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Lindsay Griffin<\/h4>\n\n\n

Mississippi State Organization \u2013 Alpha Chi Chapter<\/em>
Interviewed by: <\/em><\/strong>Janice Garrett, Eta, Mississippi, Arts and Humanities Jury 2024-2028<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Tell us about yourself as an educator and artist.<\/strong>
I have been teaching high school math for 22 years at the same high school that I graduated from. I mainly teach algebra 1 but get a few classes of geometry some years. I have been interested in photography since high school and have submitted and been accepted into the DKG Art Gallery for several years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tell us what inspired you and how you developed the art you entered in the gallery<\/strong>.
As a child I remember taking pictures with an instant camera and my mother’s 1-10 camera. I just took pictures occasionally, until my senior year of high school. Mr. Hill, my chemistry teacher and photography club sponsor, had us make a pin-hole camera. We got to develop and print our own pictures in a dark room. After that I loved photography. The issue was the cost of buying and developing film. I would take pictures of special occasions or trips, but that was it. Then here comes digital cameras. They changed my world as far as photography is concerned. I could take as many pictures as I wanted and only print the ones that I liked. So far, I have filled up 2 external hard drives with pictures I have taken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is the best artist advice you have been given?<\/strong>
Keep taking pictures. Try different angles and change the time of day that you take them. Don’t worry about how you look, trying to get the picture. I have sat, leaned and laid in some very interesting positions to get the shot I wanted. Don’t be afraid to experiment with different lenses and filters. And of course, have fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What does the value of Creative Arts in Education mean to you?<\/strong>
I believe it is just as important as math. Being creative opens up doors that you would not know existed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you have anything else you want to add?<\/strong>
If you do what you love, it never feels like work.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n