Jacob created an American flag that incorporates his Jeep, two things he really loves.
Le’Onnie made a piece inspired by a group session for foster kids she attended recently.
Aidan made his artwork as a tribute to his girlfriend.
The colors in Jayla’s piece represent “when you’re little and all you see are colors and shapes”. The dots represent the experiences you have as life moves along.
Claude’s work is about being a positive person surrounded by negativity.
Faith used papercraft to create a snowflake and flower.
Faith also made some earrings, ear cuffs, and rings with wire.
Ronan created necklaces with string and stones.
Destiny made a blackbox diorama that represents how “in every group there is an odd person out, and everyone in this room is the odd person.”
A closeup of Destiny’s diorama.
Ethan practiced his acrylic painting skills with these two landscape paintings.
Olivia created a box in honor of her late grandmother, who took Olivia to see Les Miserables when she was young. Olivia wrote down “life lessons” that the play teaches and puts them in the box. It is a way for her to feel connected to her grandmother, because she feels the lessons are lessons her grandmother would have taught if she were still alive.
Manuel created this drawing from memory of a girl he once dated. He wanted to represent her eyes, because they were her most memorable feature.
Salma’s piece translates to “Made in Mexico”. Salma says that when she sees this phrase on products, she is reminded of where she comes from, even though she doesn’t have many memories of Mexico.
Garrett made this piece as a followup to a piece that he created two years ago that hangs in the main classroom. In this piece, the tree has been chopped down but it still has limbs growing. It represents being resilient through the hard times in life.
Hope created a poster to remind everyone to stay happy. She uses bright colors and squiggly lines to create an upbeat feeling.
Sara drew a knife to honor her friend, because they share an interest in knives as a collector’s item.
Sara’s second drawing represents how society sees people with disabilities as “monsters” instead of people.
Ke’Asia used sticks, beads and string to create this interactive sculptural puppet.
Tyleiah’s piece combines her favorite colors and the Jamaican flag, her cultural roots she wants to feel more connected to.
Keith created a boat sculpture and used a blue colored plate to make it look like it is floating on water, because he really likes boats.
Joshua’s piece puts a self portrait at the center. He surrounds himself with his interests- basketball, science, and Duke University where he wants to go to college.
