Laurie Cave is a native of Pennsylvania and the head of Grier's art department. Her father was an artist and art professor and her mother was a costumer. Her childhood was filled with the scent of linseed oil and the crunch of taffeta. Long hours in studio were an early way of life for the whole family. Laurie's formal art study took place at the Ivy School of Professional Art.
Her first “art
job” was art editor of the Seattle Sound News in the early 70’s. This was quickly replaced by the more adventuresome occupation of welder at Lockheed
Shipyard.
Discovery and life-long learning are important to Laurie. Workshops at the Torpedo Factory, College of Santa Fe, Bennington, and University of the Arts
are a few of her favorite learning experiences.
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Laurie Cave with her students Marta and Marissa.
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Laurie was a three year Artist in Education resident at Tyrone Area High School, a Pennsylvania roster artist in the early 90’s, and started teaching at Grier
in 1993. She is still professionally costuming and is a current working member of IATSE local 636 where she is senior wardrobe person. Laurie has worked in community theatre for over 20 years, with sixteen years
in professional theater giving her opportunity to work on great shows such as Les Miserables, Ragtime, Porgy and Bess, Cats, Peter Pan, and to work
with great companies such as Bolshoi Ballet, Dance Theater of Harlem, American Ballet, Alvin Ailey, Ballet Met, and New York City Opera.
Husband Michael, daughters Hannah, Ajia, and Shalah (Grier grad 99’), share her philosophy of life. Don’t be a spectator, be a catalyst!!
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Hana in drawing class in front of a Chagall style collage piece made by another class.
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Mr. Nelson's art class used the "Lab Day" on October 24 to create these lovely pumpkins.
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Stephen Nelson was born and raised in beautiful central Pennsylvania. His studies started at The Columbus College of Art and Design where he focused on illustration and graphic design. With more of an interest in the fine graphic arts, he became focused on printmaking. Stephen finished his studies at Pennsylvania State University, earning Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Continuing his education, Stephen has attended classes at the Pyramid Atlantic Summer Institute in Silver Spring, Maryland and is currently enrolled in the Sessions School of Design in the graphic design program.
A well rounded artist, Stephen’s personal work combines digital and classic techniques such as etching, silk screen, painting and photography. His art centers around the industrial landscape the rich history and cultural heritage that they represent.
Stephen lives in Altoona with his wife Tera. They have two beautiful children, six year old Quintin and three year old Sophia.
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Angela, from Shenzhen City, China, receives some guidance from Mr. Nelson in Drawing class.
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Heidi Zimbler has have been a professional artist working in clay for the past 20 years. Her specialty has been pottery, ornaments, jewelry and tiles. In 1999, she joined the art faculty at The Grier School where she currently teaches courses in design, jewelry making and ceramics.
Mrs. Zimbler graduated from the State University of New York with a B.A. in Fine Arts. She has completed some graduate studies through Penn State University and is a long-standing member of the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen, the Art Alliance of Central Pennsylvania and the Potter's Guild of Central Pennsylvania.
A native of Bavaria, Germany, Mrs. Zimbler works predominantly in white porcelain clay with cobalt blue, green and rose under glazes, drawing from her heritage to influence many of her decorative designs. Her studio is located at 214 Wyoming Ave., Pennsylvania Furnace, PA 16865.
Mrs. Zimbler enjoys teaching at Grier where she is able to share her knowledge and experiences with a diverse community of young women. She feels that Grier's art program provides an outlet for self-expression, intellectual exploration, and critical thinking. By learning to appreciate and understand the artistic process, they are able to enhance their pursuits in other academic disciplines.
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Mrs. Zimbler works with her design class.
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Yong Sook Kim-Lambert was born and grew up in Seoul, South Korea. She earned a B.F.A. at Hong- Ik University in Seoul, a university famous for the quality of its art department. In the years following her graduation, she taught art and started her career as a professional artist. She entered several exhibits and received awards, including the award for most promising young talent at an exhibit in Kyoto, Japan, in 1986.
She met her husband François (also a teacher at Grier) in 1986 while he was teaching in Korea. They founded a family and moved to Canada where Mrs. Lambert pursued her career as a painter and completed several post-graduate courses. In the years since then, she has spent time traveling in several countries, such as Japan, France, and Indonesia – experiences which have helped to shape both the person and the artist. These experiences make her an asset in an environment as diverse as that of the Grier School.
Mrs. Lambert joined the Grier School in 2001 and has since taught watercolor, weaving/fiber art (batik). Also, she has led three annual two-week trips to Paris over our Spring break. She loves the ethnic diversity and the intimate setting of the Grier community where she tries to act as a catalyst in the production of creative works of art by young women.
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Blue Table - Yong Sook Kim-Lambert
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Most recently she was awarded The Artist’s Magazine and Watercolor Magic Magazine Prize at the “American Watercolor Society” and the Monarch Litho Award at the “National Watercolor Society”. Her work is represented in private and public collections, such as Ottawa’s House of Commons in the Canadian capital, Loto-Quebec’s permanent collection, and the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art in Pennsylvania.
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Grier art teacher, Yong Sook Kim-Lambert, is a graduate of Korea's prestigious Hong-Ik University.
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Additional works of art may be seen at Mrs. Kim-Lambert's personal web page at:
Yong Sook Kim-Lambert
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