{"id":1831,"date":"2022-01-04T12:44:12","date_gmt":"2022-01-04T18:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/datadc\/?p=1831"},"modified":"2022-01-04T12:44:12","modified_gmt":"2022-01-04T18:44:12","slug":"small-introduction-esther-frantzich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/datadc\/2022\/01\/04\/small-introduction-esther-frantzich\/","title":{"rendered":"Small Introduction &#8211; Esther Frantzich"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Hello there everyone, my name is Esther Frantzich and I am a senior biology major this year at St. Olaf. I am from Stillwater, Minnesota, but I\u2019ve moved around the state quite a few times for different forms of schooling, trying to accommodate the needs of my other siblings. I am one of four kids, with two older brothers, a little sister, and a 15 year age gap separating the oldest from the youngest. My\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">mom is a\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">midwife who&#8217;s love language is making absurd amounts of wonder<\/span><span class=\"s1\">ful food, and my dad is <\/span><span class=\"s1\">a musician and Waldorf teacher. We also have two puppies, a black and a yellow lab, who work to make our home bot<\/span>h lovely and chaotic (pictured below).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1842 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/datadc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/2022\/01\/IMG_4549-1-850x478.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"297\" height=\"167\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">My parents put my siblings and I into Waldorf s<\/span><span class=\"s1\">chool for our initial learning experiences &#8211; a K-8 school rooted in art, beauty and connection to the natural world.<\/span><span class=\"s1\"> Because of this approach to learning, I feel like I\u2019ve always been surrounded by art and artists. I feel like I was shown a unique way to interact with my physical and emotional surroundings, and I\u2019ll always be grateful for that. That sense of connection is something I hope to bring to the class this interim. Also, I was able to dig deep into the old arts and take a bronze casting class last s<\/span><span class=\"s1\">emester. Pictured below is 2100 degree bronze being poured into a cast made by my classmate &#8211; pretty cool I&#8217;d say. If anyone wants to learn more about that timeless process, ask away!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1848 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/datadc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/2022\/01\/IMG_7700-850x478.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"324\" height=\"182\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">Even with these points of overlap with art so far in my life, I feel like haven\u2019t dug as deep as I\u2019d like into the arts in a political or democratic light. <\/span><span class=\"s1\">I\u2019m a bit nervous to take this class because it is an unfamiliar approach to a familiar subject, and it can take time to settle into new perspectives in that way. I am also nervous for our final project proposal; I\u2019ve never attempted to directly contact someone I am unfamiliar with to spark change. Alongside these points of nervousness is also knowing that these reasons are why I am most excited for our class together. Gaining new perspectives, and trying to bring real ideas to communities outside of our classroom, has the weight to change world view. I\u2019m excited to hear directly from artists, and people who have lived their lives so closely with the arts. How wonderful! Anyways, that&#8217;s all for now.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello there everyone, my name is Esther Frantzich and I am a senior biology major this year at St. Olaf. I am from Stillwater, Minnesota, but I\u2019ve moved around the state quite a few times for different forms of schooling, trying to accommodate the needs of my other siblings. 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