arts & culture
january 29, 2015 • the spectrum newspaper
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Do It Yourself: Luscious Bath Bombs Penelope Winton • Staff Writer
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Combine 2 cups of Epsom salts, 2 tablespoons of ofwater, Combine two cups Epsom your salts desired amount of essential oil with two tablespoons of water. Next, add (lavender, eucalyptus, peppermint your desired amount of essential oil (lavetc.) food coloring. recomender,and eucalyptus, peppermint (I etc.). Then, mend starting onewith drop a add food coloring,with starting one at drop time) at a time.
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Pack the mixture into both halves of a spherical mold (you can use an ice cube tray, cupcake tray, plastic ornament or ice mold). Press firmly together and then remove one half of the mold so that it stands partially by itself.
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Let the bath bombs sit for two to three days. Gently take them out of the molds and when you’re ready, throw a singe bath bomb in the bathtub for some welldeserved rest and relaxation.
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As vital as it is to realize the artist background and how they could be affected by that, their individuality and aura as an artist is not limited to that. Every art piece is affected by the past and present its artist, making it an expression of an individual, but it also fits into a larger theme. Giving a person of a minority identity a space on the wall in a museum is nice, but the issue reaches deeper than that. Museums, as a place of learning, have a role to play in the sociological setting, but we as students, visitors, world citizens, and human beings still have a gap to fill. As education is the first, and arguably the most important step, there is enough road up ahead for plenty more steps to come. Our role as students, although varied, can play an extremely important role. According to Smith, “Students have often
played a crucial role in struggles for social justice. High school and college students staged the lunch counter sitins that helped desegregate the United States in the 1960s. Young artists have also been key to organizing the protests in response to the police killings of Michael Brown and Eric Garner. What can students do to encourage the role of art in social justice movements? Make it or support those that do!” The idea is that everyone has something to share with the world, and likewise, everyone also has something to learn. After the nation has been touched by events such as Ferguson, many students are still searching for the balance between listening and speaking. Art helps in this education. This education is present in the everyday classroom, filled with bright and
unique voices. This education is present right at the Walker, which is free of admission for students, and less than a block away from school. This education is present in your community, on the media, in the world. You may not agree with the idea and you may feel uncomfortable by it, but you should be able to learn something from any search for education. Art express the stories often silenced by oppression and other restricting forces and many times, is worth more than a thousand words. A quote by Edward Hopper sums the unique purpose of art:, “If I could say it in words, there would be no reason to paint.”
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