Portfolio
Painting - acrylic on canvas, a study on light and dark
Watercolor and color pencil on paper, 11th grade A present to my mom, dedicated to my middle name.
Watercolor on paper. Map of Africa, from geography studies of African continent, history and culture.
Watercolor on paper, .Daffodils- weekly watercolor painting classes.
Clay Scuplture, Biological Art, Fall 2020 This art class extended our study of cells and human development from the Cell Biology & Embryology Seminar. This final project was modeling in clay the development of a fertilized egg (zygote) to a fully gestated baby.
Sculpture mobile- this mobile was constructed during geometry studies. Students constructed the five platonic solids using construction nets created with ruler and compass.
Various Handwork Projects: A hand-sew doll, a pair of hand-knitted socks and a hand-crocheted drawstring bag. These projects were created as part of handwork art blocks in middle school. Watercolor on paper, Painting class, 11th grade. The assignment was to create one design split into three, with contrasting colors in each segment.
Colored pencil on paper, Biological Art class- these are six examples of biological art. These were displayed as part of an art exhibit at the Stockbridge Library.
Colored thread, nails on wood, Geometry This represents 24 divisions of a circle. Patterns and designs are created by connecting these 24 points.
My education has been rich in all the arts— visual arts, folk art, handcrafts, music, drama, and creative writing. Throughout my years in Waldorf education, I wrote and drew my own textbooks by creating illustrations and descriptions of our lessons; these were called main lesson books or seminar books. This was intended to deepen our learning and create a more lasting connection with the material.
Though I do not consider myself a visual artist, this experience of the arts has shaped the visual nature of my creative writing. Below are some samples of the artwork I created in middle school and high school.
Colored pencil on paper, Cell Biology & Embryology Seminar, 10th grade. These illustrations are pages from seminar book for biology class. They illustrate several of the biological events of embryology. For high school seminars, students create seminar books which included illustrations and original pieces of writing based on our studies.
Charcoal on paper, Drawing class, 10th grade A study in perspective and shading.
A hand-carved, three-legged stool. A woodworking project from Middle School.