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Danielle Keys, 18, of Allen Park

After several art classes during the day, Keys goes to an after-school apprenticeship with Timothy Orikri, a Detroit painter and designer. Keys' apprenticeship ranges from learning about different aspects of art and how to use oil paints to helping Orikri set up for shows and sell his work. "I've learned a lot about oil paints themselves and how to manipulate them," she said. "I am getting better, seeing as this is my first time ever working with oil paint." "We work and paint together and we are planning on a dual art showing later this fall."

Read the rest of the June 11, 2008, article by Meredith Perry at The News-Herald.



Dani and Tim

Danielle Keys

Danielle Keys