Art history - Our Class! by Melissa Purtee _ Staff - ApexHS https://padlet.com/mpurtee/k8ljspqabukv39dy Autobiographical Assemblages en-us 2021-08-21 17:48:03 UTC 2026-03-20 13:56:31 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f917.png Ms. Purtee mpurtee https://padlet.com/mpurtee/k8ljspqabukv39dy/wish/1689082004 I love to travel and to draw (especially eyes!). I own 9 chickens and have a big garden. My family is very important to me, represented by the picture of my sons, the ring that belonged to my grandfather and the necklace from my sister. ]]> 2021-08-21 17:48:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mpurtee/k8ljspqabukv39dy/wish/1689082004 Indira Tirumanadham https://padlet.com/mpurtee/k8ljspqabukv39dy/wish/1692064764 Things I like: 
Shells handpicked by me from the beach
Painting portraits

Things I do:
Swimming (swim team): goggles
Walking in my neighborhood almost every day while listening to music: shoes and phone

Things important to me:
My mom: the small photo frame
Gold bangle: gifted to me by my grandfather on my first birthday]]> 2021-08-23 22:04:11 UTC https://padlet.com/mpurtee/k8ljspqabukv39dy/wish/1692064764 Ada Bartels agbartels https://padlet.com/mpurtee/k8ljspqabukv39dy/wish/1692583790 Things I like: tea, frozen chocolate strawberries, music

Things I do: painting and drawing, reading

Things important to me: my family(birthday card and photo of my parents)]]> 2021-08-24 02:32:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mpurtee/k8ljspqabukv39dy/wish/1692583790 Lauren M https://padlet.com/mpurtee/k8ljspqabukv39dy/wish/1693917657 This assemblage represents my extreme passion and love for the arts as well as how I do makeup. Art is my main hobby. I also added curl cream to demonstrate how much effort I put into my hair routine and how much I appreciate having curly hair. ]]> 2021-08-24 15:56:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mpurtee/k8ljspqabukv39dy/wish/1693917657 Owen Chitester https://padlet.com/mpurtee/k8ljspqabukv39dy/wish/1694458228 These items represent me well. I love baseball, and specifically, the New York Yankees. I also really enjoy school. In my free time, I go to the gym (symbolized by the chain) and read. My family and friends are very important to me, shown in the photographs at the bottom. My heritage is also important - my family has been farming in North Carolina for 5 generations. ]]> 2021-08-24 21:49:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mpurtee/k8ljspqabukv39dy/wish/1694458228 Joshika Indrakumar https://padlet.com/mpurtee/k8ljspqabukv39dy/wish/1694559111 Things I like: Music, rings, and crystals 

Things I do: I like to journal some of my favorite shows, paint, and take care of my plant!

Things important to me: My friends (my friends gave me rings and I love them), and music is very important (my parents got me that vinyl)]]> 2021-08-24 23:35:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mpurtee/k8ljspqabukv39dy/wish/1694559111 Gabriella Imbriani https://padlet.com/mpurtee/k8ljspqabukv39dy/wish/1694566199 This assemblage represents me well. My friends and family are very important to me. Living in New York has also made me love to travel. In my free time I like to watch Netflix, listen to music, and go on road trips. I also enjoy going to school. ]]> 2021-08-24 23:40:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mpurtee/k8ljspqabukv39dy/wish/1694566199 https://padlet.com/mpurtee/k8ljspqabukv39dy/wish/1694575103 I’m really passionate about astrology, so I have a candle with my sign on it and some crystals. I also really love to read and I buy most of my books from the thrift store, which i also really love to do. I also really like plants I have many throughout my room!]]> 2021-08-24 23:47:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mpurtee/k8ljspqabukv39dy/wish/1694575103 Ella Senchak https://padlet.com/mpurtee/k8ljspqabukv39dy/wish/1694740053 Things I like: Jewelry, crystals and I enjoy doing my makeup 

Things I do: I love cheer, i’ve been doing it for the past 5 years and am on the varsity team!

Things important to me: Rings given to me by my grandpa that I wear everyday, a necklace my sister gave to me and i wear everyday as well and hand picked sea shells from my favorite island, Sanibel island]]> 2021-08-25 01:02:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mpurtee/k8ljspqabukv39dy/wish/1694740053 Mariana Seiffer https://padlet.com/mpurtee/k8ljspqabukv39dy/wish/1694831670 Things I like: Music, Star Wars, and cars

Things I do: Paint; play the piano and the flute; and I am on the board for DECA and FBLA

Things important to me: My family in Brazil (the tiny Brazilian Pandora charms), the sun and moon, and my future career (represented by the medals of the biggest business clubs at Apex).

]]> 2021-08-25 01:34:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mpurtee/k8ljspqabukv39dy/wish/1694831670 Sam O’Connell https://padlet.com/mpurtee/k8ljspqabukv39dy/wish/1694844019 I chose one of my favorite art pieces the Primavera a BöC vinyl because they are one of my favorite bands I also used the car me and dad built as back drop because how important it is to me. I also have a cross from my great grandmother also my training gloves because I like to box and right next to that an Irish Hurley stick because I am very proud of my Irish heritage. Right under the Hurley stick is model car I put there because I enjoy making models.]]> 2021-08-25 01:39:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mpurtee/k8ljspqabukv39dy/wish/1694844019 Andrew Knorr https://padlet.com/mpurtee/k8ljspqabukv39dy/wish/1694847906 I like hockey, both playing and watching, represented by the puck and tickets. I like the art of storytelling, represented by the brown book. I like to play violin, represented by the bow. I like to listen to classical music, represented by the headphones. I like to play video games, represented by the controller. I like to watch films, represented by the star wars film collection. I like to collect various items, represented by the Lego set and the hat. Everything is important to who I am, anything that happens to me makes me into the person I am today.]]> 2021-08-25 01:40:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mpurtee/k8ljspqabukv39dy/wish/1694847906 Madi Powell https://padlet.com/mpurtee/k8ljspqabukv39dy/wish/1694902715 Things I like:
I love shopping for shoes more than shopping for clothes. I love taking trips to the beach with my family and friends. My family is really important to me, we are always together, either getting together for lunch or meeting up for the holidays. I also really enjoy going to go watch the sunrise/ sunset along with watching the stars at night. 

Things I do: 
I have played basketball ever since I was 7, my dad has always been my coach through out my rec years of playing. I have played for the school along with playing lacrosse too. I love staying active and busy either with friends or at work. ]]> 2021-08-25 01:58:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mpurtee/k8ljspqabukv39dy/wish/1694902715 https://padlet.com/mpurtee/k8ljspqabukv39dy/wish/1694909783 I like to play video games, and drive my car. 
I also love to collect shoes and play sports. The most important things in my life are my family and dog. ]]> 2021-08-25 02:01:08 UTC https://padlet.com/mpurtee/k8ljspqabukv39dy/wish/1694909783 Christine Nganga https://padlet.com/mpurtee/k8ljspqabukv39dy/wish/1694950360 Things I like: Berry Fanta (favorite soda!!), Doing my makeup (black eyeshadow palette & makeup brushes)

Things I do: I run track and do gymnastics (the three medals) & read books about bettering your mentality & mental health (the book called ¨The healing point¨)

Things important to me: My parents and sisters (the two small photos of my immediate family and God sisters), and my Kenyan culture (the handmade Kenyan bracelet, & the circular plate of the kikuyu tribe) ]]> 2021-08-25 02:16:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mpurtee/k8ljspqabukv39dy/wish/1694950360 https://padlet.com/mpurtee/k8ljspqabukv39dy/wish/1695108146 things i like: i love traveling, which is what the watch represents because my dad bought it for me while we were in italy. the pillow represents my bed because i love my bed. 
things i do: the sweatshirt represents lacrosse because i used to play it and still enjoy it. the goggles because i’m a swim coach. 
things that are important to who i am: my friends, which is represented by the picture of my best friends and i when we were younger and the nails are from one of my leg surgeries because that was a huge life experience (hospitalization and recovery)  ]]> 2021-08-25 03:11:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mpurtee/k8ljspqabukv39dy/wish/1695108146 Emma Makambi https://padlet.com/mpurtee/k8ljspqabukv39dy/wish/1695239236 My assemblage includes items such as a book and flowers to represent the things I like. I play volleyball and paint in my free time, I choose a page from my sketch book that represents my skill set in visual arts. I am outside whenever possible, I choose leaves from my gardenia bed as a way to include my love of the outdoors. I hold my friends and family close to my heart. The giraffe ornamental mask is a gift from my extended family in Kenya, it serves as a representation of my heritage.]]> 2021-08-25 04:07:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mpurtee/k8ljspqabukv39dy/wish/1695239236 Huriya Ali https://padlet.com/mpurtee/k8ljspqabukv39dy/wish/1695734007 Things I like: For this I put my AirPods because I love listening to music and it helps me when I get anxious to stay calm. I also put some clothing items like shoes, a bag and sunglasses because I really like fashion.

Things I do: I put a key chain I got from Las Vegas to show that I love traveling and Vegas was also one of my favorite places i’ve visited. I also put some makeup in this photo because it’s a hobby of mine that I’ve liked since I was a child.

Things that are important to me: I put a Wilmington t-shirt because I was born there and I lived there for the first half of my life. I also put a picture of me and my brother when we where little because family is obviously a very important thing and it’s also very nostalgic since he’s in college now and I’m a senior.]]> 2021-08-25 09:20:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mpurtee/k8ljspqabukv39dy/wish/1695734007 Stanley Wilson https://padlet.com/mpurtee/k8ljspqabukv39dy/wish/1695812208 In my autobiographical assemblage I have my running shoes and lacrosse helmet representing by hobbies and things I like like playing sports. I also have some crystals because I like geology and rocks. In the background you can see a walrus silhouette and I put it there just cause I think they are cool. Something important to me in nature and hanging out in nature like hiking so I put a little bamboo shoot I have.]]> 2021-08-25 10:48:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mpurtee/k8ljspqabukv39dy/wish/1695812208 kaylee waltz https://padlet.com/mpurtee/k8ljspqabukv39dy/wish/1695910869 Things I like: I like reading, writing and drawing.

Things I do: traveling, listening to music, and making art.

Things important to me: the necklace my best friend got me for my birthday, some shells i found at the beach, my notebook i carry around with me everywhere i go.
]]> 2021-08-25 12:27:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mpurtee/k8ljspqabukv39dy/wish/1695910869 Layan qaimari https://padlet.com/mpurtee/k8ljspqabukv39dy/wish/1696274152  Things i like: drawing, painting, my culture
The paint and paintbrushes, as well as the paintings show my love for art and incorporating my culture into my art

Things i do: run, play music, art
The running watch indicates my love for running, the clarinet and drum are my love for playing music and the art supplies show how i love art.

Things that are important to who i am: Palestinian, Muslim
My heritage is a big part of me. The scarf in the background is my kuffeyah which is a palestinian/arab scarf.
]]> 2021-08-25 15:30:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mpurtee/k8ljspqabukv39dy/wish/1696274152 August Huovinen https://padlet.com/mpurtee/k8ljspqabukv39dy/wish/1696901739 I love to listen to music like Grateful Dead, jack Johnson, Clannad and Led Zeppelin. I love to mess around with old magazines, comics and picture books to make cool collages. I read in my free time; mainly books that are philosophical or psychological. I also enjoy watching  classic movies like Star Wars, child’s play and castle in the sky. My future is very important to me. I want to travel and have a vast knowledge of our world. I plan on going to the University of Hawai’i at Hilo because of the diversity and they offer a lot of cool national and international opportunities. My family is also important for all the support and opportunities they have given me.]]> 2021-08-25 22:14:08 UTC https://padlet.com/mpurtee/k8ljspqabukv39dy/wish/1696901739 Carly Swan https://padlet.com/mpurtee/k8ljspqabukv39dy/wish/1696911498 this assemblage describes my hobbies and interests very well. the cap and goggles are for swim team which i love doing, it is one of my favorite things to do along with the watch which i track my workouts on at the gym. The gym is another hobbie of mine i love it. The life guard pack is what i mostly do on my free time sadly but i have made a lot of close friends from life guarding so it brings me joy. The takis are my favorite food, i looooovveee takis i could eat them for breakfast lunch and dinner. The Tv remote is to show that i love watching tv, especially criminal minds i highly recommend. And last but not least the picture of my parents , my parents are my biggest supporters and are very important to me. ]]> 2021-08-25 22:25:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mpurtee/k8ljspqabukv39dy/wish/1696911498 Felipe Martinez https://padlet.com/mpurtee/k8ljspqabukv39dy/wish/1698740239 Most of these things have to do with my heritage and my personal identity. The flag represents my Brazilian culture. I made this the background to represent that it will always be a part of me. Incense, flowers, goya and other items represent my childhood. that’s a picture of me with my best friends, and jewelry and crystals which are something i appreciate. The watch belonged to my dad. ]]> 2021-08-26 15:46:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mpurtee/k8ljspqabukv39dy/wish/1698740239 Cole Friedrich https://padlet.com/mpurtee/k8ljspqabukv39dy/wish/1699703781 Things i like: clothes, cars , and computers

Things i do: skateboard, fish, hang out with friends

Things important to me: my family, friends, and my car]]> 2021-08-27 01:42:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mpurtee/k8ljspqabukv39dy/wish/1699703781 Doha Hijab https://padlet.com/mpurtee/k8ljspqabukv39dy/wish/1700590526 This is an assembly of multiple objects I pulled from around my room, so I think it represents me pretty accurately. Firstly, i have my favorite book from a series I read over the summer, “Six of Crows”. Beneath that I have a small painting that I made by using real leaves as stamps. Next I placed a wand that I made as an arts and craft project with my friend, it’s Harry Potter inspired, obviously. By that, I have two medals from FBLA and DECA that I won at states. Underneath that, I have my journal which I like to write in about books that I’ve read (I love to read). Finally, I have a row of colored sharpies which I collect because I’m obsessed with colored pens and markers and a bobble head of Dwight from The Office (favorite character). ]]> 2021-08-27 10:32:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mpurtee/k8ljspqabukv39dy/wish/1700590526 Kendall Murcia https://padlet.com/mpurtee/k8ljspqabukv39dy/wish/1702910918 Things I Like: Listening to music, my favorite singer is Grimes! Halfaxa is my favorite album. I like to draw & paint, my preferred medium is gouache and ink! I love the Tv show Downtown, I think the animations are the coolest. The New York Yankees! 

Things I do:  I'm apart of NYFW-NXT and Parsons Summer Program! I love fashion (hence the Vogue Magazine) I learn about all things fashion & design related, and get to meet some awesome designers! I also make Art (drawing in the middle) I have a website dedicated to my art! 

Things important to me: My necklace, it was a birthday gift and so so special to me. It brings me good luck and I never take it off! My Princess Diana Beanie Baby, it was my grandmas and she gave it to me. I treasure it so much and was so thankful she gifted it to me. ]]> 2021-08-29 20:48:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mpurtee/k8ljspqabukv39dy/wish/1702910918 Zoya Asgari https://padlet.com/mpurtee/k8ljspqabukv39dy/wish/1705524811 Some things I like to do include reading and writing. I like to annotate when I read (hence the flags) and I write short stories in my journal (although I am currently working on a longer story). I also enjoy collecting items such as rocks (as seen in the picture). I just go outside and gather any special ones I see. I really enjoy watching Marvel/MCU movies, hence the Black Panther shirt. I enjoy listening to music as well (I mainly listen to random rock and 00’s pop songs). The jewelry represents my heritage (I’m Iranian and the matching set is an example of my ethnicity). The evil eye also exists in my culture, which is why I wear my evil eye bracelet on most days. My crystal necklace is more of a comfort necklace, I wear it everyday to fidget with it (so in some ways, it’s important to me).]]> 2021-08-30 23:45:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mpurtee/k8ljspqabukv39dy/wish/1705524811 Rayan Kabbage https://padlet.com/mpurtee/k8ljspqabukv39dy/wish/1723555784 I chose the globe since I really like geography and traveling, the flashlight symbolizes my love for adventuring and my favorite sport abs video game is soccer.]]> 2021-09-08 02:40:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mpurtee/k8ljspqabukv39dy/wish/1723555784