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Student:      Turtel Jennings

District:        Spokane

School:         Joel E. Ferris

Medium:     Clay Sculpture

Inspiration: A god of destruction and chaos that survives through art and creation, Set has stood the test of time into today. I decided to create this piece because the concept of cultural resilience piqued my interest. I enjoyed combining techniques such as coil, pinch, and slab to construct my ceramic god. Despite his cracked base, that Set survived is a testament to his resiliency.

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Student:      Syd Olmo

District:        Central Valley

School:         Ridgeline

Medium:     Color Pencil, Charcoal

Inspiration: This piece means a lot to me in the sense that I feel as if I'm drowning. The state of women's rights is quickly deteriorating, drowning the voices of many. I drew this piece to recognize this feeling and to share my feelings and experiences.

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Student:      Emmilee Butler

District:        Pride Schools

School:         Innovation

Medium:     Colored Pencil, Acrylic Paint

Inspiration: I use colored pencils, markers, and acrylic paint, employing techniques like flowing line work, dynamic curved lines, and a vibrant color palette. Art is a continuous journey for me, an exploration of new styles and techniques that I integrate into my artwork as an artist. I am deeply committed to learning and growing, using each piece as an opportunity to continue to get better what I love.

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Student:      Farren Obenland

District:        Pride Schools

School:         Innovation

Medium:     Oil Paint

Inspiration: One of the most interesting things about the human mind is how we can see life in lifeless objects. We characterize inanimate objects and with our imaginations, make them animate. This piece depicts a marionette realizing the lifelessness of his being, he is being controlled by someone other than himself.

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Student:      Killian Burrow

District:        Pride Schools

School:         Innovation

Medium:     Crayon, Acrylic Paint

Inspiration: I made this piece in order to experiment with a medium I hardly use, which was crayon. I felt inspired to replicate a traditional piece that is on the cover of the Smashing Pumpkins album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness in my own style with my own colorful mediums.

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Student:      Aiden McNelly

District:        Central Valley

School:         Mica Peak

Medium:     Pencil

Inspiration: This artwork draws inspiration from Native American narratives shared during my childhood. It ais to encapsulate the spiritual and supernatural elements depicted in indigenous legends, while also conveying sorrow of our cultural erosion.

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Student:      Sienna Wolfe

District:        Mead

School:         Mt. Spokane

Medium:     Ceramic

Inspiration: Creating this lantern sculpture had a deeper meaning to me, I was inspired by the metaphor of looking for the light inside of people. Carving in many different windows and doorways symbolizes different perspectives in life, along with a small color pallet showing simplicity. The small ocean side town is small but lively, making those who see it be a little more happy with the small things in life.

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Student:      Cameron Brown

District:        Public Charter- Spokane

School:         Spokane International Academy

Medium:     Steel Wire, Metal Mesh, Steel Wool

Inspiration: I wanted to represent the Industrial Revolution and how it changed the environment. The chicken wire is to represent the way industrialism engulfed the environment. The wire represents a dead tree's state because of how the environment is dead.

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Student:      Elsie Warren

District:        Spokane

School:         Lewis and Clark

Medium:     Ceramic

Inspiration: Whenever I was bored freshman year, I would draw up my arm with a sharpie. This line work design I created continues to come out in my later artworks. It expresses my inner mind and shows how I think. It truly conveys not only my art style but also my soul.

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Student:      Hans Gimurtu

District:        Spokane

School:         Lewis and Clark

Medium:     Ceramic

Inspiration: I create my pieces mainly for my AP portfolio. I use the potters wheel and slab building techniques in attempt to represent local architecture.

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Student:      Sarah Walsh

District:        Cheney

School:         Cheney

Medium:     Clay

Inspiration: My name is Sarah Walsh and I made the ceramic bust called “Here’s Harold”. I was inspired by Where’s Waldo, and the fact that you have to find him in an image that he blends in with the background. But Here’s Harold is different, he doesn’t hide in the background, he stands out. You don’t have to blend into the background of society. So be like Harold and find your true self.

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Student:      Parker Peterson

District:        Mead

School:         Mt. Spokane

Medium:     Ceramic

Inspiration: I wanted to sculpt something original and nothing like I've done before. It ended up being exactly that. This gargoyle is based on the classic Gothic Period pieces, and I carved and sculpted with the intention of making it old and rustic, adding the texture with a sponge and a rough glaze to make it seem like it truly an ancient architecture gargoyle that you found out in nature.

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Student:      Cole Steffenhagen

District:        Mead

School:         Mt. Spokane

Medium:     Ceramic

Inspiration: My sculpture is based on Walter White, a chemistry teacher who has an awesome story to tell. I felt inspired to recreate the main character while also challenging and improving upon my sculpting skills. I developed his form using a variety of hand-building methods including pinch pot, slab, and relief carving. I chose acrylic paint to bring him to life because of the texture and hue quality.

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Student:      Liam Atwood

District:        Central Valley

School:         Central Valley

Medium:     Paper and Fabric

Inspiration: Art is my escape from the world and my troubles. Most during Covid, I was sad and bored so I made a fantasy world that was all my own. Making fantastic creatures and many stories to tell about this world, I shifted my focus from art into making my world come true. In my AP studio art class my entire portfolio is filled with the creatures and places of this world.

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Student:      Zoe Monroe Tapia

District:        Mead

School:         Mt. Spokane

Medium:     Cone 6 Clay, Mixed Media Collage

Inspiration: “Where The Heart Lies” is an abstract self-portrait reflecting the merging of my multicultural background: I was born in Mexico and raised in Peru and the USA. The colors of the collage are those of the flags of my heritage. The faces represent my cultural roots and influences. In my heart I strive to stay true to who I am.

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Student:      Kyle Hathaway

District:        Cheney

School:         Cheney

Medium:     Ceramic Clay

Inspiration: As a child, my mom and I would look at the stars and constellations from our back porch. At the age of five my mom passed away. I decided to make this in memory of her to reminisce about the good times. I was never good at finding them, but she was and would always help me. I dedicated this project to her. Sometimes I look up and picture her smiling down at me.

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Student:      Karlene Rodenburg

District:        Mead

School:         Mt. Spokane

Medium:     Ceramic

Inspiration: Every region, culture, and community has commonality. From Ancient Mesopotamia to modern day New York, People have always been fascinated by music, determined to use any material at their disposal to create melodies of their own. Inspired by these instruments, I decided to create my own, with swirling blue waves symbolic of the motivation behind all these inventions– the whispering wind.

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Student:      Mellow Linares

District:        Public Charter- Spokane

School:         Spokane International Academy

Medium:     Cold Porcelain, Acrylic Paint, Wires, Metal Sheets

Inspiration: “Artificial Life” is how man-made materials and altercations of organic things can create more harm than good. Shown through a house cat, there are things about it that are off, such as the fact that it is an unnatural color, or the fact that it has two tails, or the various pieces of metal or wire on it. Artificial materials can have an effect on nature, even if we don’t immediately realize it.

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Student:      Cheyanne Drader

District:        Public Charter- Spokane

School:         Spokane International Academy

Medium:     Cardboard, jewelry wire, paints, tape, yarn

Inspiration: The lightning bug represents a light in our modern industrial ways, a light that guides us in the dark & dark times. This project idea came very easy to me seeing now people are looking for a light to guide them. I knew I wanted to do something with light and an animal of some sort.

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Student:      Hailey Patterson

District:        Central Valley

School:         Central Valley

Medium:     Ceramics

Inspiration: This piece of art is a representation of my life as I have grown up. It starts in my early life & continues to now. I chose a library because they are special to me & my mom. The logs framing the piece represent the love for nature me & my whole family share. The colors of the books also have hidden meanings throughout them, Special memories that have carried through my life from the start to now.

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Student:      Madison Cannon

District:        Mead

School:         Mt. Spokane

Medium:     Ceramic

Inspiration: This is inspired by my childhood overseas, where homes could be seen teetering atop cliffs like this sculpture. I combined elements of realism in the glass water and the sharply carved cliff with elements of familiarity in the house perched on the rock. The tiny red boat hints at a hidden life inside the house. This sculpture is a miniature representation of someone’s life, personified in clay.

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Student:      Anissa Campillo

District:        Pullman

School:         Pullman

Medium:     Mix

Inspiration: For this piece I took inspiration from bug pinning as I think it's a very interesting technique to display bugs. It's a sunset tarantula with a centipede crawling under it using a mix of media to create an earthy nature feel and set a mood of nature's small world.

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Student:      Callia Knust

District:        Mead

School:         Mt. Spokane

Medium:     Ceramic

Inspiration: I was inspired to sculpt Tinkerbell’s house to bring my childhood memories to life. I started sculpting the teapot, and added the handle to it by using a slab and I sculpted the spout. I rolled a big piece of clay out and then hollowed it out for the log. I decided to use underglaze to get more detail into it and make it more cartoon-like. I chose to show my love for pottery by making this piece.

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Student:      Ainsley Bowen

District:        Mead

School:         Mt. Spokane

Medium:     Ceramic

Inspiration: The film reel was inspired by the idea that life can be viewed similar to a movie and can be continuously revisited. I wanted to push my skills as a ceramic artist by building an intricate functional piece with slab. The focus of the piece was to reflect realism and nostalgia which I created within the illustrations using under glazing methods to bring out the detailed images.

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Student:      Chloee Cline

District:        Central Valley

School:         Central Valley

Medium:     Ceramics

Inspiration: My cottage was crafted with 3 main hand building techniques, pinch pot, slab, and coil. My goal was to make a cozy mushroom cottage that I would live in if I was a fairy. I made this because I love fantasy, something that I wish could do is live in this magnificent mushroom cottage. Completed with a shiny bright apple red top and a little worm with a bowtie, this cottage is officially perfect.

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Student:      Carmen Heeter

District:        Mead

School:         Mt. Spokane

Medium:     Ceramics

Inspiration: I wanted to express my love for nature and the nostalgia it brings through a simple childhood game. My love for insects is expressed within the multi-color butterflies and the small lady bugs on each leaf. I enjoy creating pieces with intricate details, so my tic tac toe board was a perfect creation to represent my interests.

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Student:      Layla Meier

District:        Mead

School:         Mt. Spokane

Medium:     Ceramic

Inspiration: I created this slab built piece with inspiration from my favorite movie Moana. I sculpted the top of my piggy bank as the entrance to the realm of monsters to develop the mouth for the coins to go through. I experimented with relief carving and texture to create more depth and realism. I also used a variety of underglaze combinations and iron oxide to give the box a more aged stone look.

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Student:      Zoey Davis

District:        Central Valley

School:         Ridgeline

Medium:     Ceramics

Inspiration: Just a cute little sculpture of 2 Genshin Impact characters.

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Student:      Emma Frankenberg

District:        Central Valley

School:         Ridgeline

Medium:     Ceramics

Inspiration: A hollowed-out sculpture of a human heart.

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Student:      Stephanie (Finley) West

District:        Cheney

School:         Cheney

Medium:     Ceramic Clay

Inspiration: Family is a group of cats that I sculpted out of ceramic clay. The three cats represent two parents and a child playing with a ball of yarn. I created this piece to emphasize the family unit and how important it is. Each individual member of the family is different and has their own unique pattern and role.

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Student:      Jaden Mueller

District:        Central Valley

School:         Central Valley

Medium:     Ceramics

Inspiration: In my art, I like to go with the flow. This mug is a perfect example of that, the unpredictable nature of the sea, and the ship being dragged along. It shows just how free-feeling and powerful art can be.

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Student:      Ashton Schwendiman

District:        Cheney

School:         Cheney

Medium:     Ceramic Clay

Inspiration: The clay sculpture I created incorporates a decayed skull with a red rose on a brick background. My intention was to represent life and death at the same time. Often in death, we cannot see anything but grief. The rose is that hint of life that still exists in our lives. I chose the word Crane because it is French for skull. French is the language of love adding dimension.

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Student:      Evelyn Caine

District:        Public Charter- Spokane

School:         Spokane International Academy

Medium:     Air-Dry Clay, Chicken Wire, Black Paint, Galvanized Steel Pipes, Wooden Base

Inspiration: This is the body of a woman; an object. It is patched, filled with holes, deteriorating. The leaves symbolize the only thing that this object can produce, the only life that is now dead. This sculpture is how society treats women, how we are objectified, and only valued for the children we can produce. But men have taken away our choice now, ripped that life out of us. Our bodies, their choice.

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Student:      Ivy Crespin

District:        Mead

School:         Mt. Spokane

Medium:     Ceramic

Inspiration: I drew inspiration for this piece from my Grandparents home in Mexico. This piece represents the intricacies of the ocean and the coral reefs I explored throughout my childhood. I focused on prioritizing realism when creating this piece. I used natural looking green, blue, and brown glazes, so it looks like it was just pulled from the ocean.

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Student:      Wyatt Daubert

District:        Cheney

School:         Cheney

Medium:     Polymer Clay and Aluminum Wire for Skeleton

Inspiration: This piece rethinks the blue-footed booby, an awkward on land and often playful seabird, as a human figure. I was inspired by the vivid blue feet and the almost wide-eyed blank stare. I wanted to explore the connections between a teenager and the natural world. The teenager leaves the playfulness behind to become a more serious young man.

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Student:      Anna Meyer

District:        Mead

School:         Mt. Spokane

Medium:     Ceramic

Inspiration: For my piggy banks my inspiration was smart savings, so I made one for long term and one for short term savings. I’m just beginning to learn the importance of smart spending, and I wanted to combine it with my affinity for mushrooms to remind myself that budgeting is a good thing. These are poisonous mushrooms because they are supposed to remind you not to touch them and spend the money inside.

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Student:      Payton Drader

District:        Public Charter- Spokane

School:         Spokane International Academy

Medium:     Wire, Marigolds, Newsprint Paper, Paint, Cardboard

Inspiration: We are constantly trapped by our minds, forgetting to recognize the beauty around us. The cage of Marigolds shows the beauty that surrounds us daily, yet the cage is a symbol of our entrapment. I choose a bird to show freedom, innocence, and show nature.

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Student:      Izzie Kilgore

District:        Mead

School:         Mt. Spokane

Medium:     Ceramic

Inspiration: This piece represents nature that is often misunderstood. The main focus of this piece is realism to emphasize the organic naturalistic effects. I used relief carving to add depth and variation that pull the viewer's eye toward the dragon. The cool colors and glaze combinations complement the composition and enhance the mysterious vibe of the piece. The yellow eyes pull the whole piece together.

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Student:      Clista Edwards

District:        Central Valley

School:         Central Valley

Medium:     Ceramics

Inspiration: This is a coil vase which is made to illustrate the Spokane River. Different parts of the vase represent different parts of the river including the riverbed, current, and trees along the shoreline. I chose the Spokane River as an inspiration because that I grew up around it, and five generations of my family have lived near it.

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Student:      Rowan Jeske

District:        Spokane

School:         Lewis and Clark

Medium:     Ceramic

Inspiration: This piece was created to experiment with coil building ceramics and the way sound is refracted in different shaped vases.

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Student:      Brooklyn Chapman

District:        Central Valley

School:         Central Valley

Medium:     Ceramics

Inspiration: The story of this truck I found very unique getting passed down by generations. Starting as a 1964 GMC, getting rebuilt many times over into what it is now. When I first heard the background of this truck I was inspired to try and recreate it. The truck still runs today for races and is owned by Cole Hubble.

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Student:      Rin Hausman

District:        Mead

School:         Mt. Spokane

Medium:     Ceramics

Inspiration: People tend to hide their feminine side, fearful of being made fun of. This piece represents how our bodies are a beautiful piece of art that we should not hide… check hidden message under the arms. I carefully sculpted this bust using slab to develop movement and emphasize valuable characteristics of the female form. I under glazed organic flowers to exaggerate the radiance of a woman's body.

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Student:      Bridgette Treichel

District:        Public Charter- Spokane

School:         Spokane International Academy

Medium:     Cardboard, Paint, Metal, Tape, Posca Markers

Inspiration: At first I thought it was a good idea because it was kind of basic. My dad and stepmom kept saying they liked it so I kept going. In class Mr.Cook told me to add more detail, so I did that. I think adding more flowers is what made me like/enjoy it more.

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Student:      Daniel Ialanji

District:        Public Charter- Spokane

School:         Spokane International Academy

Medium:     Aluminum Foil, Wire

Inspiration: A future of fruit in this state is going to be made of metal.

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Student:      Brady Bendickson

District:        Spokane

School:         Lewis and Clark

Medium:     Clay

Inspiration: This was one of my very first large vases in which I incorporated sculpting. It was my gateway into my AP portfolio consisting of many large ceramic pieces combining the use of the potter's wheel and hand sculpting.

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Student:      Cateland Cornthwaite

District:        Mead

School:         Mt. Spokane

Medium:     Ceramic

Inspiration: Ocean's Embrace: The Ceramic Reef I sculpted reflects my grandparents' deep love for the ocean, which they passed down to me. I develop this piece using a variety of hand building methods and utilizing different imprinting tools. I chose glazes with natural hues and textures. It's a tribute to legacy, nature, and the enduring pull of the ocean in our lives.

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Student:      Camille Osmun

District:        Mead

School:         Mt. Spokane

Medium:     Ceramic

Inspiration: This piece was my way of expressing my fascination for geography and space. I took care to keep the landmasses as close to reality as I could, including major deserts and mountain ranges in their respective places. I incorporated several different glazes to ensure accuracy in colors. I varied the sizes of the lunar craters, carving lines and blotching glazes for added texture throughout the piece.

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Student:      Kyra Jordan

District:        Mead

School:         Mt. Spokane

Medium:     Ceramic

Inspiration: I have always been a free spirit nature loving human which inspires my art. In today's world people take for granted what's around them and don't take a second to look at the beauty of something so simple like a tree. My artistic process was relief carving, subtracting and adding clay and glazing with colors that closely match the outside feel.

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Student:      Maya Rimpela

District:        Public Charter- Spokane

School:         Spokane International Academy

Medium:     Screws, Nuts, Bolts, Hot Glue, Mod Podge, Aluminum Foil, Chicken Wire

Inspiration:

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Student:      Caitlin Saindon

District:        Mead

School:         Mt. Spokane

Medium:     Ceramic

Inspiration: This piece is meant to capture the essence of someone who feels like they have to bury their emotions. The stark black represents the lack of expression this type of person often shows, while the contrasting vibrant rainbow tears is the breakdown that a person who hides their emotions might have. Their held back feelings come flooding out in a river of tears once they’ve been pushed over the limit.

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Student:      Amela Mrkaljevic

District:        Public Charter- Spokane

School:         Spokane International Academy

Medium:     Paper Mache, Paint, Hot Glue, Cotton Balls, Clay, Cardboard, Wire

Inspiration: I made a bomb, with an opening to show how they affect the land and geography of where they go. I care a lot about this subject, and want to spread awareness of how real war is and how it really affects the life of people who live through that.

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Student:      Amber Silva

District:        Mead

School:         Mt. Spokane

Medium:     Ceramics

Inspiration: This piece was inspired by my childhood backyard that was full of trees and vibrant colored flowers. I used a ribbon carving tool to do the texturing on the background to make the wood effect and used an earth tone for the wood color. I made a coil effect for the vines and the flowers, I used bright glaze colors to make it stand out along with the different tones of green for the vines and the leaves.

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Student:      Sienna Simpson

District:        Mead

School:         Mt. Spokane

Medium:     Ceramic

Inspiration: This piece was inspired by old European architecture. I wanted it to look like a real place while still having the mystique of a fairytale. I like my art to have functionality, this piece is a lantern. I put holes through the bottom of the lid and made the buildings hollow to allow the light from the candle to shine through and out the windows of the buildings like there were real people inside.

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Student:      Ava Bryant

District:        Central Valley

School:         Ridgeline

Medium:     Moss, Wood Panel, Aluminum Foil, Wire, Masking Tape, Acryllic

Inspiration: This piece demonstrates the intrusive behavior of humans toward the environment. The line between humans and technology has become blurred. It's become one powerful, harmful force over the environment--which humans remain an integral part of.

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Student:      Jadynn Price

District:        Mead

School:         Mt. Spokane

Medium:     Ceramics

Inspiration: Cutting the vase in half conveys the reality of being a potter, a lot of throwers cut their forms in half to measure growth and improve. I chose the two images of the women inside to communicate healing. The saddened woman shows grief and the other with the butterfly shows growth. Healing is a process that requires both good and bad emotions, which is why they exist inside the vase together.

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Student:      Sean Mulnix

District:        Public Charter- Spokane

School:         Spokane International Academy

Medium:     Pencils, Hot Glue, Cardboard,

Inspiration: We use so many trees for pencils. In the future, trees may be pencils.

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Student:      Sam Tate

District:        Spokane

School:         On Track Academy

Medium:     Glass

Inspiration: My piece spoke to me long before I finished it. I knew the intricacies and details would matter to the final product, but the process is what really mattered to me. I love doing glass work, and being approached with this opportunity deepened my passion, but also my understanding of working with glass. Through this project, I found the beauty of letting things go.

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Student:      Iris Fuller

District:        Mead

School:         Mt. Spokane

Medium:     Ceramic

Inspiration: In this piece I took information from nature. I sculpted a Blue Jay and I spent a lot of time studying references to make sure the proportions and textures were accurate. I combined a variety of glazes together to add life and depth to the piece. This fountain is an example of how I have grown as an artist by taking hand-building techniques I have learned and making this intricate design.

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Student:      Harley Stanford

District:        Mead

School:         Mt. Spokane

Medium:     Ceramic

Inspiration: I was inspired to sculpt these pants because I love 70's fashion and the colorful artwork of that era. The process of building this very very hands-on. I used slabs to build the pants then hand cut out all the patches and attached them. The patches were inspired from symbols that were used a lot in the 70's. The way I glazed it is supposed to bring that era to life.

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Student:      Naomi Schupp

District:        Mead

School:         Mt. Spokane

Medium:     Ceramic

Inspiration: This project is a symbol of childhood. I tried to make the grown textured and realistic as possible. I used relief carving and hand building to create all the detailing. The crown itself was cut out of slab after adding the detailing I then glued on the gems. To go along with the crown I sowed a pillow and made a box. This project was a way for me to experience every little girl's childhood dream.

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Student:      Hilie Larson

District:        Central Valley

School:         Central Valley

Medium:     CD's and Paint

Inspiration: “Heart of Glass” is inspired by the song “Heart of Glass” by Blondie. Music is very personal to me and I wanted to use unique mediums that would match the song's feeling and create an interesting texture. CDs look very similar to glass relating to the song title. By Re-purposing these discs I show that music can not only be heard, but seen while capturing the upbeat and peppy essence of the song.

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Student:      Jolyne Sullivan

District:        Mead

School:         Mt. Spokane

Medium:     Pastel

Inspiration: This portrait is of my boyfriend. I made it for my art class for a self-portrait project. I wanted to capture the way I view him trying to get the colors as accurate to my reference as possible. This piece portrays the love he has given me. Kyle has been a very wonderful person, not just to me but to others.

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Student:      Juie Whitney

District:        Nine Mile Falls

School:         Lakeside

Medium:     Pencil

Inspiration: In my art, a girl is laying on the ground, her hand covering her face as she cries. As she lays on the ground, everything around her is turning into smoke. The girl suffers from schizophrenia, and she is convinced the world is falling apart, when in reality, it's just her world that is falling apart.

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Student:      Adisen Frieling

District:        Central Valley

School:         Ridgeline

Medium:     Colored Pencils, Collage

Inspiration: I felt inspired by the Mt. Saint Helen's volcano eruption. It is meant to show the beauty destruction can bring, even if it does not feel like it in the moment. The mandala in the middle of the volcano represents how things begin to change and grow over time, leading to something more beautiful than what it was originally.

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Student:      Ebin Whitehead

District:        Chewelah

School:         Jenkins

Medium:     Graphite

Inspiration: I chose to draw this piece because I wanted to represent how much a little bit of light can change a setting. I chose charcoal because I’ve never used it before, and I wanted to see if I can use it.

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Student:      Peyton Miller

District:        Kettle Falls

School:         Kettle Falls

Medium:     Acrylic Painting

Inspiration: I want the audience to notice her smile when they look at the painting. I loved the feeling of painting her personality and a story with my brush. Adding the faint brushstrokes of each color to bring her to life with love.

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Student:      Bella Jent

District:        Central Valley

School:         Central Valley

Medium:     Acrylic

Inspiration: The Annihilator represents my breakthrough of a long period of depression with whimsy and excitement. The bright colors against the dark background portrays the contrast of this transformation of my personality.

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Student:      Meikah Smutz-Holland

District:        Kettle Falls

School:         Kettle Falls

Medium:     Pencil

Inspiration: My goal with this piece of art was to create maximum contrast between the lights and the darks through hyper realistic texture. Then when the viewers looks into the eyes of the art they feel the intimidation of the power behind the animal.

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Student:      Guadalupe Ay Chan Peyton

District:        Pride Schools

School:         Innovation

Medium:     Mixed Media

Inspiration: My art is a representation of my inner mentality and struggles with reality. I have used multimedia elements to convey my struggle with feeling stable. I use textures and contrast in my works to show a story and thought within a piece. To me, art is an output of my mind throughout my life, it is a timeline that notes all my achievements and falls.

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Student:      Benjamin Patterson

District:        Chewelah

School:         Jenkins

Medium:     Graphite

Inspiration: In this drawing, I wanted to show a first-person perspective of myself going through a McDonald's drive thru on a rainy day.

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Student:      Lucas Robinson

District:        Kettle Falls

School:         Kettle Falls

Medium:     Photography

Inspiration: I was looking to take a picture full of colors. The sink had many colors and textures that I thought would look cool.

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Student:      Satori Just

District:        Cheney

School:         Cheney

Medium:     Acrylic on Canvas

Inspiration: If energy is neither created or destroyed, where does it go? When a body dies, what happens to the soul? Metempsychosis, the idea that a soul travels into a different body after death. I have always processed death well. I don't believe that someone is gone, they have started a new life somewhere completely unfamiliar. They are experiencing all new things with new people, but with the same soul.

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Student:      Ashlyn Landis

District:        Mead

School:         Mt. Spokane

Medium:     Glass, and Acrylic Paint

Inspiration: My intentions for the piece were to show a more literal image of a broken heart. I used glass to mainly show how delicate both objects can be, and even if it is pierced back together you can still see the imperfections in the heart. As well as how dark it can be even though it is technically “fixed”.

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Student:      Bella Mattozzi

District:        Harrington

School:         Harrington Secondary

Medium:     Acrylic on Canvas

Inspiration: This painting is a symbol of what men and women in the military have given, and continue to give, for our country. The immeasurable sacrifices of defending our country's freedom, facing physical, mental, and emotional pain, temporarily leaving their families and friends, and so much more. These people risk their lives daily to keep us and this country safe. This painting is for them.

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Student:      Nyx Townsend

District:        Pride schools

School:         Innovation

Medium:     Colored Pencil

Inspiration: To put it short- I love fish. I love how light bounces and refracts in water, and I love the fluidity of movement found in sea creatures across the world. In Norse mythology mermaids are typically seen as evil, I just wanted to show the beautiful side of them.

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Student:      Traja Rex

District:        Chewelah

School:         Jenkins

Medium:     Graphite

Inspiration: I chose to draw this because this is one of my favorite memories. Seeing all of the beautiful flowers with the city in the background felt like an absolute dream to me.

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Student:      Alexa Marsh

District:        Pride Schools

School:         Innovation

Medium:     Mixed Medium

Inspiration: We are the cause of our own destruction. We try to find ways to blame others or outside forces, but it is us who is holding the match. I wanted the piece to feel vast and empty to emphasize that the earth is our only home.

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Student:      Robyn Horvath

District:        Cheney

School:         Cheney

Medium:     Acrylic

Inspiration: We never truly see the pain in the beauty we see in everyday life. From the girls on those magnetizes or next to those clothing advertisements every single day and the diets they have to go through, including having to look in a certain way. But it truly is never enough with their looks always getting photoshopped; that's what I tried to express in this piece.

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Student:      Ivy Holcomb

District:        Pride schools

School:         Innovation

Medium:     Color Pencil/Charcoal

Inspiration: Reality. Reality is a grime place and dark place. So we go to the fantasy world that is filled with hope and desires and most of all beauty. There is beauty in everything but most don't see it so they resolved to the fantasy world. People need to realize that if we take care of reality it could become the fantasy.

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Student:      Mia Ressa

District:        Spokane

School:         Lewis and Clark

Medium:     Colored Pencil

Inspiration: I made this piece to show the disregard of nature by humans. The house fades into the tree line to represent our home of nature as a physical form, now consumed by fire. We are facing the beauty of nature, but disregarding its value. The two sides show the duality of good and evil, dressed in black and white. A flame is shown in the hands of humans, yet they do not try to stop the fire.

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Student:      Logan Taylor

District:        Pride Schools

School:         Innovation

Medium:     Paper and Pencil

Inspiration: For my Art Blackened Ribs the idea was to make people aware of the dangers of smoking I did that by the ribs being burnt up and the various sharp objects in the back the gray bellow the skeletons eye showing more of the mental damages of smoking. And finally the lonely feel of the piece is to show the way smoking effects your relationship.

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Student:      Quinn Troye

District:        Central Valley

School:         Ridgeline

Medium:     Acrylic Paint

Inspiration: In this piece, I aimed to show the feeling of trying to emulate childhood. The perspective is of a girl looking into a mirror meant to symbolize self-reflection. I dulled the colors of the older girl and her surroundings to show age and loss of vibrancy. I painted the girl tying a bow in her hair to show an attempt to halt your aging, using innocence to look less serious as responsibility grows.

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Student:      Emma Ayers

District:        Cheney

School:         Cheney

Medium:     Acrylic Paint

Inspiration: This piece is specifically connecting humans with nature. I believe that we are intertwined and both need each other to survive. I changed the elements of a human's feature and replaced it with the beauty of nature. We are rooted with each other and equally beautiful. When I am surrounded by nature is when i feel the most alive.

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Student:      Constantine McIntire

District:        Central Valley

School:         Central Valley

Medium:     Prismacolor

Inspiration: This piece is about love and how it can affect a person on the inside, one person could be happy while the other feels like they’re dying on the inside because of it, it’s pretty much about how it could affect one person compared to the other, one could be happy while the other isn’t, the background shows how it may seem like they’re in a nice place but that isn’t the truth at all.

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Student:      Brooke Fuson

District:        Central Valley

School:         Mica Peak

Medium:     Acrylic

Inspiration: My painting is of a woman who stands next to her lost love, day-dreaming of her presence.

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Student:      George Domitrovich

District:        Pride Schools

School:         Innovation

Medium:     Graphite

Inspiration: Nature is a powerful thing, no matter what humanity does, nature has the resilience to come back. So what would happen if humanity were to suddenly disappear?

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#187 Two Crows Sitting in a Tree, G-R-O-W-i-n-g

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Student:      Annabella Everano

District:        Central Valley

School:         Central Valley

Medium:     Acrylic Pain

Inspiration: My SI is about my second-hand addiction. Watching my friends and family deal with addiction to alcohol and other drug substances has made me observant of how destructive it is. Especially when you're a child, second-hand addiction feels like you have no control. I want to speak up for people who aren’t addicts but deal with addicts. I used their stories in my pieces to show how life changed them.

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Student:      Seth Cunningham

District:        Central Valley

School:         Central Valley

Medium:     Mixed Medium- Colored Pencil, Spray Paint.

Inspiration: My work explores the intersection of perception and identity, using bold colors and surreal forms to challenge how we see ourselves and/or the world. This piece reflects layers of vision- both physical and emotional- inviting viewers to look beyond the surface and connect with the unseen. Through abstraction and symbolism, I aim to spark curiosity and introspection in those who engage with my art.

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Student:      Sophia Gwynne

District:        Pullman

School:         Pullman

Medium:     Acrylic Paint

Inspiration: My artwork uses mixed media to portray the unavoidable fact of life that is change, the flowers represent said change. They may be withered and old now, but they were once filled with life and beauty. my goal was to show that even though they have grown old and changed they still hold just as much life and meaning.

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Student:      Hadlee Zuercher

District:        Pullman

School:         Pullman

Medium:     Mixed Media

Inspiration: “The Color of Sound” explores the interplay between auditory and visual perception, translating music into vibrant hues. By capturing the energy and emotion of sound, the piece evokes how music resonates beyond the ears, allowing viewers to experience the abstract essence of sound through color and form. It is a visual interpretation of the invisible world of sound.

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Student:      Parker Legreid

District:        Pullman

School:         Pullman

Medium:     Acrylic

Inspiration: This painting reflects my journey as an emerging artist in my first year, and the vibrant energy of urban life. Using a hand-built canvas and acrylics, I captured the rhythm of a city street as a metaphor for my dynamic and challenging path. Embracing imperfection, I aimed for freedom and growth, creating art that invites viewers to connect both the city’s pulse and their own self-discovery.

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Student:      Henley Porter

District:        Central Valley

School:         Ridgeline

Medium:     Acrylic Paint

Inspiration: In my painting, I wanted to bring to life a childhood daydream of mine with a surrealist approach. My intent was to make the bathtub, the only part of the painting that is accurate to real life, look very bland, to contrast the coral setting, and make it appear more vibrant and enticing.

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Student:      Anthony Martini

District:        Pride Schools

School:         Innovation

Medium:     Canvas Multi Media (acrylics, oil pastels, pencil, charcoal, alcohol markers, crayons)

Inspiration: This reflects on the concept of individuality of life. It portrays different phases of my life: The past, now, possible future& what could have been. It reflects on how other people’s decisions form our life. If every person were to make a painting like this, every art piece would be different. My handprints on the sides symbolize how I hold control of my life, just like I hold this painting.

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Student:      Damien Wasson

District:        Pride Schools

School:         Innovation

Medium:     Oil Paint

Inspiration: This is a piece inspired by our advanced arts class SI question that I made, “how does music, emotion, and color create meaningful/successful art?” With song inspiration being “gyroscope” by boards of Canada, the color being orange, and the emotion being emptiness.

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Student:      Annaka Hansen

District:        West Valley

School:         West Valley

Medium:     Acrylic Paint

Inspiration: My piece "Instinct" is meant to showcase the circle of life and the instinct of animals in their natural environment. This piece is also an experiment with storytelling. Every viewer has their own perspective on what is happening which has sparked a lot of conversation. Are the foxes protecting her? Wanting to eat her? No one interpretation is more correct than another.

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Student:      Alysse Phelps

District:        Central Valley

School:         Ridgeline

Medium:     Watercolor and Colored Pencils

Inspiration: This piece is based on my firsthand experience of how a fun childhood activity can represent adult responsibilities in your future. Diving into the deep end to reach the ring symbolizes growing up and choosing a future for myself. It is scary and uncertain, but everything will be clear and bright once I get to the ring.

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Student:      Kamaea Hardin

District:        Nine Mile Falls

School:         Lakeside

Medium:     Acrylic Paint

Inspiration: During the process of this work, I was going through a fairly sad, depressing stage of life. What inspired me to do this project was my dwelling feelings for a boy who had convinced me that he loved me then left me with those feelings which had slowly started eating away at my mind. So what I intended for the main idea of this project was to show how I felt internally.

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Student:      Alex Bedell

District:        Pride schools

School:         Innovation

Medium:     Oil Paint

Inspiration: The piece depicts how traits are passed down and changed through generations. The dolls represent each generation, the light falls on the first few to give us a clear view of them. One that mimics our memories of our families.

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Student:      Meghan Bollinger

District:        Central Valley

School:         Ridgeline

Medium:     Oil Pastels

Inspiration: In this artwork I used oil pastels to create a peaceful landscape and a scene and subject with an adventurous spirit. My inspiration comes from noticing the beauty of life, friendships, and nature, and by using new materials I attempted to connect a familiar feeling with a new setting and experience.

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Student:      Lily Marsh

District:        Pride Schools

School:         Innovation

Medium:     Oil Painting

Inspiration: Serenity, the state of being calm and peaceful. The calm cool tones balanced with the warm undertones create a peaceful atmosphere. The sun creates a sense of warmth while the bees represent community and hard work, then lastly the daisies represent peace. This painting is about how peace is achieved through hard work and community. All of the components of the painting help create the sense of Serenity and all have their own special meanings.