EDITOR’S NOTE: The Edmond Sun is highlighting each of the Edmond students who attended the Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute at Quartz Mountain.
Hayley Russell, 16
• Edmond Memorial High School
• Photography
Q: Why did you want to attend OSAI this year?
A: As a young artist, I am constantly looking for ways to grow in my discipline as well as opportunities to spend time with those who share my passion. OSAI provides outstanding instruction as well as a staff and student body that is both incredibly talented and extremely dedicated.
Q: What do you enjoy most about the arts?
A: The arts provide a way in which I may communicate the thoughts and emotions for which I can’t find words.
Q: As an artist, where do you see yourself in 10 years?
A: You’ll probably find me taking over New York working as a freelance photographer!
Q: What artist do you look up to the most?
A: Mary Ellen Mark’s journalistic work is some of the first photography I was ever really drawn to, and I still find her to be incredibly inspiring.
Q: What got you started in the arts?
A: I have always been surrounded by very creative people, and was always encouraged to participate in various art forms as a child, but I never found a deeper connection than that which I have with photography. My childhood experiments have turned into this thing I can no longer live without.
Meredith Winn, 17
• Edmond Memorial
• Creative Writing
Q: Why did you want to attend OSAI this year?
A: It’s an excellent program and will help me to improve my writing. Also, I think it will be a great experience.
Q: What do you enjoy most about the arts?
A: I enjoy the universality. Good art speaks a truth to people that can be experienced by anyone, anywhere, despite background or culture.
Q: As an artist, where do you see yourself in 10 years?
A: I’m not really sure. I have about 20 different things in mind, but I hope no matter what, I get to help people.
Q: What artist do you look up to the most?
A: My favorite author is Victor Hugo. His work is a huge inspiration.
Q: What got you started in the arts?
A: My English teacher Mrs. Perryman first showed me how much I enjoyed the language arts, and my love for literature sprung a love of writing.
Wesley Yee, 15
• Edmond North
• Orchestra — violin
Q: Why did you want to attend OSAI this year?
A: I wanted to attend OSAI this year because of the amount of new experiences that Quartz Mountain holds, which will not only allow me to further my musical development, but will also allow me to meet new people.
Q: Why did you want to attend OSAI this year?
A: What I enjoy most about the arts is the benefits of it, since it has opened up lots of opportunities for my future, and has given me a productive activity to spend my spare time on.
Q: As an artist, where do you see yourself in 10 years?
A: As an artist I probably see myself in 10 years as being in a band/ensemble with my friends, enjoying the music that we will play, aside from my hopefully full-time job as a civil engineer.
Q: What artist do you look up to the most?
A: The artist I look up to the most is definitely Yundi Li, even though he isn’t a violinist, he has really inspired me with lots of new musical ideas to apply to the pieces that I have worked on.
Q: What got you started in the arts?
A: What got me started in the arts is without a doubt my parents, who (with their obvious love and care for my future) signed me up for piano and violin lessons, which has really been beneficial to my life and eventually got me into Quartz Mountain!
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PHOTO PROVIDED Edmond's Hayley Russell studied at this year's Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute at Quartz Mountain.
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PHOTO PROVIDED Edmond's Meredith Winn studied at this year's Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute at Quartz Mountain.
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PHOTO PROVIDED Edmond's Wesley Yee studied at this year's Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute at Quartz Mountain.
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