{"id":2098,"date":"2021-06-04T09:55:26","date_gmt":"2021-06-04T16:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shhhinsidevoice.com\/?p=2098"},"modified":"2021-06-04T09:55:28","modified_gmt":"2021-06-04T16:55:28","slug":"artist-feature-no-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shhhinsidevoice.com\/?p=2098","title":{"rendered":"Artist Feature No. 4"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Student art features are back on the Mendocino Inside Voice! In this fourth edition we are featuring an interview with, and the work of, student-artist Alma Salyer. Alma is a senior at the Mendocino Community High School. I spoke with her recently during her 2D design class. Among other things, she is a talented artist who has taken art classes since middle school in many different areas, including ceramics, 2D, and 3D. The work that she has chosen to showcase in this feature is entirely ceramic because it is her favorite medium to work in. Her work along with many other student artists is featured in the AP Art Show, which is up now at Tim Carmody Gallery, 324 N Franklin Street, Fort Bragg CA, 95437. The show will be up through the end of the school year- check it out now!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"873\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/shhhinsidevoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/PXL_20210527_172811595-873x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2101\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/shhhinsidevoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/PXL_20210527_172811595-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/shhhinsidevoice.com\/?attachment_id=2101\" class=\"wp-image-2101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shhhinsidevoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/PXL_20210527_172811595-873x1024.jpg 873w, https:\/\/shhhinsidevoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/PXL_20210527_172811595-256x300.jpg 256w, https:\/\/shhhinsidevoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/PXL_20210527_172811595-768x900.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shhhinsidevoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/PXL_20210527_172811595-1310x1536.jpg 1310w, https:\/\/shhhinsidevoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/PXL_20210527_172811595-1747x2048.jpg 1747w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 873px) 100vw, 873px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">no.1<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"828\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/shhhinsidevoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/PXL_20210527_171554872-828x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2103\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/shhhinsidevoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/PXL_20210527_171554872-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/shhhinsidevoice.com\/?attachment_id=2103\" class=\"wp-image-2103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shhhinsidevoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/PXL_20210527_171554872-828x1024.jpg 828w, https:\/\/shhhinsidevoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/PXL_20210527_171554872-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/shhhinsidevoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/PXL_20210527_171554872-768x950.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shhhinsidevoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/PXL_20210527_171554872-1242x1536.jpg 1242w, https:\/\/shhhinsidevoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/PXL_20210527_171554872-1656x2048.jpg 1656w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">no.2<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Hadley: So tell me what art classes have you taken?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alma: Well, I took Mark\u2019s art classes and ceramics at the college.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>H: How was ceramics at the college. Was that fun?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A: Yeah it was really fun; it\u2019s where I started doing all the bodies. Um, I\u2019ve taken 2D, I\u2019ve taken 3D twice; actually I might have taken 3D three times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>H: Really?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A: Kinda, and then I used to take a lot of ceramics classes with Chris when I was little at the Rec Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>H: Oh yeah, that\u2019s awesome, So you mostly like making ceramics?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A: Yeah, they\u2019re easier for me to make<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>H: Than 2D.. Or?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A: Yeah, I don\u2019t really like doing 2D- sometimes I paint people though.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>H: You made a lot of sculptures in 3D though?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A: Yeah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"597\" src=\"https:\/\/shhhinsidevoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/PXL_20210527_172805632-1024x597.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shhhinsidevoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/PXL_20210527_172805632-1024x597.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shhhinsidevoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/PXL_20210527_172805632-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shhhinsidevoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/PXL_20210527_172805632-768x448.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shhhinsidevoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/PXL_20210527_172805632-1536x895.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shhhinsidevoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/PXL_20210527_172805632-2048x1194.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>no.3<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>H: What inspires you, Alma?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A: &#8230;Nothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>H: Nothing?! People?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A: Yeah I just like making people cause you can\u2019t mess them up; that\u2019s the reason, and then I can make them, and then I just get better at them when I make them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>H: But that\u2019s not the only reason? Are you trying to say anything by making all different kinds of people? Like body positivity or?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A: I just like bodies; I think they\u2019re very interesting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>H: You\u2019re appreciative of bodies?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A: Yeah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>H: When you\u2019re making stuff do you listen to music? Do you just zone out?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A: Depends on the day; sometimes I do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>H: Do you work on this stuff in your room? Do you have a space where you do your ceramics?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A: Um, usually I just do it at the kitchen table, sometimes, or on the floor. Usually, it does not start out, like, I never have a plan when I\u2019m making them, so I just have some blobs of clay, and then I squish them around until they become the type of person I want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>H: You don\u2019t have anything in mind? You just make them into whatever the clay feels like it\u2019s gonna be?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A: Yeah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"828\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/shhhinsidevoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/PXL_20210527_171009349-828x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2104\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/shhhinsidevoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/PXL_20210527_171009349-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/shhhinsidevoice.com\/?attachment_id=2104\" class=\"wp-image-2104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shhhinsidevoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/PXL_20210527_171009349-828x1024.jpg 828w, https:\/\/shhhinsidevoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/PXL_20210527_171009349-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/shhhinsidevoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/PXL_20210527_171009349-768x950.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shhhinsidevoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/PXL_20210527_171009349-1241x1536.jpg 1241w, https:\/\/shhhinsidevoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/PXL_20210527_171009349-1655x2048.jpg 1655w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">no.4<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"812\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/shhhinsidevoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/PXL_20210527_171119281-812x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2105\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/shhhinsidevoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/PXL_20210527_171119281-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/shhhinsidevoice.com\/?attachment_id=2105\" class=\"wp-image-2105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shhhinsidevoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/PXL_20210527_171119281-812x1024.jpg 812w, https:\/\/shhhinsidevoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/PXL_20210527_171119281-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/shhhinsidevoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/PXL_20210527_171119281-768x969.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shhhinsidevoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/PXL_20210527_171119281-1217x1536.jpg 1217w, https:\/\/shhhinsidevoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/PXL_20210527_171119281-1623x2048.jpg 1623w, https:\/\/shhhinsidevoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/PXL_20210527_171119281-scaled.jpg 2029w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 812px) 100vw, 812px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">no.5<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>H: Why do you like your favorite one here (picture 1, left)?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A: I think that one is the most realistic one I\u2019ve made so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>H: Why did you- the one with the eyeballs (picture 3, middle), why did make her like that?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A: So that was supposed to be the head for the body pieces (see feature picture) but it fell off, so I was like, well It\u2019s already a head shape, so I should make something with it, and I saw a painting on Pinterest I think that looks like that, so I just made it cause I thought it looked cool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>H: Was it meant to symbolize anything?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A: No, It\u2019s kind of like a weird alien lady.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>H: It does look very alien, yeah- it\u2019s awesome though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>H: Do you have a favorite color scheme that you use?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A: Well I haven\u2019t actually painted any of them yet and all of the glaze that\u2019s here (in the art room) that I like is blue and green, so all the other ones I have glazed are blue and green. I didn\u2019t know we had purple or red (glaze).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>H: You\u2019re just working with what you\u2019ve got?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A: Yeah. I think I\u2019m going to do these ones just white probably, most of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>H: Which one is your least favorite?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"764\" src=\"https:\/\/shhhinsidevoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/PXL_20210527_172755394-1024x764.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shhhinsidevoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/PXL_20210527_172755394-1024x764.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shhhinsidevoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/PXL_20210527_172755394-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shhhinsidevoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/PXL_20210527_172755394-768x573.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shhhinsidevoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/PXL_20210527_172755394-1536x1146.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shhhinsidevoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/PXL_20210527_172755394-2048x1528.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>no.6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A: This one (picture 3, far right), and then one down here (picture 6, left)- they\u2019re kinda weird and lumpy and kinda unfinished, I didn\u2019t really smooth them out. I like them better when I smooth them out. It\u2019s okay to have some lumps, but these ones have too many.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>H: I like the lumps in these ones (points to the ones pictured in 1) because they look kinda like cellulite. Was that the goal?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A: Well no, not really, but that\u2019s the excuse to have lumps *laughs*.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And then look, this one has a weird butt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>H: Ha, she has a big ass<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A: Yeah it\u2019s like, two of her; also her limbs got chopped off<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>H: Yeah her limbs are kinda scary looking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A: Yeah I\u2019m going to paint them all red and bloody<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>H: *I make a strange scared noise* With the bloody face (*gestures to the piece shown in picture 3*)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A: Well, this isn\u2019t blood; It\u2019s just like, it\u2019ll be albino.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>H: Okay. I want you to have an art sale so bad Alma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A: Well we\u2019re gonna do the art show, I\u2019m gonna be in the AP Art Show. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>H: Are you gonna keep making art after High School? Is there a place you can fire them?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A: Yes I am. Um, probably just the Art Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>H: Would you want to make a living off of your art?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A: Um, I would if I could but I definitely don\u2019t make enough art to do that, and I wouldn\u2019t want to like <em>have <\/em>to make it because then it wouldn\u2019t be fun, and I wouldn\u2019t do it. It\u2019s also just not a stable job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>H: What do you like about making your ceramic pieces?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A: It\u2019s fun, I don\u2019t know, relaxing. It\u2019s like you don\u2019t have to use brain power, that\u2019s like all my hobbies are things where I don\u2019t have to use my brain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>H: Well, you sorta have to use your brain right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A: Well it\u2019s like I don\u2019t have to force my brain to do it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>H: Last thing: Is there a theme? Bodies? People?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A: Um\u2026 naked people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>H: Naked people. Fantastic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Student art features are back on the Mendocino Inside Voice! In this fourth edition we are featuring an interview with, and the work of, student-artist Alma Salyer. Alma is a senior at the Mendocino Community High School. I spoke with her recently during her 2D design class. 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