSA.
This is an impressive honor
for Zolghadri, considering finalists are typically
juniors and seniors.
Founded in 1981,
YoungArts is a national
organization designed to
“support the next generation of artists in the visual,
literary, design and performing arts.”
About winning the
prestigous award, Zolghadri said, “It’s a great
feeling, but I still have a
lot of work to do. I know I
can work harder. There is
always stuff to learn continuously [such as] going
to acting class. It never
stops.”
Zolghadri has had guest
appearances in many TV
shows such as “NCIS” and
“Scorpion.”
He said his acting inspiration stems from a certain actor: “I watch Philip
Seymour Hoffman all the
time. His performance in
“Capote” or just in any
movie or small role is very
versatile and amazing. I
guess he is my idol.”
Zolghadri will participate in an all expense-paid trip to Miami
for National YoungArts
Week. Honorable metions
will attend the regional
week-long program in LA.
OCSA wishes congratulations to all of this year’s
YoungArts winners.
OCSizzle
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Everywhere you turn,
there is a completely
different talent going on.
You go down the hall. I
hear tapping happening. You turn the corner,
and it’s a science lab.
What has impressed me
the most is that you guys
have these grueling days,
and somehow stay focused in all of it.”
The OCSA documentary is still in its preliminary
stages and there is currently no timetable for its
release, but the filmmakers had honed down their
interviews by week’s end.
When asked about its
purpose Genovese explained, “People always
ask what our mission
statement is when we do
a documentary. But honestly what it comes down
to is just showing human
stories.”
Genovese continued,
“For you guys, It