Warning: Art Instruction Can Be Dangerous!
November 21st, 2007 by FineArtRegistry
Traveling back in time to Burlingame High School circa 1960, Cork Marcheschi columnist for Fine Art Registry™ invites us to share a hilarious incident that occurred there. When High School Art Class Goes Bad!
Cork, like most young high school boys, looked forward with great relish to enjoying his lunch hour. With his best friend at his side, they would share the fine lunch that Cork’s mother would prepare for him. Always included, was dessert of either homemade cookies or brownies. This was a special time for the boys. A time to reflect on all of the pretty girls in their angora sweaters, as well as enjoy the sweet treats provided for them.
Alas, to their utter shock, one day the treat was missing! Cork’s mother assured him that the treat had been put into his lunch bag. The next day, his mom placed the treat into his lunch bag, but when lunch hour arrived, no treat was to be found. Someone apparently knew his locker combination. These thefts continued for the next three weeks without detection.
The stealth thief was spiriting away the boy’s treats. But who? This was a serious situation and Cork declared war. Determined to find the culprit, he called upon what he had been studying in Art class. Mr. Pat, his art instructor, had been teaching the class how to make plaster molds. The idea hit him and so the tale of the missing dessert begins to turn to his favor. Be sure to follow his step-by-step formula and how he finally flushed out the perpetrator. It was ingenious!
Years later Mr. Pat, one of his most influential instructors, attended one of Cork’s openings. He related the To Catch A Thief tale, putting the onus directly on him. I suspect that Mr. Pat is still at this date, laughing at the outcome. Be sure to read this detective story at http://www.fineartregistry.com/articles/marcheschi_cork/school-art-class.php.