by Dennie Chong
Photo Editor

Members of the SCC Art Club were recently recognized for contributing artwork to a local healthcare center. The Arden Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center on Aurora Avenue in Shoreline contacted Natalie Niblack, Art Club advisor and associate professor at SCC about acquiring artwork to hang inside their facilities.

The Arden Healthcare Center is the oldest skilled nursing facility in the area and specializes in physical, speech, and occupational therapy. Marilyn Lockhart at the Healthcare Center got in touch with Niblack to request some pieces by students. The Art Club she advises had three members who were interested in making the facility more welcoming with their visual pieces.

Melissa Essig and Sigourney “Siggy” Toyonaga collaborated on a four-foot square acrylic painting for the center. Their piece includes various fishes, and was inspired by the nautical theme that the center is planning to create for the area.

“I found it challenging because I didn’t have much experience drawing fishes,” said Essig.

Keli Cushing helped the center out with a six-foot wide by four-foot tall oil painting. Cushing is also the President of the Art Club and felt that her artwork will be appreciated at the Healthcare Center.

“It (the artwork) has really made a difference

in here. It has brightened the place up,” said Louetta Wood. She is a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) that works at the center.

For their contributions, the artists received a small commission from the Healthcare center and will be recognized with their photos and biographies next to their artwork.

To easily view other work from the SCC Art Club, just look at the panels on the smoking shelters around campus and the large mural inside of the lobby of the music building. Look for new artwork for the smoking shelters soon, as pieces were recently finished and should be up soon.

If you’re an SCC student interested in joining the Art Club, they meet on the second Tuesday of every month. Their next meeting is on Nov. 13 at 10:30 a.m. in Room 2069.