arts // no. 8

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> The best October speci

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Katie Czenczek
Staff Writer

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s Cartoon Network’s first-ever

miniseries, Over the Garden Wall
sets impossibly high standards for all
future miniseries to come. It first debuted
in October 2014 and to this day is one
of my favourite shows to watch around
this time of year. The miniseries is
adapted from Patrick McHale’s Tome of
the Unknown, which has won the award
for best animated short at the Santa

al you'll ever see

Barbara International Film Festival.
The story of Over the Garden Wall
follows two brothers who are lost in a
dreamlike forest. During the beginning,
middle, and up until the very end, the
story will leave you with questions, and
very satisfying answers. Elijah Wood
voices Wirt, the reluctant older half-
brother to Greg. Greg, voiced by nine-
year-old (at the time) Collin Dean, is
the most endearingly weird kid you'll
ever meet. The duo struggles to deal
with both their sibling dynamic and
their surrounding environment.
During their travels, they also
run into a variety of intriguing side
characters—two of which are voiced

by John Cleese! The neat thing about
this show is how wonderfully weird
every character is in their own way.

The animation style is beautifully
atmospheric and gives the entire show
an old-fashioned vibe. It almost looks
as if the show is filmed through a sepia
lens, though not nearly as tacky as sepia
can be. The two-dimensional art style is
reminiscent of hand-drawn animation of
the 20th century and complements the
storytelling. Moreover, the characters are
all distinct and you can learn about each
of them just from how they're drawn.

The music is crucial to the overall
story. The music features a variety of
voices, including Jack Jones. It has

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this bizarre mesh of jazz and folk

music and often tells its own story
independent of the main plot. The
music is created solely for the miniseries
by the Blasting Company, a group
known for their use of the accordion,
piano, and brass instruments.

For those who do not have Cartoon
Network on television, your best bet
would be to watch Over the Garden
Wall on either Google Play or iTunes.
You can find the first episode for free on
YouTube on Cartoon Network’s channel
if you do not want to shell out $6.99
on a show youTe unsure about. Each
episode is only about u minutes long,
so be sure to check it out this October!

Call for student and employee artists

> Why participate in the ‘past present future’ exhibition?

Caroline Ho
Arts Editor

 

he Amelia Douglas Gallery is still
open and eager for submissions
for its upcoming past present future
employee and student exhibition.
Opening in January, the exhibition
will showcase artwork created by
current students and current and
retired employees. Anyone of any
artistic skill level is encouraged to
submit, and to take this opportunity
to share their work with peers and
others in the Douglas community.
Whether seasoned gallery veteran,
lifelong photography hobbyist, or
doodler who first picked up a paintbrush
two months ago, past present future
wants to celebrate creative spirit from
all corners of the college. The Amelia
Douglas Gallery held its last employee
and student show Avocations in 2015,
and the Other Press had the chance to
speak over the phone with some artists
who exhibited their work last time.
Todd Harper, chair of the Biology
Department at Douglas, had three pastel
pieces featured in Avocations. Harper
found the show’s opening reception,
which is open to the public, to be the
most rewarding part of the exhibition.
It gave him the opportunity to interact
with—and show his work in front of—
friends, colleagues, and fellow artists.
“Tt was humbling in some ways
because I don't really consider myself

to be on par with professional artists ...
But just seeing other people’s artwork, it

really made me strive to be better,” he said,

adding that he hopes to have even better

work to submit for past present future.
Nancy Walker, who works for

the I-CARE Adult Literacy Program,

also said she really appreciates the

opportunity to share her work, to hear

feedback on her own pieces, and to talk

to others about their art. In addition

to having three acrylic paintings in

Avocations, she was also part of Douglas

College’s previous employee and

student exhibition several years prior.
“It’s a great tradition that we have

here at the college every few years,

to have a show that’s so inclusive

of people who spend their days at

the college, whether employees or

students,” she said to the Other Press.
Along with seeing the possibly

lesser-known creative sides of those

in the community, the show also

provides the opportunity for artists

to witness their work displayed ina

gallery setting alongside other pieces.

Harper said he found the experience

of seeing his art on the wall “very

surreal,” having never participated

in an art show before Avocations.
Walker said that having one’s own

work framed and hung in a professional

space is very meaningful for an artist.

“You look at it in a different way,

especially with a lot of other works in

an exhibit. I think it can have quite

an impact ona person,” she said.

  
   
    
  

Guidelines: https://www.douglascollege.ca/
about-douglas/groups-and-organizations/
art-gallery/submission-guidelines

Deadline for submissions: November 17

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