Life & Style

CNY Arts and Everson’s “On My Own Time” exhibit allows recreational artists to thrive
By Genelle Levy
November 8, 2015 - 5:45pm
Amateur artists' work was featured at the Everson Museum to reflect that art done as a hobby is still art nonetheless.

After a day at the office, it’s not uncommon to kick back with a glass of wine or a favorite TV show. But for some a paintbrush or a sketchbook is their main afterwork activity. The Everson Museum of Art’s 42nd exhibition “On My Own Time” showcased the work of amateur artists who pursue art for their own enjoyment and, surprisingly, the added health benefits it can offer.

Cat lovers crazy for local artist's whimsical cat paintings
By Stephanie Jade Wong
November 4, 2015 - 12:02pm
Cindy Schmidt paints colorful, cranky cats for her Cranky Cat Collection.

“I started painting cats, and they have basically taken over my life,” said artist Cindy Schmidt.

Schmidt created the Cranky Cat Collection around 2000, after noticing her cat paintings were more popular compared to her others.

Sculptor makes art for human prosthetics
By Alexa Voss
November 3, 2015 - 10:23am
SU junior Kate Browse delves into the process of making medical prosthetics by creating a plaster mold of her face.

Kate Browse, a sculpture junior, dove headfirst into pursuing her goal of discovering the process of making human prosthetics by constructing a mold of her face.

To do this, she and two other assisting sculpture majors mixed a skin-safe alginate with water to make a plaster-like substance. Her assistants then painted this mixture over her face, neck and ears. 

As a self-described claustrophobic, Browse said she first felt intimidated that she would have to breathe through two small plastic straws placed in her nostrils while the plaster dried on her face.

Making good on a Halloween costume
By Drew Osumi
November 2, 2015 - 9:35am
Photo essay: Senior Drew Osumi explores the motivations and inspiration for students' Halloween attire.

I’ve noticed at Syracuse University that there are many people who tend to remain exclusive to a set of friends. They might do this because they feel that it is safer or other people aren’t as cool as their current friends.

As a photographer, I’ve been able to travel around and photograph different events on campus, and I find it incredibly fascinating to see the similarities between all groups of people.

Where do you fall in the haunted house pack?
By Megan Callahan
October 30, 2015 - 12:42pm
From the Alpha to the Courageous Lion, our reporter explains four distinctly different personalities for Halloween thrillseekers.

During my visit to Frightmare Farms, I came to the realization that there are four types of haunted house visitors and a natural order in which they fall. This order starts with Alpha, followed by the Jokester, the Scaredy Cat and the Courageous Lion.

Show off your #CuseCostumes
By NewsHouse Staff
October 28, 2015 - 4:53pm
Congrats to our Halloween #CuseCostumes winners who will be heading to see MythBusters!

You know you've got the best Halloween costume around, so here's your chance to flaunt it with The NewsHouse's special #CuseCostumes photo contest.

We're looking for the most original costume ideas of you and your friends this Halloween. They can be scary, sophisticated or frightening. Just impress us!

Zombie Ball brings undead to life
By NewsHouse Staff
October 25, 2015 - 7:32pm
Halloween came early for guests at the Zombie Ball this weekend.

The undead came to life on the dance floor during K-Rock's Zombie Ball at the Landmark Theatre on Saturday.

Attendees dressed up in their best costumes and slipped on their dancing shoes to boogie the night away.

Makeup artists painted on scary and bloody faces while guests dressed as zombies, vampires and witches hit the dance floor to songs such as Michael Jackson's "Thriller" and NSYNC's "Bye Bye Bye."

Orange After Dark Paint Nite event allows students to channel inner Picasso
By Nick Papantonis
October 13, 2015 - 6:40pm
Students got creative at Paint Nite, a painting party Orange After Dark hosted on Friday.

With “What is Love” blaring over the loudspeakers, Claire McKenney looked around the Sheraton Hotel ballroom, which resembled more of an art studio than a meeting space.

Local artist Reina Apraez debuts romantic artwork at Pastabilities
By Anna Gibertini
October 12, 2015 - 4:28pm
Syracuse-based artist Reina Apraez hosted her solo gallery reception “Romance; Borrowed Verses; Fantastic Death," commenting on how she finds death quirky.

Local artist Reina Apraez, 27, debuted her gallery show “Romance; Borrowed Verses; Fantastic Death” at Pastabilities on Sunday, October 11.  The restaurant, located at 311 S. Franklin St., has been a fixture for downtown Syracuse-based artists and foodies alike.  Now, Apraez can add her name to the extensive list of artists that have graced the popular establishment’s brick walls.

Syracuse Snarl brings horror movie characters to life on the runway
By Dan Poorman
October 12, 2015 - 2:07am
The Halloween spirit is in the air with Syracuse Fashion Week's third Snarl fashion show.

It’s not every day that a fashion show opens with little Danny Torrance wheeling down the runway on his iconic tricycle, only to be met by—you guessed it—those ghostly Grady twins and a most unsettling invitation to “come play.”

But this scene from Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining did in fact unfold on a cobweb-covered catwalk in Syracuse’s historic Landmark Theatre on Saturday, for the third Syracuse Snarl fashion event.