Artist of the Week

Hanna Barry '18 is a young artist who in her first year at Tilton School as a post-graduate quickly showed a great interest and talent for creating pottery. In her first year of ceramics, Hanna has demonstrated great technique and careful craftsmanship on each of her projects. Hanna spent many free periods and study hall sessions perfecting pieces or finishing a glaze on the surface of one of her vessels.

Hanna is recognized not only for her impressive achievements as an artist but also for her contributions setting up displays of ceramic artwork for Arts Fest and her donations to the Empty Bowls fundraising raffle. 

Ryan Waring is a four year senior who discovered his interest and talent in ceramics in his freshman year, going on to take Ceramics I and then Advanced Ceramics. In his senior year, Ryan was asked to be a teacher’s assistant for the ceramics classes and has thrived in that role. Ryan offers demonstrations and assists students one on one in addition to helping organize and maintain the studio and prepare glazes and other materials. As an artist, Ryan has begun to work on larger scale pottery.

Earlier in the year we had an Raku firing event during which Ryan participated in the firing alongside Mr. Goodwin and Mr. Rand, his current and previous ceramics instructors respectively. Ryan’s talent, enthusiasm, and dedication have led him to be an outstanding member of Tilton’s art program and this week’s artist of the week.

Miki Yoshida '18 is a gifted artist who has been rapidly mastering the different forms of photography. Her work this year has ranged from still-lifes of a glass jar to nighttime snow scenes. Miki is very interested in travel photography as well. Miki is also a talented dancer, so her skills span the visual and performing arts. For her dedication and hard work, Miki Yoshida is the Artist of the Week.

Todd Ding is a two-year junior. Todd has turned his passion for art into strong illustrations and visual storytelling. Todd is currently taking AP Studio Arts in 2D design. He frequently puts in many extra hours into his work to make it the best he can. His artwork is the product of dedication, hard work, and practice.

Nick Guarente has been an outstanding member of the ceramics program this year. As a student in the Advanced Ceramics course he has created a great number of functional vessels as well as creating works for our most recent Raku firing. Nick took a leadership role during the firing that took place on the quad in November 2017, and was one of two students to wear the heat resistant suit to pull pots out of the raku kiln while glowing hot at 1700 degrees Fahrenheit.

His craftsmanship and dedication to his work have earned him the designation of artist of the week. You can check out his artwork on Instagram @nickgpottery

Jacob is a postgraduate student who has already become an integral part of the music program at Tilton. He is an experienced French horn player who joined the band this year, and has since branched out to piano, voice and ukulele. He has studied Music Theory in the past and is always willing to help his peers understand the structure of music. His talent for hearing the music and translating it to piano has entertained his peers, who find this skill to be one of his strongest. Recently Jacob was selected for and participated in the All New England Choral Festival, hosted by Plymouth State University. He was among several hundred vocalists who were accompanied by a live orchestra. Jacob’s eagerness to try new things in music and willingness to share his talent with others is why he is this week’s Artist of the Week.