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The student news site of The Archer School for Girls

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The student news site of The Archer School for Girls

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A white glazed vase with flowers sits on a surface. This piece of ceramics was made by intro student Ella Tulloch ('27) in Moon's class. (Photo credit: Ella Tulloch)

Ceramics teacher leaves Archer, sculpts legacy

By Katie Ray McKillop, Staff Reporter
May 30, 2024
The title of this senior show, "Evanescent," is shown behind one of Lila Paschall's pieces: a sculpted clay hand. Hannah Kremin described their process of choosing the name for their show. "It seemed like they stumbled across that word and they found the meaning and they were like 'this is it,'" Kremin said.

‘Evanescent’ senior show aims to help viewers appreciate beauty of the natural world

By Phoebe Measer, Senior Reporter
May 27, 2024
Annie Friedman (’24) and Malia Apor (’24) pose for a photo in front of the title wall for their "Petals and Paths" senior art show. Friedman and Apor are Advanced Study Ceramics students and chose to display pottery with themes of nature and family Wednesday, March 6. “I’m drawn to using one glaze called overglaze to make it more cohesive,” Friedman said. “I know Malia uses something called underglazing sometimes, and it’s cool that there’s multiple different ways.” 

Senior art show opening ‘Petals and Paths’ culminates themes of family, nature through ceramics

By Oona Seppala, Multimedia Editor
March 21, 2024
Photo Essay: Ceramics students experiment with shape, color in showcase

Photo Essay: Ceramics students experiment with shape, color in showcase

By Melinda Wang, Photo Editor
January 10, 2024
Junior Julissa Espinoza's ceramic platter won an honorable mention in the 2022 Annual High School Ceramics Exhibition at AMOCA. Espinoza said she is very passionate about the arts and displays this love through her involvement in the Eastern Star Gallery and ceramics classes. 

Q&A with junior Julissa Espinoza on her passion for ceramics, her journey to discovering it

By Allegra Carney, Staff Reporter
May 30, 2023
Junior Julissa Espinoza creates pieces inspired by different interests and cultural connections for her Advanced Ceramics class. The skull ceramic piece was inspired by Mexican artist Alfonso Castillo Orta, and the lamp was inspired by nature, specifically sun rays, as well as the symbol sagrado corazon. (Graphic Illustration by Audrey Chang)

Cakes, culture and creativity: Advanced ceramics students construct independent projects, reflect on past year

By Audrey Chang, Editor-in-Chief
May 19, 2023
Strawberries, pots, blueberries and more fill the Eastern Star Gallery. Seniors Sara Steiner and Lily Prokop opened their ceramics show, Soirée, Wednesday, May 10.

A community soirée: Lily Prokop, Sara Steiner open senior ceramics show

By Rose Sarner, Culture Editor
May 18, 2023
Andrew Ruiz sits at his desk in the media space. He is one of the new art teachers this year and teaches film.

2 new arts teachers

By Ella Chang, Staff Reporter
May 10, 2023
Two archer students visit the Senior Visual Arts show. The show, displaying works by Mia Makower, Lucy Lassman and Georgia Ehrlich, first opened Wed. April 12 and closed April 14.

Senior art show ‘Perennial’ explores themes of childhood, imagination, nostalgia

By Lola Thomas, Culture Editor
May 4, 2023

‘Ceramics is a creative outlet for me’: Through the eyes of artist Genevieve Sive

By Nyah Fernandez, Multimedia Editor
May 20, 2022
Lily Miro ('22) shows observers her ceramic cups, bowls and sculptures that depict people's mouths. The Eastern Star Gallery is filled with different forms of self expression and artwork from Miro, Ben-Meir and Soriano, that all come together to make "énouement."

Paintings, pots and film: Naya Ben-Meir, Lily Miro and Faith Soriano open senior art show

By Rose Sarner, Culture Editor
May 15, 2022
Students observe artwork on display at the first Visual Arts Fair held in the courtyard at lunch. Two rows of clotheslines were pinned with student art ranging from photography to felt artwork for the community to look at. Senior Bess Frierson created this event to showcase all of the artwork that fellow students have created, whether they are in an art elective or not.

‘Art unites people’: First ever Visual Arts Fair celebrated in courtyard

By Thea Leimone, Features Editor
January 24, 2022
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