Clarke Central High School Media Specialists Angela Pendley and Naomi Craver stand in the Media Center showing local entrepreneur and artist Amy Flurry’s paper-cut-project website on Oct. 8. Craver and Pendley planned to host Flurry in the CCHS Media Center during second block on Nov. 6. “I feel like we’re so fortunate in our community to have so many people who have worked in such different creative avenues, and that our community is really such a hub for just an immense variety of people,” Pendley said. Photo by Sara Stuart
Amy Flurry, a local entrepreneur and fashion designer, will visit the CCHS Media Center on Nov. 6 for an artist visit with students.
Amy Flurry will visit the Clarke Central High School Media Center on Nov. 6 during second block to discuss her career as an entrepreneur and fashion designer based in Athens.
The visit will revolve around Flurry’s artistic endeavors, including her businesses Aloka Home, a studio in Athens that recycles vintage kanthas, and the paper-cut-project, which focuses on transforming sheets of paper into silhouettes. Students not already in an art class that will be attending the event can email Media Specialists Naomi Craver and Angela Pendley or visit the Media Center to sign up.
A ticket for local entrepreneur and fashion designer Any Flurry’s artist visit, which will take place in the Clarke Central High School Media Center on Nov. 6, is shown. CCHS Media Specialists Naomi Craver and Angela Pendley planned for Flurry, whose artistic endeavors include her businesses Aloka Home and the paper-cut-project, to visit the Media Center and discuss her creative journey and its challenges. “I think (artist’s block) can happen at any age. We’ve seen it with students here,” CCHS Media Specialist Angela Pendley said. “So, I think that (perseverance) is really what she’s going to lean into in her talk.” Photo courtesy of CCHS Media Center
“I’m so excited for people to meet Flurry. She is so calm, cool (and) collected. She has the chillest vibes, (and) I hope people walk out and are like, ‘If she could do (what she does), I could do it, (too),’” Pendley said. “I hope that it opens people’s minds to (Flurry’s creative medium).”
“I really hope that this will stoke some creativity in our students and get them excited about this (artist’s) different media.”
— Angela Pendley,
CCHS Media Specialist
In addition to her creative endeavors, Flurry’s visit will also focus on her personal experiences and career, beginning with a visual presentation curated by Flurry and ending with a Q&A from audience members.
“(Artist’s block) can happen at any age. We’ve seen it with students here, where they’ve been working on a project for so long and they’re stuck, and they have to scrap it and start in the 20th hour on something new,” Pendley said. “So, I think that (perseverance) is really what she’s going to lean into in her talk.”
For Pendley and Craver, Flurry’s visit is an addition to all artist and author visits that the Media Center hosts during the school year with the hope to creatively inspire students.
“When we have an author visit, we always see an uptick in people checking out that author’s books, or (books) in general,” Pendley said. “When we have artists visits, you kind of want the same reaction. I really hope that this will stoke some creativity in our students and get them excited about this (artist’s) different media.”
