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Sisters Library showcases student art
By Helen Schmidling
Correspondent
Enter the quiet of Sisters
Library, and you9re greeted
by a shout of color, followed
by a whisper of poetry. This
month, library walls are
aglow with dozens of origi-
nal art creations by students
from kindergarten through
high school.
Clay Warburton9s fourth-
graders make a huge splash
with their art and haiku proj-
ect in the Computer Room.
<Kids were asked to pick a
four-letter word that they felt
a personal connection with,=
he said. <Then we practiced
making block letters and
dividing up a square or rect-
angular paper into quadrants
for the art.
The kids9 choicest words
include <FREE,= <LOVE,=
<HERO,= <FAST,= <KICK,=
<HOME,= and <DOGS.=
<After rough drafts, kids
wrote Western Haiku poetry
that further developed their
connection to the word,
and finally we painted,=
Warburton said. For 8Free,9
the student wrote, 8Soldiers
fought for this. / We can now
make our choices. / We will
not forget.9 For <Home,= the
haiku is 8Happily playing. /
Eat, sleep, and helping par-
ents. / Knowing I belong.9
<During the art lesson,
we focused on color-map-
ping, brush techniques, and
blending. We got to explore
the connection of colors and
the unique negative spaces
that the letters make on the
page,= Warburton said. <The
kids really embraced the cre-
ative spirit and connection
the project offered.
<Painting big on the floor
with big strokes and bold
colors is one of my favorite
activities to do with my stu-
dents. And I especially love
how the collection looks
when hanging. I think it helps
bind us all together.=
Painting big on the
floor with big strokes and
bold colors is one of my
favorite activities to do
with my students.
— Clay Warburton
Ceramics and wire sculp-
ture fill the display cases
in the lobby. This work by
Sisters High School students
sets some high standards.
These are from visual arts
teacher Bethany Gunnarson9s
classes in drawing, painting,
ceramics, advanced art, and
2-D and 3-D design classes.
Of particular note are the
ceramics, including a black-
and-white tea set by senior
Ella Cole, lotus cups by
junior Josie Aylor, and a frog
PHOTO BY HELEN SCHMIDLING
A ceramic frog prince by Josie Aylor is part of the exhibit.
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prince, also by Aylor.
<Since the classes are
so varied and each piece is
from a certain project, it9s
hard to summarize,= said
Gunnarson. <In all classes,
we address design and com-
position, quality, and creative
idea.= For their efforts, many
students earned Scholastic
Art Awards in January. (See
story in the February 6, 2019
Nugget Newspaper.)
Young artists learned
that creating and showing
art is not without its frustra-
tions. The annual art night
had to be rescheduled by
nearly a month due to the
late February snows. High
school students are selling
their art this weekend at the
Clearwater Gallery.
The 2-D work of elemen-
tary students from Sisters
Christian Academy, along
with Sisters elementary, mid-
dle, and high school artists is
featured along the walls in
the hallway, and in the com-
munity room.
The art programs in Sisters
are supported with funds and
supplies from Sisters Folk
Festival, The Roundhouse
PHOTO BY HELEN
SCHMIDLING
Foundation, Hayden Homes,
Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show,
and Black Butte Ranch Art
Guild. All of this art will
be on display in the library
through the end of May.