Hollins U - Graduation PAR-TAY!

After the graduation ceremony, we all gather to enjoy the gallery show displaying the graduates' works, but also work from students still going through the program. Such as work from Ashley Wolff's Drawing class (charcoals, mechanical animals, and landscapes):

Works were displayed from Ruth Sanderson's Media course (including cut-paper, colored pencil, and our very first two-week long digital intensive with John Gurnery):

(The graduates took both my Picture Book Design course and Mary Jane Begin's Portfolio course, which were gathered under the Graduates display, shown in the previous post.)
     All of the students show up to celebrate the graduates, knowing they will be in their shoes in a short time. It's also a wonderful time for me to get to know them, rather than waiting until they're in my class!

Previous students often show up to the party as well. Here's new graduate Monica with recent graduate, and my first MFA student, Lucy.Everyone has a wonderful time mingling, eating food and hugging with love and exhaustion.
And we can't forget the graduate support heroes who make our lives so comfortable and dreamlike during our Hollins summers - I'm so glad Joanna Schroeder and Cathy Koon were able to stop by to help us celebrate this year!We faculty are one proud bunch at this affair! Here's Karen Coats, Delia Sherman, Lisa Fraustino, Hillary Homzie, Mary Jane Begin, and me:What proud Mama Bears we are! CONGRATULATIONS to ALL!!!