FAB’s (Kingston High School Fine Arts Boosters) Spotlight is back, shining on Randee Fulton, a KHS visual artist.
Randee, a senior, works in 3-D sculpture and ceramics and 2-D painting. She is so passionate about it that she takes two AP classes at a time. Now that takes strategic planning.
The Port Gamble S’Klallam reservation is Randee’s home. She says “Being Native helps with my art. Cultural art is beneficial. It tells where we are from.
“Native styles and shapes are like a map. You can instantly tell where I am from in my art. It gives us empowerment with one another … I am from here and I’m proud of this.”
Randee lives with her extended family who encourages her. Her mom is creative and her grandparents love her art.
“Art is an expression of my feelings,” she said. “It is therapeutic. I love creating; I’m a hands-on person.”
She also loves taking care of her niece and watching her brother play Kingston Middle School football. “He is great,” she said.
She writes poetry, influenced by her nana. Combining her poetry with her art, she says: “This speaks loudly without saying much.”
Being a hair stylist and make-up artist fit right into Randee’s creativity. Each summer she travels to her family and friends in Reno. There she volunteers teaching lifestyle choices to 5- to 10- year-old girls at a 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. camp. She has enthusiasm for this and what a gift she gives to those girls.
“The camp is very rewarding and I gained more respect for teachers and what they have to deal with with little children,” Randee said.
Clearly stating a common North Kitsap feeling these days regarding our schools (you have read this in almost all the FAB Spotlights in the last several years) Randee is candid when she says, “We deserve better.”
Yes! Young people deserve better. We must listen. We — you and I — can do better!