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Today's edition turns a spotlight on Max Kominos, a Music student currently practicing jazz standards. After graduating from College, Kominos plans on roaming the country, traveling to North Carolina, Alaska, and other destinations to find artists to collaborate with. •
“I'd like to work with anyone, really; people who like to make art," Kominos said. "If they have an idea, and if they want me to be a part of that, it could end up becoming a fusion of different forms of expression, and I like that." •
Slide over for a sample of Kominos's work.

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To an intimate room of students, faculty, and staff, Cornish alumna Rizo (1999) stopped by our Main Campus Center today to deliver a sublime performance that melded song, comedy, and theater into a seamless experience. With forthcoming shows in Portland and San Francisco just around the bend, Rizo’s visit was a welcome and heartening treat.
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“I’ve dedicated myself to art,” Rizo said. “I’m able to sit back and also read the responses to my work. Somehow me working out my own issues through the craft of theater, song, and clown helps people navigate their own lives.”
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Be sure to look out for our video segment with the artist in the coming weeks.
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Before the break, we were able to talk with Anna Caffarelli, a second-year Dance major, about her passion for all things dance. Caffarelli is a dancer and choreographer, and aspires to eventually become a teacher. One of her most recent originally choreographed work was featured as the opener of the Cornish dance show “New Moves.” •
“I’ve been dancing since I was two-and-a-half [years old]. As soon as I could walk my mom put me in dance class, so it’s always been in my life,” Caffarelli said. “In high school, I got pretty serious about it, I even started choreographing, and I knew that I was really, really passionate about it. At the end of high school, I was thinking that there are other avenues I could take in my life that I could be ok with and that I’d live an ok life doing, but this is the only thing that would make me super fulfilled and happy. Those other avenues I could do later in life if I eventually wanted, but now is the time to dance.”
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Entry by Winter Mallon (@winter8lillian)
Musical Theater, Class of 2022
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James Kennon, a second-year Art major, met with us to discuss his love of sculpture. Despite his main area of focus being visual art, Kennon is also a writer, a pianist, and an electronic music creator. Kennon, rather than thinking of what he’ll do after college, is choosing to remain focused on his studies to get the most out of his time at Cornish. “I’ve got too much stuff to learn first,” Kennon said.
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“I feel like painting is so heavily strict on fundamentals and technique and I feel like there’s so much more to explore when it comes to sculpture,” Kennon continued. “I do carpentry work on houses and stuff so it’s nice to be able to use that experience and incorporate that into my artistic process as well. That’s probably why I got into sculpture. I think it’s super interesting and so many different aspects of art can be sculptural. You can incorporate it into a ton of different things and I like that. I pretty much find a way to incorporate sculpture into every one of my classes.”
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Entry by Winter Mallon (@winter8lillian)
Musical Theater, Class of 2022
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We had the chance to talk to Robin Logerstedt over at the College Scene Shop. A third-year Performance Production student specializing in Technical Direction, Logerstedt was recently the Assistant Technical Director for Cornish's production of "The Secret in the Wings," and has since started work on their next show, "Chicago." Immediately after Cornish, Logerstedt plans on applying for their Master's degree.
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“My favorite thing about working in theater is strike.” Logerstedt said. “You see the show and it’s this tangible thing where the floor is painted, the set is up, people are on stage, costumes are on...And then, not even 24 hours later, it’s a completely empty black stage. Seeing that is like a breath of fresh air. It helps you understand that this show is done and that it will never happen in the same way again, and I don’t ever want it too. I’m just so glad that it happened.”
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Entry by Winter Mallon (@winter8lillian)
Musical Theater, Class of 2022
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Last week, Mo Quick, a fourth-year Art major, let us check out her studio space and view some of her pieces. We had the opportunity to see a picture book she had created. The story relates back to her own life and her desire to make art. •
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“I focus more on narrative work,” Quick said. “I build my own world and my own characters and I create around that world. The reason why I do that is just that’s kind of how I’ve always worked. I’m going to school for that so I can solidify it and explore it more. Because it’s complex, but it also has its own raging fire within it pushing me to make these things and to work the way I do. And if I don’t make work for it then I’m not making work about anything for myself. It’s not exactly a concept that I’m working with but it’s more like I’m doing justice to these characters for myself. I don’t have a lot of involvement in making them but I do have involvement in portraying them.” •
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Entry by Winter Mallon (@winter8lillian)
Musical Theater, Class of 2022
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Last week, we caught up with third-year Visual Arts student Jahnaya Broadnax to check out her studio and see some of her pieces. Her featured piece is a photograph that was laser-cut and transformed into a sculpture that, when projected by light, will come up all around the room. After graduation, Broadnax wants to work as an art curator.
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“I want to change the way photographs are already read into new ways," Broadnax said. "What does a photograph look like as a sculpture? That’s what I tried to achieve in this piece. I really like playing with people’s expectations and changing what they think they already are; that’s why I’m a multimedia artist.”
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Entry by Winter Mallon (@winter8lillian)
Musical Theater, Class of 2022
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Last week, we caught up with Crimson Moeller, a second-year Dance major, to learn about her work and self expression. Moeller wants to take her degree and create in more forms than dance. Moeller’s dream would be to open her own dance company where she’d be able to incorporate her music and costume making skills into the performance that she’d also choreograph and perform in.
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“I’m a pretty introverted person and talking to people can be kind of hard so for me,” Moeller said. “To express myself in different avenues is very useful because otherwise, I feel like people wouldn’t know who I am. Dance is the primary avenue of that expression and then it comes through music and the way I dress. It’s not something I really think about but it’s something that really affects me. And if I don’t feel like I’m presenting myself in a way that’s myself or dancing in a way that’s inauthentic to who I am, it doesn’t feel good.”
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Entry by Winter Mallon (@winter8lillian)
Musical Theater, Class of 2022
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Last week, we took a trip to the Scene Shop to chat with Jordan Couper, a fourth-year Performance Production student specializing in Scenic Design. Couper was recently the Scenic Designer for Cornish's production of "The Secret in the Wings," and has since started work on her next show, "Chicago." After graduation, Couper plans to work on productions in the Seattle area and eventually attend another college to obtain a graduate degree.
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“I took a stagecraft class in high school because I had heard that the class was ridiculously easy," Couper said. "But after I was in the class, the teacher changed all of a sudden so we ended up actually having to do work. The class turned into mostly a scenic design class, but we also ended up learning about lighting and stage management. Because I was in that class, the teacher asked me if I wanted to stage manage one of the shows. And, after that, he asked me if I wanted to design a show the following year. I did it and fell in love with it.”
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Entry by Winter Mallon (@winter8lillian)
Musical Theater, Class of 2022
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Over the weekend we caught up with Jesse Cookston, a second-year Music student, to discuss his work, life, and passions. Cookston currently is currently enrolled with an emphasis in Vocal Jazz, but will soon shift gears to Composition Performance. During our time together, we had a chance to stage a practice room performance of his song "Bees!," shown in the next slide.
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When asked about his music writing process, Cookston said, "It changes by the day. There are a lot of different ways that I do it, but, most of the time, the good stuff comes out of sitting down, understanding what I’m feeling, writing it down, and then translating that into a song. Or maybe I use none of it, start with some chords, and then see [where it goes] from there."
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Entry by Winter Mallon (@winter8lillian)
Musical Theater, Class of 2022
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We caught up with Nicole Do, a third-year Design student, in the MCC Cafe to check out some of her online work. Do originally received her Associate’s degree from Seattle Central College while she was still unsure of her career path. During her time at Seattle Central, Do was able to take a significant amount of art classes, during which she found a passion for art and design. After graduation, Do plans on becoming a UX designer in addition to designing products for sale on her website.
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“I’m a well-rounded designer," Do said. In terms of school, work, and design, I like to do a little bit of everything. I know some people are very particular in what they do and they don’t like to explore what they’re not good at, but I think the challenge is nice. Design is something I found a passion for and I’m eager to learn more about.”
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Entry by Winter Mallon (@winter8lillian)
Musical Theater, Class of 2022
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For an urban campus like ours, caring for the plants, flowers, and trees that enrich our environment is nothing short of a demanding (albeit rewarding!) job. That's where Casey Karhu comes in, a local rockstar who has served as Cornish's Groundskeeper for the past two years. Karhu describes their responsibility as a "mindful practice, at times even methodical." The work has also given Karhu the opportunity to expand this care to the community's students, faculty, and staff, often leading to deep conversations that promote individual growth and encourage interpersonal support.
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"A lot of folks know that we live in a society where we value certain positions over others," Karhu said. "It's interesting to me having come from a job where I was paid very generously and had to dress up and be respected in this specific way. But when people are coming to interview, or if they're deciding if they want to go here, the presentation of the school and the landscape are the first things they see. For me, it's been an interesting experience to see how our society values different work. It's important to me that everyone knows that I really care about what I do here."
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As a last remark, Karhu wanted to remind everyone that "99% of the materials in Bon Appetite and the cafe are f***ing compostable!"
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The Cornish Library unveiled a new exhibition this morning curated by Design senior Pamela Frausto. Executed in collaboration with students from the “Anthropology of Death” course by Faculty Advisor Justine Way, “Death Becomes Us” features the combined efforts of students across departments.
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Pictured here is Frausto, along with installation views of the exhibition, discussing the presentation as one-part display and another participatory art project. Here’s what they had to say:
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“Last year, around this time I did a display for Day of the Dead. This year I really wanted to collaborate with other students and departments, so I worked with the Anthropology of Death class. In the class they look at different cultures and how they manage death. So we wanted to look at the Cornish community and how we look at death. The participatory questions (the question box) will change every few days, and we'll be sharing their answers in the box. We'll keep adding the questions and responses, and it'll keep changing. The flowers represent the passing of time, and represents change, emphasizing the cycle of death.”
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Contributing Student Artists: James Kennon, Scian Hayes, Daymien Bunao, Hannah Tower, Soleil Busbice, April Cooper, Zachery Robbins, Addison Kotulski, Vivien Wick, Whitney Hoder, Jazmin Flores, Katie Williamson
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We caught up with Sara Shen, a third-year Design student, on the fifth floor of the MCC to see some of her pieces. Shen originally received a Bachelor’s in Computer Science from the University of Maryland and moved out to Seattle with a position in her field. Shen found herself unhappy in the line of work and decided to take a risk, drop her job, and pursue her passion at Cornish. After graduating, Shen plans on designing packages for makeup companies.
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“I started making pins and jewelry when I was in my old college as my way of getting back into art,” Shen told us. “It ended up being what made me happiest. That’s why I’m here.”
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Entry by Winter Mallon (@winter8lillian)
Musical Theater, Class of 2022
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Just outside our Main Campus Center, we found Fine Art student Lourdes Greco (Class of 2022), pictured here, basking in the bright, sunny weather with a painting in-progress. We caught up with Greco to learn more about the project, which the artist described as an exercise in undetermined paintings. Here’s what they had to say:
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“I made a collage using funky patterns from an art magazine and old paintings and cut them up, along with three pictures of my friends and arranged them so they’re sloping downwards. I’ve been painting since I was a sixth grader. I went to an art high school so I’ve been painting for a while. I’m also an illustrator so I like realistic styles, but as far as blending and techniques go they would be more illustrative. I like it when people see something and they enjoy it and it speaks to them. Sometimes I don’t really know what the work means conceptually, but there’s something in my subconscious that somebody picks up on and I love that.”
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Last week, we heard Logan Thomas, a first-year Performance Production student, practicing the piano on the 20th floor of the Cornish Commons. After graduation, Thomas plans on staying in the Seattle area to light local theater shows before moving to California to light concerts.
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“I don’t like things that are on a grid," Thomas said. "I find that I like more abstract things that aren’t so cookie cutter. That’s how I do lighting and even how I play music; I do whatever I think will work and I try not to follow a pattern.”
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Entry by Winter Mallon (@winter8lillian)
Musical Theater, Class of 2022
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On the occasion of #NationalComingOutDay, we had a heart-to-heart with Emma Standerford, a second-year Musical Theater student. From the ways that they experience their gender identity, to the complexities of their gender expression and romantic orientation, Standerford does not identify with any particular identity, interchangeably using they/them, she/her, and he/him pronouns. They also don’t have a particular label for the way that they experience romantic feelings. Here’s what they had to say:
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“I am not a woman. I am not a man. I like who I like, except for when I don’t. And because that is my identity, because it is so fluid and surpases so many limits and boundaries and rules, I think that it is better for me to think about it without concrete labels. Identity looks how it looks—there are no rules.”
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Entry by Winter Mallon (@winter8lillian)
Musical Theater, Class of 2022
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Earlier this week, we caught up with Abraar Mohamad, a fourth-year Interior Architecture student who, at the time of interview, was working on a “Five Senses” storyboard project in the Cornish Espresso Bar. The prompt for her work, pictured in the next slide, tasked students to interpret an environment of their choice—all mediated by the five senses—with five drawings and two photographs.
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When asked about her future, Mohamad told us that she would like to work for an architecture firm in the United Kingdom, where initiatives to rebuild the country and its economy are abundant. “Hopefully, I can one day get accepted into a firm in London or Iraq,” Mohamad said. “[These firms] are helping rebuild Iraq. I want to be a part of that.”
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Entry by Winter Mallon (@winter8lillian)
Musical Theater, Class of 2022
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In the mid-twentieth century, artist Katherine Linn Sage won public admiration for her contributions to the Surrealist movement. Here, a group of second-year Theater students animate her legacy in a project dedicated to her work.
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"This is a project for Autocore," Jack Eppard said. "We are creating a three-minute piece inspired by the Surrealism movement. We are focusing on Kay Sage, a Surrealist artist. We are doing a movement based piece on the provocation of gender in relation to the artist and the movement."
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Image: Jack Eppard, Jennifer Fachan, Sam Finger, Anteia DeLaney, Trevor Caragan, William Duff, and Jace Tucker assume poses in two group portraits.
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Entry by Winter Mallon (@winter8lillian)
Musical Theater, Class of 2022
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Emma Chalut, pictured here, is a third year Art student currently working on a copper plate intaglio triptych. Chalut invited us to the fifth floor of the MCC this afternoon to see some of the metal plates she’s etched her drawings into. After graduation, Chalut plans on obtaining a graduate degree overseas. Here's what she had to say:
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“I was going to school for neurosurgery. I needed to take one more Humanities credit and I took an art course. I always loved drawing and other forms of art but I never thought it was something I could do professionally. Then I had this huge, life-changing event that made me realize how short life is. So my amazing teacher took me under his wing and told me I should go for it and that I’d be far happier [attending an] arts school. Life is short. All you have to do in this life is be happy."
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Entry by Winter Mallon (@winter8lillian)
Musical Theater, Class of 2022

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We stumbled across Bora Toksoz of the Film Department working on a sketch just outside of our Main Campus Center. Originally from Turkey, Toksoz moved to the Emerald City three years ago, where he plans on pursuing a career in an art studio while developing his own media/video work. Here's what he had to say:
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"Ever since I was a child, I was really into films and decided one day that I wanted to make my own. That's how I started back in the sixth grade: I just grabbed a camera and recorded things. I have a lot of thoughts going on everyday and I guess this is just a meditation of some kind to get these ideas out. It relaxes my mind."
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Entry by Winter Mallon (@winter8lillian)
Musical Theater, Class of 2022

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