Introducing Diana

I am Diana Perez, a junior from the MET high school. I have been interning here at Angell Fine Arts Ltd. for a couple of months, and it is absolutely fantastic. I am able to enjoy this opportunity due to the mentoring program the MET supplies. The core curriculum of the MET is to allow students to follow their passions through outside experiences known as internships. Through this, I am able to work with Ruth and Sarah, and help the business out to the best of my ability. I plan on continuing to intern here at Angell Fine Arts Ltd. and watching the business grow.

With internships come projects to prove my learning. With Ruth and Sarah's help, I have decided that my project will be to photograph socio-economic and global problems via the mediums of photography and creative writing. I will do photo essays on the pictures that I capture while figuring out what represents each sociological issue I feel as pressing in both Providence and South County. The end product will be a gallery night to not only show off the work I am proud of, but to introduce Ruth and Sarah to my school peers. I am also hoping to build an art portfolio through this project, as college nears.

It is a pleasure working with both Ruth and Sarah, and I simply cannot wait to see how not only the business, but our relationships blossom.

Hearthside House in Lincoln Rhode Island

Over the Christmas Holidays I had the pleasure to be introduced to the Hearthside House in Lincoln Rhode Island, http://www.hearthsidehouse.org/. Kathy Hartley, President of the Friends of Hearthside asked me to photograph each decorated room in the home in addition to the outside (and of course it was freezing!)for a book to be published on historic homes decorated for the holidays. Hearthside was the only Rhode Island home asked to be part of this fabulous book. It was a wonderful experience and I am honored to be part of the whole publishing process. The book should be completed and appear on store shelves in time for next years holiday season. I will keep you all posted on the release of the book. In the meantime check out Hearthside web site for activities at this fantastic historic home.