Kicking off the spring season, on April 17, CVHS’ Quill Club held its first-ever egg-painting event, where students were invited to drop by during lunch and express their artistic creativity by painting and designing their own colored eggs.
The club centers around giving students the opportunity to publish their literary or visual works through either its literary magazine or other publishing services, offering a creative platform for students to express themselves through original art and literature.
“We kind of wanted to promote the students’ creativity here,” Salazar said. “Because all of our past events were kind of focused on, like, literary works, short stories, poetry, prose… that’s why we decided to do Easter egg painting, because we kind of feel like we have been lagging behind on representing the visual media portion of our club. So we took this as an opportunity, the painting and all, [to] help students kind of channel that creativity into something physical.”
Providing a variety of paints, brushes, eggs and snacks to fuel creativity, the Carnegie Quill Club offered a space for students across campus to explore their artistic side through a classic Easter-themed activity.
Senior Davu Wallace described the event as “easy and fun,” and said, “I participated in a lot of previous events, like open mic and all that. Yeah, I just really hope more people come to [these] meetings, because they are interesting. There’s always a little activity and food.”
Salazar said he took the lead in setting up the event. “I took it upon myself to get paints and the eggs, along with the snacks, and Anjali Martinez (club co-president) got more brushes and helped me spread the word. We also set out on Instagram a week beforehand because we wanted to try and build up attendance — and we do have a pretty decent turnout right now,” Salazar said.
Looking ahead, the club plans to wrap up the spring season with an end-of-year celebration.
“[At] the end of the school year, we’re probably gonna have a little party before we leave, because a lot of the cabinet are seniors. So we want to wish them farewell… and we’re also gonna have a party before or when we publish. I believe it is going to be sometime next month, sometime mid-May,” Salazar said.
Salazar also shared what he values most about the club: the close-knit and endlessly creative community dedicated to helping others realize and express their artistic potential.
“I really do appreciate the memories. We are a small, tight-knit community, and I really do appreciate the cabinet members. I know we’ve been struggling to be published, but they’ve been very understanding. And, you know, I’m really glad when people come in and share their words with us, because that’s what we’re trying to achieve. We’re trying to help provide a space for them to share their creativity — to be a sort of outlet,” Salazar said.
