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State University FRIDAY September 15, 2000 NOW HEAR THIS: The NOW section com- RAIN pares the offerings of HIGH: 63 | LOW: 49 radio stations WBGU www.bgnews.com dependent student press VOLUME 90 ISSUE 14 andWFAL;PAGE7 Associated Press Photo RATE THAT'R': Federal Trade Commission chairman Robert Pitofsky speaks Monday. Industry reviews rating Brian Engsknan BG News system MICHELLE-ANGELO: Dreamwalker poses in front of her senior art project. By Gary Gentile ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO LOS ANGELES—Responding INSIDE THE MIND OF AN... lo federal criticism, the Directors Guild of America said Thursday that the entertain- ment industry needs a better self-regulatory system to keep violent and sexually oriented Dreamwalker, a local artist, material away from children. moved from wife, mother The directors said increased and mathematician to pas- federal scrutiny of movie mar- keting is welcome — as long as it sionate painter doesn't cross the line into cen- sorship. "This is not a repudiation of ARTISTSecond in a weekly feature the current system," said direc- tor Gary Ross. "It's opening a dia- By KeMey Fisher Bom in Berea. Ohio, she is the ter was appalled at what she does an interior job. she said the "vessel" refers to the women logue. The system needs to be STAFF WRITER daughter of an army major was doing people expect her to wear a in the painting and the fact that evolving." When many people study a whose life was limited by "Sarting back to school was beret and use an easel, when in they are "baby-makers." She • A report issued this week by painting, they try to understand money and opportunity. When both exciting and scary," fact she wears sweatpants and wanted to show a time when it the Federal Trade Commission what the artist is saying. One her father became a master Dreamwalker said. "It has paints on a plastic plate. was glamorous to be a mother. charged the industry with local woman believes that it is carver, he taught her diat "talent nothing to do with age. "Many people think art as Although the majority of her aggressively marketing violent not necessary as long as the is 95 percent desire," which is Everyone leaves their comfort "fun" and there is this romanti- paintings are portraits of films, music and video games to painting speaks to you. her favorite quote. zone." cized idea that it is such a "cool women, she paints many chil- young children. The issue was Dreamwalker, as many peo- After graduating from an all- She added that school was job." I think it is more about dren as well. the subject of congressional ple know her, said that an is women's high school, she "not just about the goal but get- who I am than what I do," "I paint children not as senti- hearings, where some entertain- "more than pretty pictures" and attended St. lohn's College in ting there," and that it was "very Dreamwalker said. mental pieces, but because ment industry representatives that "intention means some- Cleveland and studied nursing. life-giving." She recalls that when she was children are so 'with it' when defended the way they market thing." An artist with a passion She then got a job at NASA After six and a half years as a growing up her sister was also their attention is focused on their products. for pattern and diversity, she where she worked for five years nontradiUonal student, considered to be "an incredible something and nothing else In contrast, the directors' uses a relationship to describe as a computer operator and Dreamwalker graduated with artist." Although her sister took exists. It is also a reminder of guild called for a self-imposed the process of a painting. mathematician. honors in 1993. On the lessons and had the natural tal- what we don't do as adults. It is code of conduct covering the "Getting an idea is just like Dreamwalker met her hus- University's art program, she ent, Dreamwalker said her sis- also about celebrating the marketing of movies and urged having a boyfriend. You know band and moved to Avon. While said the school has really devel- ter had "It," but no discipline. moment," Dreamwalker said. theater owners to forbid the what it should be, and then raising her four children, she oped and that she is very She also had "lots of technique On average, one of her oil admission of underage children reality happens. As with a good studied theology and psycholo- impressed with the caliber of but nothing to say." paintings requires 30 glazes of to movies meant for adults. relationship, you have to allow gy as an unofficial student at students' work. While Dreamwalker was transparent color, and takes her "We need a new, more the painting to speak back and Baldwin Wallace. "There has always been this always the one considered to be more than 80 hours to com- detailed ratings system," direc- be flexible. There also comes a When her youngest daughter assumption that art students the "brain," she feels she was plete. She also has a new tech- tor Rob Reiner said at the head- point when it's just not working, graduated from high school in are lazy or weird and not acad- socialized into this. Now she is nique, which requires her to quarters of the guild, which has and you either give it one more 1986, Dreamwalker "ran away emically capable. I have found willing to paint what people complete the exact drawing on about 11,500 members. try or throw it out," from home" and came to that they are the most dedicat- want as long as she gets to the canvas first. However, the directors said Dreamwalker said. Bowling Green with no job and ed, serious and curious stu- paint. Dreamwalker said the new the primary responsibility for In the past 12 years she has just enough money for two dents who are very aware of life Her favorite painting, titled technique is more complete, protecting children lies with only thrown out one painting. classes at the university. She and have an ongoing curiosity," "When all that's left is the ves- exact and realistic, whereas parents and that a new ratings She added that technical said she was just "hungry for Dreamwalker said. sel," hangs above her fireplace. before she drew on the canvas system should provide clear, challenges inspire her, and that school" so she cleaned houses When it comes to her career, Painted in 1992 and 1993, with paint. She added that the detailed information on the "the idea is exciting, the fin- to earn tuition money. She she said that many people still Dreamwalker admits that she process is a challenge for her nature of the content. The FTC ished product is relief and added that she often felt like believe that all artists are "funky will never sell it. everything in between is work." Cinderella and that her daugh- and dress weird." When she According to Dreamwalker, ARTIST. PAGE 2 RATING, PAGE 2 Lack of nude models a problem for some, not all By Wendy Suto class and we don't get experi- assistant professor of art and approach to the arts, and dealing STAJT turn ence." head of drawing at the School of with anatomy and the figure was Naked people are in high She also said that "if they Art. "It is about showing the con- one approach," said Tom Hilty, demand at the Fine Arts upped the price, maybe more tours of the body and struggling the acting director for the School Building. people will be willing to do it." to get the form right." of Art. Signs all over campus have Her drawing class Thursday Students are at first hesitant to As far as life models being been advertising for life model- evening was scheduled to have a be a life model, because they are needed for art classes, ing jobs, which are open to model - who didn't show up. The uncertain of what the models do, Kanwischer said they are not Federal Work Study students and class had to draw from a man- Kanwischer said. looking for any specific body pay $6.90 per hour, according to nequin composed of a female "They are nervous at first, type, age group or gender. Jonathan Ricci, a drawing upper body and a male lower because they are not used to "We want to show a variety of instructor in the University's body. being looked at so intently by body types because it gives the School of Art. "The purpose of this class is to artists," Kanwischer said. "The students that much more experi- But nobody's jumping at it. understand the human figure," artists look at the models as ence in their work," Kanwischer According to Ricci, he has not said Lisa Wilczynski, sophomore objects and stop seeing the per- said.