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Yahoo
02-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Old Forge girl's painting makes it to Halls of Congress
OLD FORGE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Kids often discover art by coloring with crayons, but there is something else about art that they discover along the way, their creativity. For one local teen, that creativity is gaining her national recognition. 17-year-old Rhianna Kupetz seems right at home inside the art room at Old Forge Junior/Senior High School. She is familiar with several art mediums, including batik, by using soy wax and cheesecloth. She also dabbles in linoleum printing under the watchful eye of Old Forge Jr./Sr. High school art teacher Anne Guida. 'She just takes it to the next level, and it's amazing. It's great to see,' said Guida. 'Yeah, she does really push me, and I feel like a lot of the projects are very different than stuff that I would normally do at home,' said Rhianna. You would have a hard time finding a form of art that Rihanna is not adept at, but if you ask what her favorite art medium is, she would tell you… 'Probably painting. I think painting with acrylics,' said Rhianna. Acrylic painting is the medium Rhianna chose to make a gift for her mother. Inspired by an unusual find in her mom's garden. 'She grows her own vegetables and stuff, and she found a potato that was shaped like a heart, so I thought it would be really cute to paint and give it to her for Christmas,' explained Rhianna. After taking a photo of her mother holding the heart-shaped potato, Rhianna got to work. 'I began tracing it out on canvas and then, like, building out different layers and painting it on,' explained Rhianna. The labor of love took about a month to make. After giving her mom the painting, you'd have a hard time 'drawing up' what happened next. Girl Scout helping a dying bat population with bat boxes 'It's insane to think about. I never thought that would happen, like, especially so young. It's mind-boggling,' said Rhianna. Ms. Guida saw the painting's potential. She encouraged Rihanna to submit it for the annual congressional art competition. The painting, now called 'Potato Heart', was chosen to represent the 8th congressional district. A ceremony was held in April at the Everhart Museum in Scranton before Rihanna's artwork made its way to Washington, D.C. It is being displayed in the Halls of Congress with other award-winning works of students nationwide. 'I can't imagine how many people are going to see this artwork that she created. I can't imagine how many people are going to walk through those halls and look at that and say 'Oh'. Maybe it will remind them of northeast Pennsylvania, and that's what goes on here because I think it captures it perfectly,' said Donna Kupetz, Rhianna's mother. For her achievement, Rihanna received a certificate from the Old Forge School Board and District. 'To have your artwork recognized as an artist it's, it's what you hope for, and just all of her hard work and all of her dedication, and to see that recognition, it's great,' said Guida. Rhianna has served as president of her school's drama club. She has also served as secretary of the Leo Club, the student version of the Lions Club. And now she serves as something else: a congressional art competition winner. 'Yeah, that's crazy. I don't know. I'm just so shocked,' said Rhianna. Rhianna says she will attend West Chester University to study studio arts. In the meantime, she plans to go to Washington, D.C., next week to see her painting, 'Potato Heart' on display at the U.S. Capitol Building. Here's to you, Rhianna. If you have a kid you think should be featured on Here's To You Kid!, send in a nomination online. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
BBC News
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Rhianna shares teaser of first song since 2022
You might know Rhianna for her big hits like 'Umbrella' and 'Diamonds'. But, the star hasn't released any new music since 2022's "Lift Me Up" for Black Panther: Wakanda fans long wait for more has come to an end. The superstar finally has a new song out - a track for the upcoming Smurfs movie. Rhianna, who voices Smurfette in the new Smurfs movie released the song today as a preview to the movie. The film will be released in cinemas on July 18. The songs music video "Friend of Mine" even features a brief appearance from Rhianna herself before she is transformed into a will this song be a contender for Song of the Summer? Let us know what you think of it in the comments below!
BBC News
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Watch: Rihanna baby bump and suits galore - Key looks from di 2025 Met Gala
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7NEWS
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- 7NEWS
Singer Rhianna confirms she's pregnant with baby number three ahead of Met Gala
Singer Rhianna is pregnant with baby number three. The pop icon, 37, seemed to be trying to cover a baby bump as she left the Carlyle Hotel ahead of this year's Met Gala in New York on Monday, US time. The singer and her partner, rapper A$AP Rocky, already have two sons — Riot Rose, 21 months, and RZA Athelston, who turns three this month. The singer's photographer Miles Diggs later shared a photo of her walking in the rain, clearly showing her baby bump, on Instagram. The singer was eye-catching in a skirt and long-sleeve top ensemble with matching stockings and heels. She finished her vintage look with a string of pearls and a 1920s-style black cloche hat. The theme for this year's Met Gala at the city's Metropolitan Museum of Art is Superfine: Tailoring Black Style. Sunrise stylist Elliott Garnaut on Tuesday said Rihanna is 'no stranger to announcing a pregnancy in a public sphere, obviously'. 'The last pregnancy was announced at the Super Bowl, so I can't wait to see what she actually wears on the red carpet and how she dresses up that bump because sometimes she covers it all up and other times it's out on show,' he said. 'So, Rihanna, the icon she is, I can expect nothing but perfection.' In an interview with Page Six, Rhianna previously spoke of how her relationship changed when she and Rocky became parents. 'I love him differently as a dad. This is major, major ... it's a turn on,' she told the publication. 'It's just like, wow, what a leader, what a great, patient loving ... and my kids are obsessed with him.'
