by H. Hay
Editorial Cartoon
Category: Student Content
Poetry, Art, Short Stories & Cartoons
Print Maker, Print Maker, Make Me A Print
Photos and story by Wade Faast
Staff Reporter
Albuquerque artist Cody Saint Arnold is wrapping up his first CNM art show at the Library on main campus, his art can still be found around town.
In addition to his frequent shows around the city and state, Cody has a regular booth at the Rail Yards market and offers many of his designs for sale on his website he said.
Cody’s artwork includes influences from his traditional Native American heritage and the skate rock culture he so enjoys, Cody said.
Cody’s top selling print is a print showing the rail yards and a vintage train locomotive with the line “Your Heart Lies Southwest” he said
“It seems to speak to people, they really like it in teal” he said.
Cody offers over 60 different original prints on multiple mediums including traditional paper prints, t-shirts, posters and cards, he said.
“Art should be affordable” Cody said.
Prices for prints start at $10 and go up to around $100, he said.
Growing up Cody said his family had great artistic traditions, his father was rooted in science as a doctor but every night after dinner was eaten and homework completed they would sit down as a family and draw, sketch, and paint.
Cody went to the University of Colorado Boulder, originally for a non-arts degree, in 2010 he enrolled in a screen printing class and he found his calling, he said.
As soon as his show at CNM wraps he will be working on upcoming shows including the UNM holiday market on October 29, Cody said.
This past May Cody made the transition to being a full time artist with his entire income coming from the sales of his art work, he said.
Now that Cody is working full time on his art he plans to branch out and offer original paintings as well as his prints, Cody said.
Most of his prints take 3-5 weeks from conceptualization to a finished product, he said.
His methods have changed over the years, today he creates most of his original designs on his tablet then transfers the negative image to a silk screen for the printing, he said.
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Never Too Young To Go Big
By Hilary Broman, Staff Reporter
Iris Delval is a 16-year-old psychology major at CNM who is also an artist, a singer, a baker and a writer.
She had always been interested in psychology but it was her Intro to Psychology teacher who inspired her to change her major from medical lab technician to psychology, she said.
“She loves her job. It’s incredible how she talks so passionately about her work,” she explained.
Delval’s goal is to specialize in clinical psychology, she said.
Delval is half way through the psychology program at CNM and she will receive her associates degree by the time she is 17 years old, she stated.
“A lot of people think I am in the dual enrollment program,” Delval said, “but I graduated high school when I was 15.”
Delval went to a charter school when she was younger, she skipped ninth grade and then finished up her diploma at an online school, she explained.
“It’s different being in college, I never really had the high school experience in a classroom setting,” she said.
Although Delval is busy with school she also takes time to focus on her creative outlets, she stated.
“I love to bake!” expressed Delval, “I’ve been baking ever since I was young.”
Delval bakes for events for family and friends, she said.
“I’ve never made a wedding cake but I recently made cannoli for my brother’s wedding,” she explained.
Her specialty is cheesecake, she said.
She has made cheesecakes for a couple of her classes and said that she hopes to open her own bakery one day.
Delval also enjoys drawing and she believes that art will help her in her career as a clinical psychologist, she explained.
“I think that art is a stress relieving activity,” she said.
She thinks that art will be a good tool to use to help her future clients relive stress, she explained.
Her artistic inspirations come from abstract and surrealist art, she said.
Delval specializes in pencil and sharpie drawings, she said.
“I am taking an art class next term! I am excited because I’ve never taken an art class before,” she said.
Delval stated that her parents are extremely supportive in all her professional and creative endeavors.
She also enjoys singing as a hobby, she said.
“My dad wanted me to try out for The Voice,” she said, “but I prefer to sing just for the love of it.”
Delval realizes the importance of making time for creativity to blossom while pursuing an education, she said.
“I’m also writing a sci-fi book!” Delval explained excitedly, “I’ve been working on it for about a year!”
When Delval finishes her degree she hopes to move to Pennsylvania for a change of atmosphere, she said.
“It’s not too hot, it’s not too cold and it rains a lot there. I love the rain,” she said.
For now, Delval is concentrating on finishing her associates degree at CNM and enjoying her creative outlets, she said.
To check out Delval’s art and contact her to bake for events follow her on Instagram at the_lovely_iris_
https://www.instagram.com/the_lovely_iris_/
Editorial Cartoon by Jacob Perea
Student Submissions: Poetry
Young lady
By Dolores Newkirk
hold your head
don’t fret
it is ok
don’t be afraid
for fear
holds you in chains
and taking steps
may be hard
stand up
let the inner
strength shine
keeping you strong
even while weak
sing a song
for there lies
golden dreams
roads unseen
revelations
as bright sunlight
to be exposed
at the morning dawn
Looking Out
By Dolores Newkirk
Rest on the ledge
Listen to the sound
Find the quiet
Hear your heart
Violin rhythm
Tones abound
Soaring words
Show moments
Open your ears
Take it all in
For today is gone
Tomorrow will come
Rest
Listen
Find
Breathe
Living Words
By Dolores Newkirk
Like a whirling wind throwing about everything
Scattered thoughts are lost
Just as the clouds darken
All is here and there
Gone tomorrow
Instructor Spotlight: Meridiae by Lea Anderson
By Stephanie Stuckey, Staff Reporter
MERIDIAE (pronounced muh-rid-ee-ay) is the name of the artwork being displayed in the Albuquerque Museum of Art and History’s Grand Lobby and created by CNM art teacher Lea Anderson.
Anderson was invited by the museum’s curator Andrew Connors to serve as the 2015 Summer Artist-in-Residence, which according to Anderson, was an incredible honor for her.
“The curator trusted her to do anything she wanted with the space, which was exciting because it is a rare opportunity to be able to create artwork somewhere other than the conventional canvas or piece of paper,” Anderson said.
This made her think outside the box and think about how to make the space work for her, she said.
The lobby has a lot of interesting architecture and nook & cranny type spaces, but what really made an impression on her was the window which she described as dramatic and a good focal point, she said.
The window really made her think about how it represents a connection between the millions of ideas inside of the museum and the millions of ideas just outside of the museum, she said.
“The connection between where we are at any one particular time and the outside is represented symbolically with the window being the channel of connection between this world and that world,” she said.
This is when she had to really think about how she was going to visually represent all those ideas being shared and connected, Anderson said.
She began work in June 2015 with a previous piece of artwork she had made, she said.
According to Anderson, it is a small piece with about 100 little circles with all types of different designs in them.
She took a picture of the artwork and enlarged it to serve as a model; a visualization of her idea of connection, she said.
Anderson enlarged the photograph to 20 feet and laid the grid of widows in the lobby over the photograph, she said.
She noticed the circular shape with the grid began to look like a globe or a map with the lines of latitude, longitude, and the equator which fit because she thought of the original piece as being many worlds within a huge world in a symbolic sense, she said.
Upon researching globes and maps she came across the word meridian, which is a circle of constant longitude passing through a given place on the earth’s surface, she said.
Anderson said of MERIDIAE that it could be a slice of many worlds that suddenly materialize and the connections become visible.
She said she did not like the plural word for meridian, so she made up the word meridiae.
It has no other meaning, the word does not exist, Anderson said.
She thought the word was interesting because it sounds like a spiritual name and a scientific name at the same time, she stated.
Anderson said she likes to think in relation to the piece as the window being the surface of a painting and what is behind the painting is suddenly visible as well.
“You can see beyond just the painting, you can see what really went into it and get a sense of the personality of the artist,” she said.
MERIDIAE was installed in 15 days after working for 7 hours per day at the museum and spending hundreds of hours on the computer, she said.
She related this experience to a runner who is training for a marathon and then actually runs the marathon – this was her marathon, she said.
MERIDIAE was compiled using the original photograph as the little shapes inside, suggesting that everything in life is interconnected, she said.
Anderson said the inspiration for the colors she chose to use were taken from the architectural elements of the beams in the windows.
Below the big beam in the middle she chose to use blue or any variations of blue possible, she said.
Representing water, someone’s subconscious, the underworld, or just another place, she said.
Above the beam, it is multicolored, which can suggest flowers or the emergence of life, Anderson said.
The beauty of it is that it is not meant to have just one specific interpretation, it is important for it to be easy for people to come up with their own interpretations, she said.
According to Anderson, there are many factors to consider when doing an installation artwork piece: what materials should be used, how the light will affect the art work, how the people will interact with it, how long it can last, and the possibility of it breaking.
The material that was used is a thick acetate type of plastic and a giant flat-bed printer from Albuquerque Reprographics (ARI) to print the images onto the plastic, Anderson said.
Highly pigmented ink intended to be light fast was used for the color, it is the same material used on signs meant to hang in windows to ensure there would be no fading, she said.
Anderson said each shape was cut-out individually with the help of her former intern and former CNM student Jesse Garcia and others.
Although she used technology for the piece, there is still the process of real hand-made work, she said.
After cutting out all the pieces by hand, Anderson said she glued each piece on herself ensuring everything was in place.
Anderson said she is not sure if touch-ups will be needed, as she thoroughly tested the material, but is willing to touch it up if necessary.
As she glued the last piece on and took a step back to take a look she was really excited, but surprised at how big it actually turned out, she said.
The thing that excites her the most is seeing how other people interact with MERIDIAE, she said.
Anderson strongly suggests students visit Albuquerque’s Museum of Art and History, not only to experience MERIDIAE for themselves, but because the curator of the museum puts a lot of effort into catering to the likes of Albuquerque’s residents, she said.
The museum is open Tuesday through Sunday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The museum is closed Mondays, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day, according to albuquerquemuseum.org.
General museum admission is free every Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on the first Wednesday of every month, and from 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on the 3rd Thursday evening of every month (fees for special exhibits and events still apply on free times).
Otherwise, general admission tickets for N.M. residents are $2 for seniors, $3 for adults (19-64), $3 for teens (13-18) and $1 for children (4-12).
Poetry Contest Winners
The CNM Chronicle is pleased to present the winner and honorable mentions of the student poetry contest that was held from June 23 through July 17, 2015.
First place
- Dream Voices
By Kelly McCall
In my dreams I see few things
that can ever be explained.
In my thoughts I’ve learned to deal,
with all that once remained.
In my dreams I hear voices
that sometimes causes alarm.
But in those dreams I appear
to end up on some strange farm.
I awake to find myself
walking right into the door.
Bouncing back I hear a thump.
It’s just me hitting the floor.
Seeing birds I drift asleep
to find myself wondering.
Floating ‘round marshmallow fields
that seem to be thundering.
Music plays, I dance the waltz
with a stranger at my side.
It’s hard to move to the tune
‘cause our feet are jointly tied.
Realizing it’s my alarm
that’s causing this strange image.
I get up, off my bed
and head off to my scrimmage.
Honorable Mentions:
- The Hypocrite
By Anthony Garcia
In time forgotten is despair
The memory of a man,
taught to realize all is fair.
His life lived as a fool,
But remembered as a man who,
Tried his hardest to stay clean and cool.
Took time to teach the dangers of drugs and liquor,
While living with the effects that caused pain and bicker.
He preached to his listeners, do not do the same
Or feel its humility and shame.
Life treated him rough and unfair
He lived with love and care.
Life gracefully flowed with ease and humble.
Desires crushed needs and served up his demise
Heavy weight forced his crumble.
With each fall, he rose and started over
Repeated cycle over with no change.
Work and fight in attempt to push forward
Only to cheat death and keep the end in range.
His story reminds of pain and suffering
Takes its toll by whom he is remembered.
Those who listened fought and taught
The ideas and love he carried.
Heroic was his brilliant triumph of his soul
Defeated and fearless ever did it grow
Dazzling and glorious his concentration of courage.
His strong heart consumed by untamed rage
Peacefully he rests beside his spirit
One he let slip at young age.
A hypocrite he was called
One who lived opposite he preached
Though a hero to lives he touched.
Over time tears had shed
Only to be covered by happiness he spread.
His memory lives in those hearts
Remembered a tale that is sleeping and not dead.
- How to let them know…
By Anthony Garcia
How do you show that forever, you will be there
As their voice fills the air like the humming of a beautiful bird
How do you let someone know how you feel?
Choosing the right words to show you care
Maybe it’s telling them the beauty they hold
Is like a candle, whose flame burns
With a pain so good, you feel it everywhere
Or maybe it’s telling them their eyes glisten
So much the room lights up so bright
And their smile makes you stop and listen
Maybe it’s simply telling them you will care
As long as they extend their heart
And let you take them as your queen
With every fiber of your being
- Nothing Left
By Katrina Keller
One night it all
came back,
The memories attacked
All the feeling
rushing back
Fight it I must
(But that it’s not my way)
So instead
On with the mask
To hide the feelings that
I am being attacked by
Not wanting to be asked
And
Not wanting to answer
All the questions that
Will becoming
I hide everything inside
Burring all the feelings
Far away that they will
(Never ever come back)
In the darkness
And way it goes
Little do you know,
That day by day
All of the feelings starts
Eating me up
The inside out
Until there is
nothing left
Of me
Expected a person
who knows
Not
What to feel
And how to act
That will be me
With
Nothing left
Winner! Winner!
The CNM Chronicle is pleased to announce the winner of the 2015 photo contest that was held from April 28 to June 8, 2015. Congratulations to Eric Erwin.
Pavement Poet: Student spotlight on Chantelle Sanchez
By Enos Herkshan, Staff Reporter
Eighteen year old English major, Chantelle Sanchez, shares her passion for poetry with Main Campus inhabitants whether they like it or not.
Sanchez said that her love for poetry came when she was in the seventh grade.
Ever since, writing has been a major presence in her life, resulting in hundreds of poems written about both personal and second hand experiences with love and relationships.
Love is the focus of most, if not all, of her poems, she said.
“I like writing about other people more than myself,” she said.
Not all of the content of her poetry comes directly from her life, she said.
When asked why she was writing poetry in chalk around campus, Sanchez said that it began back in April as a tribute to Poetry Month.
She said she had a desire to give life to her creation, art is meant to be experienced and she wanted to give her art that opportunity.
“I wasn’t doing shit with my poetry. I wanted to do something with it, something that people would enjoy…I wanted to do something that people were really going to see. Like, ‘what the fuck am I stepping on?’” she said.
Sanchez said that chalk written poetry was not her only effort in delivering her work to the public.
She once painted and wrote a poem on a stretched canvas and left it on campus with instructions written on the back for whom ever finds it to take it home or pass it on to someone who may enjoy it, she said.
This move was inspired by her favorite poet and author Ian S. Thomas after reading his book I Wrote This for You, she said.
Sanchez also spoke about Christmas tree ornaments that she painted, wrote poems on, and hung on trees around campus.
Sanchez shared a story about a classmate, who saw her writing the poetry on the sidewalk, coming up to her and asking if she were alright.
Based on the sadness of the poem a classmate of Sanchez’s felt the need to make sure that she was ok, she said.
“She was about to cry…I was like, ‘No, I’m fine,” she said.
However, not all responses have been of this nature, she said.
She recalled an experience where she felt appreciated for her work when a fellow student found out that she was the author of the poems seen around campus.
“I felt like a celebrity, for a moment, in an awkward way,” she said.
Being recognized for her writing motivated her to keep going, she said.
Chantelle said that even though her poetry can be sad at times, or seem a bit depressing, she is happy as any other person and the work that she does adds to that in a way that a creative outlet should.
If you have walked around Main Campus recently and seen words of love and emotion written in chalk on walkways or parking lots then you have most likely seen the work of Ms. Sanchez.
She attends and serves CNM Main Campus like a literary vigilante, a poet’s Batman, giving hope to creative souls searching for a means of exposure in the vast Gotham that we call CNM.
By offering her poetry at no one’s demand, simply for the love of her craft, Sanchez is putting her words, her art, her creativity and heart on display, open for judgment and consumption by complete strangers, for no personal gain.