ASAA All-State Art

Hand turned Nordic food bowl.

Title of Art Piece: Hand turned Nordic food bowl.
Category: Multicultural Art – 2019
Student/Artist’s Name: Dylan Frantz-Collins
School: South Anchorage High School
Grade: 11th
Artist Statement:

My teacher offered to let me start turning large pieces in during my first semester because he said I have a good eye for detail. I was pleased to hear that and of course took his offer of learning how to turn these pieces. I find a lot of peace while turning, and I tune everything out of my mind except the blank and the bowl gouge. People started giving me compliments on my work and I started gifting them to friends and family.

Artwork Dimensions: 8" Wide X 4" High
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Botanica

Title of Art Piece: “Botanica”
Category: Ceramics – 2019
Student/Artist’s Name: Jessica Fandel
School: South Anchorage High School
Grade: 12th
Artist Statement:

I wanted to capture the beauty and diversity of nature and make my piece look alive. Like something you would find deep in the woods.
I enjoy working with ceramics because it gives me the opportunity to shape raw earth into my vision and opening the kiln is always a surprise.

Artwork Dimensions: Two 14" Diameter pieces. Wall hanging.
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Peak of Dreams

Title of Art Piece: Peak of Dreams
Category: Painting – 2019
Student/Artist’s Name: Holly Makar
School: South Anchorage High School
Grade: 11th
Artist Statement:

This painting was inspired by the wonderful natural beauty of Alaska. I hope that it captures the feeling of being out where you love, and having a good sunny time.

Artwork Dimensions: 10 Inches High X 16 Inches Wide
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Hand turned wooden Nordic drinking bowl

Title of Art Piece: Hand turned wooden Nordic drinking bowl
Category: Multicultural Art – 2019
Student/Artist’s Name: Dylan Frantz-Collins
School: South Anchorage High School
Grade: 11th
Artist Statement:

I watched my teacher spin these chunks of wood into pieces of art on a large lathe. I was interested in it, so I asked him if I could try. After a month I was able to turn out a bowl every few days, and every time I see my finished product, or anyones for that matter, I can’t help but to stare in awe.

Artwork Dimensions: 4" wide X 4.5"High
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Jellyfish

Title of Art Piece: “Jellyfish”
Category: Mixed Media – 2019
Student/Artist’s Name: Jessica Fandel
School: South Anchorage High School
Grade: 12th
Artist Statement:

As an artist I approached this project thinking outside of the box. The work and ideas that went into this sculpture were mercurial because the form and gesture of my sculptures are not from a model or photograph, but what I think they should like. Using other elements like metal, ceramic and glass made it more organic and diverse.

Artwork Dimensions: 29" High X 11" diameter
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In the Sea

Title of Art Piece: “In the Sea”
Category: Ceramics – 2019
Student/Artist’s Name: Talon Burgess
School: South Anchorage High School
Grade: 12th
Artist Statement:

My goal for this piece was to create a functional every day object that makes the viewer want to see and learn more. I took inspiration from the ocean and all of its beautiful aspects, I started with an organic shape that reminded me of the oceans coral. I then added shells, seaweed and more and to finish it off I used natural colors to bring out the true beauty of the ocean.

Artwork Dimensions: 9.5" High X 5.5" diameter
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Lewis Roger Rickey III

Title of Art Piece: Lewis Roger Rickey III
Category: Sculpture – 2019
Student/Artist’s Name: Chloe Hebert
School: South Anchorage High School
Grade: 11th
Artist Statement:

This is a mounted dragon head, based on a dragon I designed. It was inspired by dinosaurs, birds and butterflies for the markings. I used a cardboard base and newspaper tubes to construct the base, tagboard for the fins and paper-mâché to cover it. Its name is Louis Roger Ricky the 3rd.

Artwork Dimensions: 22" High X 8" Wide X 14" Deep
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Wolf Hunt

Title of Art Piece: Wolf Hunt
Category: Drawing – 2019
Student/Artist’s Name: Grace Harrington
School: South Anchorage High School
Grade: 12th
Artist Statement:

This was for an assignment using linear perspective and I guess I put my own spin on it. I tend to lean toward organic forms and shapes, so animals are usually my preference. I love wolves and these five are actually original characters that a friend and I created. It was exciting to use them in a project bigger than what I would typically do.

Artwork Dimensions: 12 Inches Wide X 18 Inches High
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Analogous Landscape

Title of Art Piece: Analogous Landscape
Category: Painting – 2019
Student/Artist’s Name: Crystal Laganson
School: South Anchorage High School
Grade: 11th
Artist Statement:

My inspiration for this piece transpired when I travelled around and showed my relatives, who were from a hotter climate, the beauty of Alaska. We stopped by the Begich Boggs Visitor Center in Girdwood and took pictures. I vividly remember standing there, astounded by the scenery in front of me. It felt and looked so surreal, like it was from a painting in a museum. My color scheme to use analogous colors was a purposeful challenge for me. I had never done a specific scheme for my paintings before, so limiting my palette was definitely challenging, but the outcome of the piece turned out to be beautiful and satisfying.

Artwork Dimensions: 10 Inches High X 16 Inches Wide
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Anxiety

(2nd Place – Printmaking)

Title of Art Piece: Anxiety
Category: Printmaking – 2019
Student/Artist’s Name: Kylie Wallette
School: South Anchorage High School
Grade: 12th
Artist Statement:

I created this piece in my art class while we were working with relief printing. My intention was to create a visual representation of what it’s like to have an anxiety attack – head in your lap, drowning out the rest of the world and the cacophony of every other sensation around you. To do this, I traced an image of a boy with his head down and created lines and exclamation marks to represent the feeling of stress.

Artwork Dimensions: 4 Inches High X 6 Inches Wide
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Cherry Steph


(2nd Place – Drawing)

Title of Art Piece: Cherry Steph
Category: Drawing – 2019
Student/Artist’s Name: Hailey Gifford
School: South Anchorage High School
Grade: 11th
Artist Statement:

I did a portrait of an extraordinary artist who inspires me to be better than I am! Her name is Steph Agaezi and I follow her on twitter. She uses an abundance of artistic liberties in her work so I decided it would be fun to draw her in my own style with colored pencil.

Artwork Dimensions: 11 Inches High X 8.5 Inches Wide
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Untitled


(1st Place – Painting)

Title of Art Piece: Untitled
Category: Painting – 2019
Student/Artist’s Name: Megan Kline
School: South Anchorage High School
Grade: 12th
Artist Statement:

In many of my art pieces I shoot for create unique and beautiful textures mixed with inspiration from expressionists artist and their unique use of colors. This combination brings so much more dimension and layers to a piece. The texture of this piece, made up of many ridges and layers, were made with palette knives, textured squeegees, and brushes. White the paint is all acrylic on a 16’ by 20’ canvas.

Artwork Dimensions: 16" X 20"
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