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April 14, 2005 There is no new Art story this week. Jewels finance travel for high schooler April 7, 2005 Story and photos by JJ Gonson
It is Lilla’s dream to go to Australia with a student ambassador program called People to People. The program was started by President Eisenhower in the 1950s after World War II. The goal was to send American youth overseas with the dual purpose of building international relations and enabling the United States children to experience other cultures. Lilla calls it “really in-depth tourism.” People to People also sends groups of youngsters to destinations throughout Asia, Europe, and South America. Lilla plans to travel to Australia in July with some 40 high school students from around the Cape and Islands. The youngsters will meet with politicians and others in the Australian government and spend part of their 18-day visit staying in the home of an Australian family. Regional high school students Bethany deBettencourt, a junior, and freshman Shelagh Kelley will also participate in the trip. Bethany, Lilla’s best friend, is responsible for getting Lilla excited about the program. People to People is perpetuated by the recommendations of former participants, one of whom recommended Bethany. When she received information in the mail about People to People, Bethany shared it with Lilla. Oak Bluffs School librarian Pam Melrose wrote a recommendation to help get Lilla accepted as well. Now both girls are attending meetings on the Cape, learning what to expect from their upcoming adventure. Lilla has received more information from high school freshmen Amanda Brown and Emily Bevis who traveled to the United Kingdom with the program as elementary school students. Adult Islanders are involved as well, including program leaders Joanne Colley and her husband, John. Pam Melrose hopes to accompany the group as a chaperone. Art pays off Lilla, who says she has been surrounded by art and music all her life, has varied creative interests. She is a member of the Minnesingers, the elite singing group, and is fascinated by photography. She also loves to paint and draw. Lilla became interested in jewelry-making when her older cousin gave her necklaces and earrings that she was making. Lilla started off simply, stringing beads and making uncomplicated necklaces for her mother and herself. Four years ago she began to experiment with making earrings. Over time, her earrings have become more complex and now they are intricately combined colors and textures, strung on twisted bits of silver wire. Some are long and flowing, some are shorter clumps of round beads. Late this winter, Heather Kochin, a family friend and co-owner of Rainy Day where Lilla got her first job two years ago, offered to see if the earrings might sell at her store. Heather, who Lilla refers to as “amazing,” offered Lilla 100 percent of the profits from the sales to help finance her trip. Eight pair of earrings sold in two weeks. “I want to make them one of my main lines for the summer season,” says Heather. The earrings fit well with the bright, perky Rainy Day atmosphere. Heather says she loves the fact that they are a local product made by an Island girl who is a former employee. Lilla is pleased to oblige, but insists that once she has raised enough money for the trip, which she needs to do by May, she will no longer let Heather give her all of her profits. “I want to do something with jewelry for the rest of my life!” says Lilla. She would like to go to art school, or at least to a school with a strong arts program. Off to a good start, she has been commissioned to make custom earrings to match the bridesmaids’ dresses in the upcoming wedding of Heather’s assistant, Melissa. Lilla’s earrings will continue to be available at Rainy Day, and she is happy to take special orders. u Lilla Warren can be reached by e-mail at DanceHHRMS@Yahoo.com. More information about the People to People program is available at www.studentambassadors.org JJ Gonson is a photographer and occasionally contributes articles to The Times. |
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