Ismael de Anda III in art gallery

There are two points in the Ismael de Anda III art display at the Cerritos College art gallery that are very interesting.

The first is in the smaller room, the entire room is more than just art, it tells a story. The story was about the porch swing at his grandparents' ranch that he always remembered.

It tells the story of how it was destroyed and rebuilt. And he made different kinds of art (models, text, pictures) to tell the story in different ways.

The second is that a couple of his artworks encourages participation from others.

The large painting on the wall (that was painted directly on the wall), he didn't paint. But he instructed the art staff on how to paint it.

There's also a large frame (which he also painted on the wall), that he's encouraging viewers to drive a nail into it along the frame.

It'll be very interesting to see it when it's finished.

The exhibition datets are from Feb. 24 to March 24.

The opening reception will be on Feb. 25 at 6 p.m.

The artist's walkthrough will be on March 10 at 3 p.m.

Editors Day

Talon Marks adviser Rich Cameron held an Editors Day for college papers in the area to come to Cerritos and have discussions about the issues we face on a campus newspaper.

I found it very informative and I enjoyed talking with the other editors.

I learned a few tips on how to promote the MySpace page better, wish friends happy birthdays. It draws them to your page.

I also got a few notes down on some page designs for TalonMarks.com.

Right now, I'm glad that I was able to create all the section pages. Now, I want them each to have their own visual style.

It was fun to listen to controversial material that other papers published that made our stories not seem so bad.