Graduating art students recently celebrated completing their Senior Studio, the culmination of four years of study in the Bowling Green High School Art Program.
The students last week stage a one-day show of their work at Four Corners in downtown Bowling Green.
At the high school awards assembly May 15 the annual honors were awarded.
Senior studio, said Claire Wells-Jensen, “ allows you to explore what you want to do. It’s more exploratory.”
The studio time also gives students a chance to more broadly try out ideas that may be used in outside projects. Wells-Jensen said her experience in senior studio played into her stage design work for the Drama Club’s production of “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe,” in the fall. She was the lead designer for the giant puppet of Aslan, the lion.
Meghan Worthy, who with Wells-Jensen helped organize the senior studio exhibit, said the studio gave her a chance to explore different media.
Students, she said, must often rely on their own research because teachers won’t necessarily have a lot of experience in a particular medium.
Worthy said that the self-reliance, time management skills, and organization that senior studio encourages are skills that carry through to other non-art activities.
Other students in senior studio were: Breann Burkhart, Ryan Cox, Alysa Grabowski, Logan Mannin, Tim Oakley, Madeleine Ross, Peter Wishart, Frances, Zengel, Alexandria Coppeler, Trevor Craft, Haily Kirchner, Kaila Miller, and Bryn Parker, Claire Wells-Jensen, and Meagan Worthy.
Awards went to:
Senior Studio T-Short design: Alexandria Coppeler
PTO Award; Trevor Craft, “Tieing the Nation Together,” nails
PTO Award: Maddie Ross, “Out of Focus,” acrylic.
2-D Award, courtesy of the Black Swamp Arts Festival: Kaila Miller, “Hues of Fall,” pastel.
3-D Award, courtesy of the Black Swamp Arts Festival: Maddie Ross, “Rocky Raccoon,” clay.
Portfolio Awards, courtesy of Art Club: Haily Kirchner
Outstanding Technical Merit courtesy of Waddington Jewelers: Alysa Grabowski, “Rasta King,” ceramic sculpture
People’s Choice courtesy of Floyd Craft/Ben Franklin: Haily Kirchner, “Ron,” clay.
Superintendent’s Award, courtesy Francis Scruci: Haily Kirchner, “Cody,” colored pencil.
Board of Education Award: Haily Kirchner, “Cookie Monster,” acrylic.
