Blick Art Materials Gift Card Category Award: Sculpture Organization or School Affiliation: Wilbraham and Monson Academy
Student Name: Yixuan Alissa Zhao Grade: Grade 10 Artist Statement: This sculpture is made entirely of paper straws, using a repeating leaf form as its basic unit. Shaped like fire, it represents the linear progression of time: leaves transform into fire, where leaves embody the past of fire and fire represents their future.
Teacher: Marvina Lowry-Brook
Fox Hunt
Blick Art Materials Gift Card Category Award: Jewelry Organization or School Affiliation: Waltham
Student Name: Rosalee Parkes Grade: Grade 12 Artist Statement: This piece was inspired by a fox hunt. There are two hunters, each of them holding chains attached to dogs running towards a fox who has nowhere to go. The fox is trapped. He is only seen as a prize, an innocent animal that will suffer for entertainment. The dogs and hunter were sawed from copper metal, the fox from bronze metal, The chain is 22ga and the clasp is 20ga, both are copper wire.
Teacher: Kathleen Flynn
Farmstead Fashion
Blick Art Materials Gift Card Category Award: Fashion Organization or School Affiliation: Somerville High School
Student Name: Levon Delmonico Grade: Grade 11 Artist Statement: My body of work was inspired the workwear worn in a farm setting. Every summer since the 6th grade I've attended a summer farm camp in western Massachusetts. As my interest in fashion grew, I began developing my own style by blending this utilitarian workwear with the growing fashion scene around me. When my Dad brought home left-over burlap coffee bags, I got right to work. Teacher: Lindsey Richard
Woods Hole Market
Blick Art Materials Gift Card Category Award: Printmaking Organization or School Affiliation: Falmouth High School
Student Name: Aoife Cahill Grade: Grade 11 Artist Statement: This is a linoleum print of a local market, I meant to capture the mood of a coastal town in the fall. Teacher: Jane Baker
The Beast Is Out There
Blick Art Materials Gift Card Category Award: Animation Organization or School Affiliation: Somerville High School
Student Name: Soleil Bryant Grade: Grade 11 Artist Statement: My piece is a figure singing one of my favorite songs, from my favorite show Over the Garden Wall. It is done with cut paper and other mixed media like colored pencils and fine liners, made using stop motion animation. The figure warns of “a beast” that will ensure that no one who encounters it will return home. Teacher: Lindsey Richard
Visiting Stellwagen Bank
Organization or School Affiliation: Falmouth High School
Student Name: Maisie Chase Grade: Grade 12 Artist Statement: Living on Cape Cod, I have always been inspired by the Humpback Whales that visit the Cape each summer. For this piece, I focused on the movement of the whales and their unique coloring, something I was able to capture with the glaze through the raku firing process. Teacher: Corine Adams
Calico Set
Organization or School Affiliation: Falmouth High School
Student Name: Brynlyn Velardo Grade: Grade 11 Artist Statement: This set was slab built and hand carved. When it was bone dry, I added terra sigillata to get a shine. It was aluminum foil saggar fired. The colors came from combustible items such as ferric chloride, sugar, banana peel and sea weed. Teacher: Corine Adams
Blooming Beauty
Organization or School Affiliation: Falmouth High School
Student Name: Bella Langley Grade: Grade 10 Artist Statement: The vase was slab built and I chose the lily flower because its very sentimental to me as it is my moms favorite flower that was used in her wedding bouquet. I made this piece as a gift to my parents for the celebration of their anniversary. Teacher: Corine Adams
The Little Blue Boat
Organization or School Affiliation: Falmouth High School
Student Name: Dorothy Linton Grade: Grade 11 Artist Statement: This mixed media of a boat was from a boat ride to Naushon Island to learn about the Battle of Falmouth. The boat itself is three dimensional and made of paper board. The trees along the horizon were painstakingly embroidered with various shades of green. To make the piece more three dimensional, cardboard was layered and used to create the texture of waves, enhanced with watered down acrylic. Teacher: Jane Baker
Red Tail Hawk
Organization or School Affiliation: Falmouth High School
Student Name: Victoria Webber Grade: Grade 10 Artist Statement: My school hosted a wild life presentation which a sanctuary brought by birds of prey among other animals which they had there. I had the fortune of seeing sone of their birds, a red tail hawk in specific. I created a piece depicting the bird in particular as I had found the patterns on the feathers and general appearance to be very visually appealing. Teacher: Jane Baker
African Inspired Zebra
Organization or School Affiliation: Dennis Yarmouth Regional High
Student Name: Camille Depuy Grade: Grade 11 Artist Statement: My zebra bust explores the intersection of raw nature and traditional African craftsmanship. By blending the earthy, tactile quality of ceramic with the organic warmth of wood, I aimed for a "primitive" aesthetic that honors ancient artistic styles. The bold, hand-etched stripes emphasize the animal’s markings, transforming a familiar form into a symbolic, grounded sculpture. Teacher: Craig c Brodt
Honeycomb Light
Organization or School Affiliation: Dennis Yarmouth Regional High
Student Name: Kateryna Lazutkina Grade: Grade 12 Artist Statement: This slab-built porcelain lamp explores the vitality of a healthy ecosystem. The geometric honeycomb pattern is hand-cut to allow light to illuminate the delicate translucency of the clay, mimicking the warmth of a glowing hive. Sculpted bees, suspended on high-temp wire, add movement and life to the piece, celebrating the industrious and essential nature of an active, thriving colony. Teacher: Craig c Brodt
Salmon Run Jar
Organization or School Affiliation: Dennis Yarmouth Regional High
Student Name: Annelise Brown Grade: Grade 12 Artist Statement: This jar narrates the salmon run through the use of a variety ceramic techniques. I integrated wheel-throwing and slab-building to create the form, which was further altered with molds for a unique form. Sgraffito imagery captures the migration’s energy, using precise carving to contrast the fluid movement of fish in rushing waters with the surrounding wildlife. Teacher: Craig c Brodt
Shocked
Organization or School Affiliation: Dennis Yarmouth Regional High
Student Name: Logan Joy Grade: Grade 12 Artist Statement: My artwork inspired by the feeling of being emotionally shocked—sudden, overwhelming, and impossible to ignore. Drawing from my experiences with stress, anxiety, and emotional loss, I used an electric blue figure and exaggerated spiked hair to convey intensity through a humorous, cartoon-like form. Working with clay and carving tools allowed imperfections to remain visible, reflecting inner chaos. Teacher: Craig C Brodt
Baobab Tree
Organization or School Affiliation: Dennis Yarmouth Regional High
Student Name: Ana Clara Santos Grade: Grade 12 Artist Statement: The baobab tree, often called the “Tree of Life,” is known for its massive water-storing trunk and resilience. This clay baobab was constructed using slab-building, with extruding and molds used to alter and extend the form. Extruded cylinders form the branches, while frayed jute twine at the tips adds texture and movement, reflecting the baobab’s strength, adaptability, and endurance. Teacher: Craig C Brodt
Sir Flappy the Difficult - Teapot
Organization or School Affiliation: Somerville High School
Student Name: Sylvester Miratrix Grade: Grade 12 Artist Statement: Throughout myth Wyverns are great beasts swooping down to hunt their helpless prey, akin to dark shadows on crimson wings. My creation, Sir Flappy, seems to balance precariously on fragile wings, evoking the fear of the aforementioned prey. If Sir Flappy were to dive to his death, over a hundred hours of effort would smash to pieces with the finality of the Sword of Damocles finally falling. Teacher: Taylor Byrne
What's the Scenario?
Organization or School Affiliation: Somerville High School
Student Name: Emma Lounsberry Grade: Grade 12 Artist Statement: My piece is inspired by Vince Ballentine’s art for the album 'The Low End Theory', by a Tribe Called Quest. 'The Low End Theory' was produced with a focus on isolating bass lines and low frequencies, the foundation of the hip-hop groove.The album was first introduced to me by my parents when I began hip-hop dancing, which fostered my love for 90’s hip hop and dancing in general. Teacher: Taylor Byrne
Foster
Organization or School Affiliation: Somerville Public Schools
Student Name: Jordyn Merrill Grade: Grade 12 Artist Statement: The main inspiration behind my work is just my cat because I’ve lived with him all my life. His 19th birthday is approaching soon, and he will be older than me. I think I was really able to capture his vibe and demeanor, which is what I really enjoyed about this project. I’m especially proud of the deepness and range of his color, as he’s so multicolored with vastly complex textures.
Teacher: May Chau
Some Pomegranate
Organization or School Affiliation: Somerville Public Schools
Student Name: Valen Piehl Grade: Grade 12 Artist Statement: I have always found pomegranates very intriguing. Every pomegranate has a different layout of seeds and sections, and I wanted to capture what one of these varying fruits looks like, from all angles.
Teacher: May Chau
The Green Line
Organization or School Affiliation: Somerville Public Schools
Student Name: Alexandra Leon Grade: Grade 10 Artist Statement: My painting is a replica of a photo I took while I was at the south station downtown Boston with my Art class.I decided to capture a moment of the train arriving to take us to our destination. Though there really isn’t much interesting about the train, and to mention thousands of people use it on the daily to transport, it being the Green line of course, I found it really cool to see it up close. Teacher: May Chau
