Charcoal and chalk on watercolor paper bound by hot glue.
Part of a Concentration portfolio based on the concept of "a young adult’s personality only becoming fully formed through relationships with others.”
Acrylic on railroad board.
An observational self-portrait, one of many she used to “figure out” techniques for new materials in open studio AP class.
Pencil on sulphite paper.
Concentration portfolio piece: Observational self-portraits “fitting into” abstract, non-centered compositions.
Pencil on sulphite paper.
Another warped self-portrait, with all parts drawn from observation but reassembled on the paper.
Pencil and ink wash on Bristol board.
Theme: “Androphobia” (fear of men) - a response to the AP assignment “Research and Describe a Phobia”.
Pencil, watercolor and acrylic on hot-press paper.
Theme: Geliophobia (fear of laughing) - a response to the AP assignment “Research and Describe a Phobia”.
Acrylic and collage on railroad board.
Hydrophobia (Fear of Water) - a response to the AP assignment “Research and Describe a Phobia”.
Charcoal and chalk on unbleached craft paper.
Gourds are used to introduce AP students to chiaroscuro early in the year.
Charcoal and Chalk on Charcoal Paper.
Second chiaroscuro drawing of a gourd, this time working on a more ‘abstracted’ representation.
Chalk on black paper.
Building on chiaroscuro skills learned earlier in the year.
Charcoal and Chalk on Charcoal Paper.
”Extreme Closeup” chiaroscuro study of a wooden mannequin.
Pencil, chalk and pastel on charcoal paper.
Watercolor on railroad board.
Part of an Advanced Placement: Drawing Concentration portfolio combining interest in thermographic imagery with observational self-portraits.
Acrylic, waterproof ink, gesso and pastel on railroad board.
A week-long painting with the first day of frenetic production based on immediate responses to a 47-minute-long music playlist.
Acrylic, waterproof ink, and watercolor on railroad board.
A week-long painting with the first day of frenetic production based on immediate responses to a 47-minute-long music playlist.
Acrylic, pencil, colored pencil and pastel on railroad board.
A week-long painting with the first day of frenetic production based on immediate responses to a 47-minute-long music playlist.
Acrylic, gesso and pastel on railroad board.
A week-long painting with the first day of frenetic production based on immediate responses to a 47-minute-long music playlist.
Acrylic, conte and colored ink on charcoal paper. A memoir piece based on her experience being “coyoted” into the US as a child.
Pencil and watercolor on watercolor paper. A personal response to one-on-one instruction and investigation into Cubism as a way to broaden his sci-fi illustrations.
Watercolor, oil pastel, colored pencil and colored ink on sulphite paper.
A proud moment for both of us!
Embroidery thread, hot glue and powdered graphite on four sheets of watercolor paper.
AP Concentration piece: abstractions (derived from Cubism) based on observational drawings of a flattened mounted shrew skull.
Acrylic, watercolor and hot glue on four sheets of watercolor paper.
AP Concentration piece: abstractions (derived from Cubism) based on observational drawings of a flattened mounted shrew skull.
Watercolor paper, sulphite paper, remnants of folding umbrella. A sculpture piece based around deconstructing and reconstructing a form, allowing a student on the Autism spectrum to dive into “handcraft” processes familiar to her while also learning about composition and materials beyond folded paper.
Charcoal and chalk on charcoal paper.
Embroidery thread on felt.
Chalk on black charcoal paper.
The piece which established her Concentration theme and motif: a paper boat on an ocean of pills, symbolizing her relationship with anxiety and depression. These works are being produced in conjunction with her counseling.
House paint, candle wax and oil pastel on photo printed on foam-cor.
The impetus of an AP Concentration portfolio describing life with a paralyzed shoulder and arm.
Wite-out, hot glue, embroidery thread and powdered graphite on photographs. The central point of an AP Concentration portfolio describing the artist’s relationship with Erb’s palsy, which forces her arm into an awkward position shown in each of the photos.
Acrylic on sulphite paper.
Part of an AP Concentration portfolio on the many familial and racial threads of the artist.
Chalk and charcoal on charcoal paper.
Part of an AP Concentration portfolio on the many familial and racial threads of the artist.
Acrylic on railroad board.
Part of a Concentration portfolio investigating double standards facing women.
Pencils and acrylic on watercolor paper.
Air-drying clay (with lacquer glaze), 10 inches tall.
Scholastic Gold Key winner.
Air-drying clay (with lacquer glaze), 10 inches tall.
Scholastic Gold Key winner.
Non-photo pencil, ink wash and permanent marker on Bristol board. Expansion of the intro classes’ comic project, allowing an advanced student in the beginner class to make two connected pages and explore ink wash’s abilities to make more subtle shading on the Xeroxed final prints.
Watercolor and colored pencil on Watercolor paper.
One of a series of allegorical paintings describing the Earth reclaiming its power after the extinction of humanity.
Charcoal on Charcoal Paper.
Self-portrait from observation.
Hand- and machine-stitched thread over Acrylic and Gesso on Canvas.
Exploration of the artist’s self-image in relation to the beauty standards imposed upon young women.
Acrylic over Air-Drying Clay.
Figurative Self-Portrait intentionally broken and repaired with slip to symbolize the artist’s loss of his father to deportation.
“Symbolic Self-Portrait” produced during remote learning, following a discussion of self-portraiture before and after the advent of photography.