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Cultural Mash-Up Characters

April 1, 2018 ASAA

(1st Place – Communication Arts/Graphic Design)

Title of Art Piece: Cultural Mash-Up Characters
Category: Communication Arts / Graphic Design – 2018
Student/Artist’s Name: Claire Scott and Josephine Engstrom
School: Juneau-Douglas High School
Grade: 9th
Artist Statement:

I developed these characters to represent different cultural interests: my favorite era in history, Victorian, my favorite exotic culture, Japanese, a traditional culture of my family, Billy the Kid and the Wild West, and current Pop-culture, represented by a Kardashian taking a selfie. They share a common element of fitted armor. It is done in alcohol markers.

Artwork Dimensions: 12" x 15"
Original Submitted Images Below

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Filed Under: Communication Arts / Graphic Design – 2018, Winners - 2018 Tagged With: Juneau-Douglas - 2018

The Dead Line

April 1, 2018 ASAA

(1st Place – Drawing)

Title of Art Piece: The Dead Line
Category: Drawing – 2018
Student/Artist’s Name: Michael Julson
School: Thunder Mountain High School
Grade: 12th
Artist Statement:

This piece embodies the strain that I put on myself while working on a piece for any reason other than my own. Mostly connected to the piece itself, this feeling arises whenever i work on anything. However in this case it was much more intense because it was on such short notice. I just zoned out for a sec, woops.

Artwork Dimensions: 20 inches tall X 30 inches wide
Original Submitted Images Below

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The Beauty of Home

April 1, 2018 ASAA

(1st Place – Jewelry/Metalsmithing)

Title of Art Piece: The Beauty of Home
Category: Jewelry / Metalsmithing – 2018
Student/Artist’s Name: Heather Berkley
School: Petersburg High School
Grade: 10th
Artist Statement:

My inspiration behind this piece is the beauty of home. We all have those certain memories of being home. For me it is the magnificent mountains, the elegant stars, and the calming ocean. To make this pendent I used two pieces of sterling silver and I cut out my design. Then used liver of sulfer to darken the background and make the waves stand out. I then soldered them together and polished it to make it really pop.

Artwork Dimensions: 1" L x 3/4" W
Original Submitted Images Below

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Filed Under: Jewelry / Metalsmithing – 2018, Winners - 2018 Tagged With: Petersburg - 2018

Eyes Chatter

April 1, 2018 ASAA

(1st Place – Mixed Media)

Title of Art Piece: Eyes Chatter
Category: Mixed Media – 2018
Student/Artist’s Name: Lake Siner
School: Thunder Mountain High School
Grade: 12th
Artist Statement:

I never actually plan my pieces. I let the clay tell me what to do. Most pieces end up with patterns of alternating chatter marks and dots. As my middle name is Argus, I realized that I am adding the mythical of my namesake into my pieces. I also have discovered the Great Argus Pheasant and how this bird creates its feather patterns with the same “eyes”. This “Argus Eyes” vase and the Great Argus Pheasant feathers are a perfect pair. This piece is a perfect compliment of each other and who we are.

Artwork Dimensions: 36 inches tall X 8 inches wide
Original Submitted Images Below

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Filed Under: Mixed Media – 2018, Winners - 2018 Tagged With: Thunder Mountain - 2018

Celebration

April 1, 2018 ASAA

(1st Place – Multicultural Art)

Title of Art Piece: Celebration
Category: Multicultural Art – 2018
Student/Artist’s Name: Katt Harris
School: Dimond High School
Grade: 10th
Artist Statement:

Jewelry with cultural theme.

Artwork Dimensions: 18" x 9"
Original Submitted Images Below

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Memory Project

April 1, 2018 ASAA

(1st Place – Painting)
CONGRESSIONAL AWARD

Title of Art Piece: Memory Project
Category: Painting – 2018
Student/Artist’s Name: Amber Rounds-McPherson
School: Thunder Mountain High School
Grade: 11th
Artist Statement:

In this piece (both portraits), I lovingly mixed oil based paints on a thin unstretch canvas, using my arsenal of brushes and fingertips. This portrait was created as a donation to “The Memory Project,” a nonprofit organization that invites young artists to create portraits of children around the world. The subjects of the portraits have faced the unbelievable horrors of violence, disasters, extreme poverty, and neglect. To paint anyone face is an intimate and personal undertaking, hopefully this sharing of art will help the children to feel valued and important, and to know that people around the globe truly care about their wellbeing.

Artwork Dimensions: 22 inches wide X 9 inches tall
Original Submitted Images Below

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Filed Under: Painting – 2018, Winners - 2018 Tagged With: Thunder Mountain - 2018

Winter Pine Cone

April 1, 2018 ASAA

(1st Place – Photography)

Title of Art Piece: Winter Pine Cone
Category: Photography – 2018
Student/Artist’s Name: Melia Martin
School: East Anchorage High School
Grade: 12th
Artist Statement:

This photo is one I really like because it has a very timeless feel with the black and white. Plus it’s a gorgeous, very detailed photo of something so simple, and often times truly unappreciated.

Artwork Dimensions: 8 x 10
Original Submitted Images Below

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Filed Under: Photography – 2018, Winners - 2018 Tagged With: East Anchorage - 2018

Tradition

April 1, 2018 ASAA

(1st Place – Printmaking)

Title of Art Piece: Tradition
Category: Printmaking – 2018
Student/Artist’s Name: Jenna Watson
School: Lathrop High School
Grade: 12th
Artist Statement:

This is a reduction print. I printed each color, and then carved more of my print block, and then printed the next color, etc. The image can no longer be re-created, even though it’s a print, because the original image is forever altered. Thus the print becomes an original. I spent months creating this image. The final touch was to add gold leaf in areas to make reference to Japanese art traditions.

Artwork Dimensions: 8"x9"
Original Submitted Images Below

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Filed Under: Printmaking – 2018, Winners - 2018 Tagged With: Lathrop - 2018

Word Craft

April 1, 2018 ASAA

(1st Place – Sculpture)

Title of Art Piece: Word Craft
Category: Sculpture – 2018
Student/Artist’s Name: Franzisca Malenfant
School: Lathrop High School
Grade: 9th
Artist Statement:

I crafted a ship to make a statement about young students and adults sailing through life. No, surprising as it may be not everyone floats until death, sometimes theres wrecks and sometimes the ship may form holes. But no matter what art introduces new craft and creativity to the mind and body, thus every ship is unique but beautiful. Every person is a ship just making it through the ocean of life.

Artwork Dimensions: 13"x13"x13"
Original Submitted Images Below

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Dionaea Muscipula and Friends

April 1, 2018 ASAA

(1st Place – Textile/Fiber Design)

Title of Art Piece: Dionaea Muscipula and Friends
Category: Textile/Fiber Design – 2018
Student/Artist’s Name: Keriakia Hammer
School: Service High School
Grade: 10th
Artist Statement:

Given the subject of organic matter, I chose these specific plants to batik because although they may be beautiful, they are not commonly affiliated with the habitual subject found among artists of a decorous and innocuous composition filled with roses or daisies. Overall my goal with this piece was to show people something different that is both aesthetic but not customarily regarded as such.

Artwork Dimensions: 13 inches wide x 21 inches high
Original Submitted Images Below

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Robins Egg teapot

April 1, 2018 ASAA

(1st Place – Ceramics)
BEST OF SHOW

Title of Art Piece: Robins Egg teapot
Category: Ceramics – 2018
Student/Artist’s Name: Amber Hajdukovich
School: West Valley High School
Grade: 11th
Artist Statement:

Initially when I began creating this piece I lacked vision for it, making the process exceedingly tough to carry out. Eventually after a couple of tries I knew what I wanted for the shape. The orange colored bamboo handle against the robins egg blue color helped me give it a playful yet sophisticated look. My leaf-like spout and lid was inspired by the bamboo of the handle.

Artwork Dimensions: 10×6
Original Submitted Images Below

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Two Roads Diverged

April 2, 2018 ASAA

(2nd Place – Ceramics)

Title of Art Piece: Two Roads Diverged
Category: Ceramics – 2018
Student/Artist’s Name: Rahab Porter
School: Lathrop High School
Grade: 11th
Artist Statement:

I actually had a dream about this piece, so I wanted to create it. My dream took place in the Alaskan wilderness…there were different paths in the woods and I was hiking. There were lots of animals in the dream as well. When I got into the pottery studio I made the round pot and then started attaching the clay paths…and i saw the antler in a drawer with feathers and shells…I thought the antler handle tied the piece together. The small shells as accents by the rim just seemed to fit. I had a lot of fun creating this piece.

Artwork Dimensions: 9" high x 9" wide
Original Submitted Images Below

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Oberon

April 2, 2018 ASAA

(2nd Place – Communication Arts/Graphic Design)

Title of Art Piece: Oberon
Category: Communication Arts / Graphic Design – 2018
Student/Artist’s Name: Akila Amala
School: South Anchorage High School
Grade: 11th
Artist Statement:

This is my rendition of Oberon from Shakespeare’s famous play, Midsummer’s Night Dream. I am inspired by interaction of culture in our society and the golden age of Renaissance, which brings us many great accomplishments for our world.

Artwork Dimensions: 8"x 11.5"
Original Submitted Images Below

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Filed Under: Communication Arts / Graphic Design – 2018, Winners - 2018 Tagged With: South Anchorage - 2018

Rusticulation

April 2, 2018 ASAA

(2nd Place – Jewelry/Metalsmithing)

Title of Art Piece: Rusticulation
Category: Jewelry / Metalsmithing – 2018
Student/Artist’s Name: Kellen Osborn
School: West Valley High School
Grade: 12th
Artist Statement:

I used the cuttlebone casting method to carve and sculpt the antlers for the piece and did a bezel setting for the piece in the middle. The most difficult part of this project was trying to create cemetery between the two sides; once you cast one piece in the cuttlebone you can no longer use that mold and must make another… This is where I faced most of my issues but was eventually successful in creating a mirror duplicate and then solder them on the opposing sides of the bezel. It took many hours and precise work but in the end I was relatively happy with how it turned out.

Artwork Dimensions: 2×3
Original Submitted Images Below

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Filed Under: Jewelry / Metalsmithing – 2018, Winners - 2018 Tagged With: West Valley - 2018

Bridge Over Troubled Waters

April 2, 2018 ASAA

(2nd Place – Mixed Media)

Title of Art Piece: Bridge Over Troubled Waters
Category: Mixed Media – 2018
Student/Artist’s Name: Kaitlyn Christopher
School: South Anchorage High School
Grade: 11th
Artist Statement:

This piece was made with the many violent terrorism attacks that have plagued our planet this past year in mind. I drew inspiration from Simon and Garfunkel’s song Bridge Over Troubled Water, which is also what I decided to name this piece. I chose to use triangles as they can symbolise resilience. If you exert force on any side of a triangle, it will not break. The triangles represent the resilience, in times of tragedy, that communities often show. They all band together in support. On the wave the dark blue triangles represent the deep sorrow that is felt right after a tragedy occurs, and as the triangle fades to the light blue, it shows how the pain we all feel lessens with that support of others. At the caps of the waves the stark white represents hope. The bridge going over the water is meant to represent the helping hands from communities around the world, that offer their support following each tragedy. The bridge is made out of frosted twigs connected by wire. The frost on the twigs represent the overwhelming sense of hope that is being taken over the bridge. The use of the natural material is to represent the natural human response of sympathy during a tragedy. The twigs are used also to contrast the man made chaos of the troubled water or the wave, that represents the terrorism in our world.

Artwork Dimensions: 4" x 14"x 7"
Original Submitted Images Below

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Filed Under: Mixed Media – 2018, Winners - 2018 Tagged With: South Anchorage - 2018

How Far I’ll Go

April 2, 2018 ASAA

(2nd Place – Multicultural Art)

Title of Art Piece: How Far I’ll Go
Category: Multicultural Art – 2018
Student/Artist’s Name: Sasha Rankin
School: Unalaska City School
Grade: 10th
Artist Statement:

What inspired me to do this painting was my Unangan heritage. It’s an important part of my life and what I use to identify myself. In my community we express our culture with great pride. I’m fascinated by the traditional hunting style. This is how I wanted to show the unique beauty of it.

Artwork Dimensions: 20 inches high x 16 inches wide
Original Submitted Images Below

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Crystal Clear

April 2, 2018 ASAA

(2nd Place – Photography)

Title of Art Piece: Crystal Clear
Category: Photography – 2018
Student/Artist’s Name: Linnea Langseth
School: Valdez High School
Grade: 12th
Artist Statement:
Taking photos of nature is my favorite thing to do because I love the way I am able to permanently capture a moment as the frame of the image will never again be exactly the same.

Artwork Dimensions: 8.5 inches High x 12 Inches Wide
Original Submitted Images Below

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1 in 9

April 2, 2018 ASAA

(2nd Place – Printmaking)

Title of Art Piece: 1 in 9
Category: Printmaking – 2018
Student/Artist’s Name: Bailee Petersen
School: Palmer High School
Grade: 10th
Artist Statement:

For my screenprint I decided to use a relevant social justice issue as my inspiration. 1 in 9 highschool age girls experience sexual abuse and I feel very strongly about bringing awareness to this topic through my artwork. I printed on the Palmer High dress code to help bring this national issue to a more local audience.  

Artwork Dimensions: 19 inches high x 23 inches wide
Original Submitted Images Below

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Hands

April 2, 2018 ASAA

(2nd Place – Sculpture)

Title of Art Piece: Hands
Category: Sculpture – 2018
Student/Artist’s Name: Alma Reyna
School: Palmer High School
Grade: 11th
Artist Statement:

Starting this multiples project I had never worked with clay and learned as I went. Katharina Fritsch inspired me with her use of myths and color this helped me when sculpting and painting the hands. I choose to sculpt hands, painted black, white, and grey, because they are very expressive, when formed in a certain way they give off the feeling of fear and desperation, the color is similar black is not a happy color, this connects with my theme of unnatural.

Artwork Dimensions: 48 inches high x 40 inches wide x 14 inches deep
Original Submitted Images Below

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Filed Under: Sculpture – 2018, Winners - 2018 Tagged With: Palmer - 2018

Poppy Field

April 2, 2018 ASAA

(2nd Place – Textile/Fiber Design)

Title of Art Piece: Poppy Field
Category: Textile/Fiber Design – 2018
Student/Artist’s Name: Nathan Jones
School: Service High School
Grade: 10th
Artist Statement:

I enjoy art for about the same reason I enjoy films and books so much; because it provides an interesting perspective on certain topics, allows the creator to express themselves, and because they can look really cool. I don’t think this piece means much at all, I just wanted to see if I could accomplish the same transparency/depth effects from watercolor landscapes with the batik process. But art in general means a lot to me, because I enjoy the feeling of artistic freedom and the ability to express myself in any way i choose; the same way any director or writer feels. I think that creating is just part of human nature, whether it be a story, a person, or a painting of a bunch of flowers in an open field.

Artwork Dimensions: 13" wide x 21" high
Original Submitted Images Below

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Rejoy

April 2, 2018 ASAA

(2nd Place – Painting)

Title of Art Piece: Rejoy
Category: Painting – 2018
Student/Artist’s Name: Sally Carr
School: Palmer High School
Grade: 11th
Artist Statement:

This painting is a part of a series of portraits I am producing. This past year I have been participating in a portrait group and have really taken to the act of painting live models. Being able to see the depth, light, color, and personality of the model is so much more satisfying then from a photo reference. I was honored to paint Rejoy Armamento live this past winter. It is truly an experience to paint an individual with all of their quirks and personality right in front of you. Rejoy was an amazing women her confidence and beauty emanated off of her and I attempted to express that.

Artwork Dimensions: 12 inches high x 9 inches wide
Original Submitted Images Below

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Zephyr

April 2, 2018 ASAA

(2nd Place – Drawing)

Title of Art Piece: Zephyr
Category: Drawing – 2018
Student/Artist’s Name: Elizabeth Early
School: Chugiak High School
Grade: 10th
Artist Statement:

Sympathy for the Devil

Artwork Dimensions: 11 Inches High X 8.5 Inches Wide
Original Submitted Images Below

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Persistence, Patience & Practice

April 3, 2018 ASAA

(3rd Place – Ceramics)

Title of Art Piece: Persistence, Patience & Practice
Category: Ceramics – 2018
Student/Artist’s Name: Clare Hanneman
School: Lathrop High School
Grade: 11th
Artist Statement:

I have made several pieces where I’ve enjoyed carving out geometric patterns in the pot’s surface…this is my favorite so far. I really planned out the form on the wheel and I think the diamond patterning and deep carving makes the piece stand out visually. It took a lot of specific pattern planning, and hours of carving to get this effect on the entire vessel. I think the carved peace make the glazes really come to life in rich blues, greens and browns.

Artwork Dimensions: 14" high X 6" wide
Original Submitted Images Below

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On the Inside

April 3, 2018 ASAA

(3rd Place – Communication Arts/Graphic Design)

Title of Art Piece: On the Inside
Category: Communication Arts / Graphic Design – 2018
Student/Artist’s Name: Deanna Kendall
School: Valdez High School
Grade: 12th
Artist Statement:

From our mouths we speak either life or death

Artwork Dimensions: 3508 Pixels x 2480 Pixels
Original Submitted Images Below

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Crystal Maze

April 3, 2018 ASAA

(3rd Place – Jewelry/Metalsmithing)

Title of Art Piece: Crystal Maze
Category: Jewelry / Metalsmithing – 2018
Student/Artist’s Name: Devony Irwin
School: South Anchorage High School
Grade: 12th
Artist Statement:

I was focused on creating a metal lattice that would capture the crystal in a way that would enhance it and not detract from its form or brilliance.

Artwork Dimensions: 20 inch braided chain with 3/16 inch crystals woven into it. Central crystal is 11/2 inches in diameter.
Original Submitted Images Below

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Filed Under: Jewelry / Metalsmithing – 2018, Winners - 2018 Tagged With: South Anchorage - 2018

232333

April 3, 2018 ASAA

(3rd Place – Mixed Media)

Title of Art Piece: 232333
Category: Mixed Media – 2018
Student/Artist’s Name: Kaitlyn Christopher
School: South Anchorage High School
Grade: 11th
Artist Statement:

This portrait was designed with the work of Jean Michel Basquiat in mind. Basquiat inspired me to venture into the use of colors that traditionally don’t go together along with materials that aren’t usually thought of together in an overall cohesive design. I was also inspired by the Alaskan Native culture and the bead work that comes from the villages. I decided to mix the industrialized world that is Basquiat with the naturalistic world that is shown in native lifestyles in order to make one balanced work of art. All of the bead work comes from the native side of inspiration, while the background of crumpled tin foil with a matte finish over it and that overall design of the portrait comes from the industrialized Basquiat side of inspiration.

Artwork Dimensions: 18.5" x 22.5"
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Halibut Hook – TB

April 3, 2018 ASAA

(3rd Place – Multicultural Art)

Title of Art Piece: Halibut Hook – TB
Category: Multicultural Art – 2018
Student/Artist’s Name: Travis Brown
School: Juneau-Douglas High School
Grade: 12th
Artist Statement:

I carved this for Outdoor Bio class. Mr. Hopkins liked it and asked me to submit it. He liked my atlatl, too.

Artwork Dimensions: 12" x 2" x 4"
Original Submitted Images Below

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The Butterfly Whisperer

April 3, 2018 ASAA

(3rd Place – Painting)

Title of Art Piece: The Butterfly Whisperer
Category: Painting – 2018
Student/Artist’s Name: Crystal Langanson
School: South Anchorage High School
Grade: 10th
Artist Statement:

I love using unusual colors in my paintings and then contrast them. They have a mood to them when I combine them with natural elements such as the butterflies and floral patterns in the foreground.

Artwork Dimensions: 24" x 18"
Original Submitted Images Below

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Hawaii Flora

April 3, 2018 ASAA

(3rd Place – Photography)

Title of Art Piece: Hawaii Flora
Category: Photography – 2018
Student/Artist’s Name: Catherine Davis
School: Lathrop High School
Grade: 9th
Artist Statement:

Enjoy the process of woking with film and darkroom to capture the scene.

Artwork Dimensions: 5×7
Original Submitted Images Below

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Little Perfections

April 3, 2018 ASAA

(3rd Place – Printmaking)

Title of Art Piece: Little Perfections
Category: Printmaking – 2018
Student/Artist’s Name: Yzella Miramontes
School: Haines High School
Grade: 9th
Artist Statement:

In my eyes, cats have always existed as the most perfect of creatures. I admire their independence as a pet, not relying solely on the admiration of their owner at all times.

I also have a fondness for books, and the book The Most Perfect Thing: Inside (and Outside) a Bird’s Egg by Tim Birkhead was part of the inspiration for this print. The book presented the idea that eggs are the most perfect, secure thing in nature; because of this belief, I included eggs in my print.

The stem running through the cat-like subject represents the love or the attention of an owner, like a lifeline that the floating eggs around her may latch onto to receive strength. Although, the subject is a cat, the eggs represent the felines, those untamed and domestic; while the main subject that resembles a cat, in fact, is intended to represent humans, on-lookers and owners. The sweater on the female is one of my favorite sweaters, and the one I happened to be wearing when I was sketching the composition for this print.

The composition of this piece is meant to capture the incomparable relationship between cats and themselves, each other, and her.

Artwork Dimensions: 6" x 4"
Original Submitted Images Below

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A Penny for your Thoughts

April 3, 2018 ASAA

(3rd Place – Sculpture)

Title of Art Piece: A Penny for your Thoughts
Category: Sculpture – 2018
Student/Artist’s Name: Elan Carroll
School: Homer High School
Grade: 12th
Artist Statement:

This piece is based off the idiom: “A Penny for your Thoughts” and mechanizes humans and their thought process. The gears, levers, and coin slot make the bust into a machine and it also comments on the value humans place on money.

Artwork Dimensions: 6 x 6"
Original Submitted Images Below

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What I’ll Do Tomorrow

April 3, 2018 ASAA

(3rd Place – Drawing)

Title of Art Piece: What I’ll Do Tomorrow
Category: Drawing – 2018
Student/Artist’s Name: Gianna Villafuerte
School: Unalaska City School
Grade: 11th
Artist Statement:

I wanted to experiment with this piece by arranging values and the direction of where light hits the face. The soft values of the chin along with the nose enhances the whole shape. I used charcoal powder, charcoal pencils, and a kneaded eraser to create this piece.

Artwork Dimensions: 18 inches high x 12 inches wide
Original Submitted Images Below

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Estuaries

April 4, 2018 ASAA

(Honorable Mention – Ceramics)

Title of Art Piece: Estuaries
Category: Ceramics – 2018
Student/Artist’s Name: Claire Granger
School: Lathrop High School
Grade: 11th
Artist Statement:

I do a lot of sculptural clay work and recently have been exploring coil forms. I really like playing with the element of balance with coils, making the pots look like they are leaning or turning…creating the hint of movement in a solid form. This piece reminded me of the movement of water, like rivers merging. I also like leaving openings in the piece, so light dances in and around the pot.

Artwork Dimensions: 20"high X 15"wide
Original Submitted Images Below

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Dark Alleyway

April 4, 2018 ASAA

(Honorable Mention – Communication Arts/Graphic Design)

Title of Art Piece: Dark Alleyway
Category: Communication Arts / Graphic Design – 2018
Student/Artist’s Name: Travis Winteron
School: North Pole High School
Grade: 12th
Artist Statement:

For this Peice, I wanted to frame a story within a single frame, and let the viewer allow for their own interpretation of the story behind the peice be.

Artwork Dimensions: 5 1/2 x 20 inches
Original Submitted Images Below

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Bugs

April 4, 2018 ASAA

(Honorable Mention – Drawing)

Title of Art Piece: Bugs
Category: Drawing – 2018
Student/Artist’s Name: Kirsten Delozier
School: Eagle River High School
Grade: 12th
Artist Statement:

For this piece, I was interested in the subject’s expression. Why is he looking at us like that? Some think he’s winking. Others think he’s yelling at someone. I love that it’s open to interpretation, and in a way he’s saying a lot without saying anything. I used a variety of colored ink and water to bring out the expression and wrinkles on his face in the style of pointillism.

Artwork Dimensions: 24 Inches High x 18 Inches Wide
Original Submitted Images Below

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On the Line

April 4, 2018 ASAA

(Honorable Mention – Jewelry/Metalsmithing)

Title of Art Piece: On the Line
Category: Jewelry / Metalsmithing – 2018
Student/Artist’s Name: Kellen Osborn
School: West Valley High School
Grade: 12th
Artist Statement:

For this piece, my teacher and I found a chunk of scrap Alder wood with a dark colored line running down the center of it. I decided to make a simple pendant and thought it would look nice with the line off centered. I proceeded to sand and grind a large amount of it down to a small ovular shape. I then carved out a groove that I was able to solder a jump ring to before attaching to the wood.

Artwork Dimensions: 2×1
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Eve

April 4, 2018 ASAA

(3rd Place – Mixed Media)

Title of Art Piece: Eve
Category: Mixed Media – 2018
Student/Artist’s Name: Savannah Landis
School: South Anchorage High School
Grade: 12th
Artist Statement:

For my piece titled Eve, I was exploring the concept of threshold for an art school’s challenge. I wanted to push the idea of threshold as a point of change or boundary in the terms of self-exploration. The snake represents rebirth, as snakes shed their skin. Also, the titling and visual of the snake with the girl brings out the biblical story of Adam & Eve- the boundaries of good and evil and the effects of change on the individual.

Artwork Dimensions: 15" x 15"
Original Submitted Images Below

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Halibut Hook – AM

April 4, 2018 ASAA

(Honorable Mention – Multicultural Art)

Title of Art Piece: Halibut Hook – AM
Category: Multicultural Art – 2018
Student/Artist’s Name: Aimie Mason
School: Juneau-Douglas High School
Grade: 11th
Artist Statement:

I made this for Outdoor Bio. We had a couple of Master Formline designs we could choose from – I liked this fish best.

Artwork Dimensions: 12"x 2" x 4"
Original Submitted Images Below

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A Claustrophobic’s Paradise

April 4, 2018 ASAA

(Honorable Mention – Painting)

Title of Art Piece: A Claustrophobic’s Paradise
Category: Painting – 2018
Student/Artist’s Name: Amorah Lopez
School: Colony High School
Grade: 12th
Artist Statement:
My preferred mediums in art are watercolor, inks, and graphite. I prefer to color my works in watercolor because it works quickly and can be controlled in almost any way one desires. I use ink to outline my watercolor marks, defining shapes, creating details, and adding texture to extenuate the pieces. I also like to use graphite for portraits and more organic looking art.
A concept that I’ve been focusing on most recently is expressing my happiness through memories and imagination. I feel my purpose in life is to be happy, and to make others happy. Because of this a lot of my most recent pieces have been on memories that I think define my most joy-filled moments.
In the future I hope to work in animated film, working with initial design processes such as storyboarding, concept illustration, or character design.

Artwork Dimensions: 12 Inches High X 12 Inches Wide
Original Submitted Images Below

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River Mist

April 4, 2018 ASAA

(Honorable Mention – Photography)

Title of Art Piece: River Mist
Category: Photography – 2018
Student/Artist’s Name: Sarah Rose Neher
School: Nikiski Middle/High School
Grade: 12th
Artist Statement:

For this picture I was looking for a contrast between light and dark. It had been a pretty gloomy day up until this point. The fog coming off the river made the setting look very eerie. This is one of my favorite pictures I have taken.

Artwork Dimensions: 8" X 10"
Original Submitted Images Below

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Cascading Butterflies

April 4, 2018 ASAA

(Honorable Mention – Sculpture)

Title of Art Piece: Cascading Butterflies
Category: Sculpture – 2018
Student/Artist’s Name: Aidyn Dervaes
School: Palmer High School
Grade: 12th
Artist Statement:

This piece of mine is about an innocence of love. Particularly pertaining the emotion that we call ‘butterflies’. That flushed feeling of a thousand insects swarming in your belly. On this dress there are 953 butterflies that represent this feeling. I chose light and cheerful colors for my dress to communicate a sense of purity. I was inspired by the scenery of Colorado, where I spent some time this summer, watching the butterflies and hummingbirds prompted the initial ideas of my piece.

Artwork Dimensions: 35 inches high x 19 inches wide x 19 inches deep
Original Submitted Images Below

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Jardine`re

April 5, 2018 ASAA

(Honorable Mention – Ceramics)

Title of Art Piece: Jardine`re
Category: Ceramics – 2018
Student/Artist’s Name: Abbie Flynn
School: Lathrop High School
Grade: 12th
Artist Statement:

As an AP 3-D student this year I have really enjoyed working with my concentration: stacked wheel-thrown pots with thick slip design. I love the challenge of creating evenly crafted and measured stacked forms on the wheel, and then decorating the forms on the outside with thick slip designs and patterns for the glazes to dance around on. As far as the glazing goes, I love the process of spraying 4-8 layers of glazes in different combinations to create different effects. On this piece I love that from a distance it reads like antique browns and olives, but up close it shows rich hues of browns, purples, blues, greens and sandy tans.

Artwork Dimensions: 20" high x 12" wide
Original Submitted Images Below

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The Truth About the Internet and Social Media

April 5, 2018 ASAA

(Honorable Mention – Mixed Media)

Title of Art Piece: The Truth About the Internet and Social Media
Category: Mixed Media – 2018
Student/Artist’s Name: Hailey Holland
School: Joe Redington Sr Jr/Sr High School
Grade: 11th
Artist Statement:

I came across an article that talked about the downsides to having Internet and Social Media, and I felt that it really spoke to me. People now a day are on their phones way too much, it consumes them and makes it so they don’t have as much human contact as they once did. The article went into detail with all of the statistics on suicide rates and the lack of human contact in today’s society.

To show that phones are now controlling people’s lives, I started the piece with a phone. The phone is a simple phone with six highly used apps. Coming out of the phone is a hand in the shape of a gun. This represents how the phone has a lot of mean people (bullies) telling you what to do, and what not to do. On the end of the hand (gun) there are puppet strings which are attached to a heart. This is representing that your hands do harm to your body, and when you have a mean source telling you mean things, it can have a major impact on someone’s life, and can even take their life. The background is a grey scale, that shows the phone is the dark thing, and your heart is an innocent thing

Artwork Dimensions: 30 Inches High X 14 Inches Wide
Original Submitted Images Below

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A Ring of Endless Light

April 5, 2018 ASAA

(Honorable Mention – Painting)

Title of Art Piece: A Ring of Endless Light
Category: Painting – 2018
Student/Artist’s Name: Veronica Salter
School: Thunder Mountain High School
Grade: 12th
Artist Statement:

I like to examine a variety of ideas and media while I’m creating something new. Consequently, the concepts I explore while in this process often influence the direction of my creative process. To be frank, the title of my piece was taken in part from my favorite childhood book by Madeleine L’Engle, “A Ring of Endless Light”, a novel that explores the role love and poetry in coming to terms with grief. While I haven’t read “A Ring of Endless Light” in years, I wanted my title to not only reflect my visuals, but the collective influence of media on my art as well. The music, conversations, books, environment, and art that I am exposed to daily influence the art styles and designs that I find attractive and interesting. For example, I’ve read quite a few fantasy and science fiction books in recent years, and the value of discovery and curiosity in these stories has stayed with me. Because of this, in this particular piece –featuring a starry background, gold accents, and a crystal ball–, I wanted to emulate the feeling of being drawn to the mysterious and unknown which in this painting is the creation of myself—complete yet not.

Artwork Dimensions: 18 inches tall X 14 inches wide
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Sunday Breakfast

April 5, 2018 ASAA

(Honorable Mention – Drawing)

Title of Art Piece: Sunday Breakfast
Category: Drawing – 2018
Student/Artist’s Name: Hailey Holland
School: Joe Redington Sr Jr/Sr High School
Grade: 11th
Artist Statement:

Waking up and eating fresh oranges, lime, and kiwi with a nice cup of tea. That’s a perfect breakfast on a lazy Sunday morning. This piece has all of those things in it and brings about the hunger to have fresh fruit. A freshly brewed hot cup of “Constant Comment” tea is perfect to go along with the fresh fruit.

Artwork Dimensions: 12 Inches High X 12 Inches Wide
Original Submitted Images Below

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