Meet Tom Harris!

22 years old

Photography major, Senior

Photography Area Manager @ the SACC for 2 years

Favorites:

Band: Red Hot Chili Peppers

Hang-out spot: Lake Michigan

Artist/work: Bernd & Hilda Becher (Water towers)--they're amazing

Class/teacher: All my photo classes & teachers:  Naomi Shersty, Gina Rymarcsuk

What do you do in your spare time? Bike, fish, photograph

Why are you a photography major? I love photography and I love photographing

Useful tips: Work hard, make your education what you want it

The plan once you graduate? Move to Chicago, architectural photography!

What do you like about the SACC? Everything, the SACC is amazing

Check out Tom's billboard photos and website!

Other photography resources:

Society for Photographic Education

Museum of Contemporary Photography

Lulu.com, a self-publishing site

Lomography

Focus, the photography club at UWM has a blog with other useful resources!

Meet Andrea 'Andie' Hunley!

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27 years old

Ceramics Major, Senior(ish)

Ceramics Area Manager & Kelley in training @ the SACC

Favorites:

Bands: I love, love, love music...some favs: Pearl Jam, Kings of Leon, Rolling Stones, Sufjan Stevens...mucho mas!

Food: Sushi from Izumi's

Hang-out spot: Comet

Artist/work: "Butterfly" Richard MacDonald, Degas, Klimt, Shel Silverstein, Alberto Giacometti, Gaudi

Class/teacher: hmmm...many

Favorite medium: Clay

What do you do in your spare time? If I go out: dance, go to concerts, art shows, meet w/friends. If I stay in: watch films, make things, make things while watching films...

Why are you a Ceramics major? Ceramics satisfies my infinite nature on all levels.

Useful tips: Practice, practice, practice. Ceramics are a fine mix of engineer, mad scientist, and mud-pie loving kid...it's in the blood. Ceramics takes a lot of work...some people just make it look easy.

Best tool: My hands...and my brain.

The plan once you graduate? Grad. school

What do you like the SACC? I really appreciate Kaarin's my little ponies dappled around the studio...seriously. Okay, I also love that the SACC is ALIVE! It is truly a creative space w/awesome employee!

Why do you work at the SACC? R u kidding?!? Great people, great space, great fun! It is great to be part of an artist's community with so many people exploring different processes.

Ceramics Resources:
Ceramic Arts Dailly
Sculptural Ceramics Artists Links

Meet Kaarin Swan!

24 years old

Art Education & Art History major @ UWM (I'm going on the better part of a decade)

Operations Manager @ the SACC

Favorites:

Band: The Who

Song: "Under Pressure" by Bowie

Food: Cheerios

Restaurant: Botanas

Hang-out spot: My couch

Artist/work: Boticelli, La Primavera

Class/teacher: Jewelry classes w/Frankie Flood & Jen Harris--they are amazing!

Favorite medium: Everything!

What do you do in your spare time? I watch 90210 and stare at Luke Perry.

Why are you an Art Ed. major? So that I can teach awesome kids about art!

Useful tips: Don't sketch. Plan in 3D!

Useful tool: The laser cutter in the architecture building on campus.

The plan once you graduate? Find a job & get a super cute puppy.

What do you like the SACC? It is always there for me!

Why do you work at the SACC? Because I love art & making it!

Words of wisdom: Don't listen to people who tell you that you can't make pretty art...they are liars!

Check out Kaarin's flickr site for some of her photography work and photos of other work!