Quilling

Quilling

Edith Sigler, M1, Class of 2025

Quilling is a form of paper art that traditionally uses only paper strips and glue.  I learned about it when I was very young at a festival in Ohio, but I never thought of it as something I could do.  Several years ago, I was given a quilling kit for Christmas.  It wasn’t until a very long Christmas break due to the pandemic last year that I started to learn how to do quilling.  I loved it, and after learning some basic designs from a book, I started to try to make 3D objects based on pictures or real objects.  The first thing I made without a pattern was a miniature mountain dulcimer for my grandma’s birthday.  As a musician, I was careful to try to get the correct relative spacing of the frets.  Now I love to make various quilling projects when I have time and give them to friends and family, especially those who I didn’t see much in the last year.  

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Good Morning Mom

Good Morning Mom

Tiffany Killblane, M3, Class of 2023

Lokus Corgus Maximus (that was his full AKC name) or Loki for short was my first dog that I got as an adult–I literally picked his floofy corgi butt up on my way from graduating with my bachelors degree and leaving Colorado to start my masters degree in Kansas. He was 7 weeks old when we headed to Wichita together. He was my best friend and rock through my twenties: bad decisions and bad relationships, moving into apartments with nothing but a bedroom set, me learning how to become a college instructor, him learning how to become a service dog and even fathering a few sets of puppies (which terrified him in much the same way having human babies for the first time terrify human adults).

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Anatomy in Action, AKA Dancing

Anatomy in Action, AKA Dancing
Contemporary Reel

Jared Alexander Mazurek, M3, Class of 2022

Here are a few short clips of some of my older work as a dancer. These videos were put together some time ago, and they include excerpts from various pieces. The videos are separated into specific types of dance. Unfortunately, I do not have as much video documentation of my newer performances, but I am happy to share some of the videos that I have with everyone. 
 
Throughout my dance career, I performed in many styles, including ballet, contemporary, modern, jazz, tap, aerial silks, lyra, and bungee. I even starred in a few musicals and taught certain styles of dance as well. I definitely miss that feeling you only get from being on stage! I hope you enjoy!
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