Housatonic student of the week: Caroline Sullivan

The Lakeville Journal congratulates the honorees of the student of the week program at Housatonic Valley Regional High School. This week’s student portrait was taken by HVRHS student Sarah Brown. FALLS VILLAGE — Certain students stand out from the crowd, some for their personalities, some for their performance, some for their appearance. This week’s student of the week, junior Caroline Sullivan, stands out for all three reasons.An interest in fashion leads Caroline back to her closet each morning to pick out a unique outfit, a habit that has led her to consider a career in fashion design. She is already researching schools such as the Rhode Island School of Design and the Fashion Institute of Technology, and preparing for that future with a full slate of art-related classes, including Drawing, Color and Design and Advanced Photography. She has displayed her work at the Blue and Gold at the White Art Show, where she sold one of her pieces.There is much more behind Caroline’s trademark Ray Ban sunglasses, however, and after she finishes off a drawing or her German homework, she can be found training her 4-year-old rescued horse in Millerton. Caroline has been training and riding horses from an early age, and as a member of the Pony Club, she has been able to travel the country exercising this passion.Caroline gets her own exercise as a member of the ski team and ski club at Housatonic, and she placed fourth in the state for the giant slalom last year. She speaks fondly of Litchfield County, her hometown of Lake-ville, and her parents and young sisters, all of which have helped create and nurture Caroline’s passions. As the leaves begin to fall, we appreciate that the area has finally caught up to Caroline in terms of local color!

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Father Joe was born on May 21, 1954, in Waterbury, Connecticut. He attended kindergarten through high school in Bristol.

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  Anthony Foley, rising senior at Housatonic Valley Regional High School, went 1-for-3 at bat for the Bears June 26.Photo by Riley Klein 

 
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Uncommon books at the intersection of art and literature.

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Siglio Press is a small, independent publishing house based in Egremont, Massachusetts, known for producing “uncommon books at the intersection of art and literature.” Founded and run by editor and publisher Lisa Pearson, Siglio has, since 2008, designed books that challenge conventions of both form and content.

A visit to Pearson’s airy studio suggests uncommon work, to be sure. Each of four very large tables were covered with what looked to be thousands of miniature squares of inkjet-printed, kaleidoscopically colored pieces of paper. Another table was covered with dozens of book/illustration-size, abstracted images of deer, made up of colored dots. For the enchanted and the mystified, Pearson kindly explained that these pieces were to be collaged together as artworks by the artist Richard Kraft (a frequent contributor to the Siglio Press and Pearson’s husband). The works would be accompanied by writings by two poets, Elizabeth Zuba and Monica Torre, in an as-yet-to-be-named book, inspired by a found copy of a worn French children’s book from the 1930s called “Robin de Bois” (Robin Hood).

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For those lucky enough to already possess their own bike, perhaps the routes described will inspire a new way to spend a Sunday afternoon. For more, visit lakevillejournal.com/tag/bike-route to check out two ride-guides from local cyclists that will appeal to enthusiasts of many levels looking for a varied trip through the region’s stunning summer scenery.

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