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I saw some of Emily’s handmade books awhile ago and have been meaning to feature them here for Such Great Art. I had a hard time deciding which book to feature and I picked her Africa one. I love the meaning behind this book and the way she put detail into it. Here’s more about Emily’s art.

What is your favorite type of art medium to work with?

I love to work with book making and photography.

Tell us a little bit about your work.

A lot of my work has to do with my memories. I like to take the momentary and hold it in time.

What inspires you?

I get a lot of my inspiration from blogs.

How do you hope your artwork will impact people?

I just hope that it will inspire others to be creative and also appreciate the memories that are unique to them.

Do you have any dreams of pursuing art in college or as a career?

Yes! I am studying graphic design next year and hope to pursue a career in that!

Hannah had some of her artwork at my house one day to give to a friend who purchased something in an auction for Thread Heads. I saw it and told her I wanted to see more because I thought it was great. I am in love with the paintings above! Here’s a bit about Hannah’s artwork.

What is your favorite type of art medium to work with?
Acrylic paint for sure. I love anything really though.

Tell us a little bit about your work.
My work is a sort of expression of myself. I could paint a hundred different paintings of things that I connect to, but it would never totally encapsulate who I am, I love that! Every one is different in subject and style. I also love to use powerful colors.

What inspires you?
I am inspired mostly by God’s creation and by wonderful artist like: Monet, Paccso, Van Gogh, Pollock, Goldsworthy, Degas and Calder.

How do you hope your artwork will impact people?
I hope it will soften people’s hearts to beauty. Sometimes art can stir something inside us indescribable; I wish to stir the indescribable. I hope it will inspire other people too.

Do you have any dreams of pursuing art in college or as a career?
Yes I absolutely want to study “art” but as to the specific major nothings jumped out at me. I’m leaning towards 3D art right now. So something that would let me work with both dimensions.

This high school artist, Landon, has an eye for detail. Just check out his work with paper and his detail in his drawing. Here’s a bit about Landon’s artwork.

What is your favorite type of art medium to work with?

Paint, ink, pencil.

Tell us a little bit about your work.

It’s fun, creative, unique.

What inspires you?

I love nature, Greek Gods.

How do you hope your artwork will impact people?

I hope it inspires people to be creative and do what they love. I want people to feel the enjoyment of art that I feel.

Do you have any dreams of pursuing art in college or as a career?

I would love to go to college to study cake designing and possibly become a movie character designer.

Macy is going to be a Junior at Sheridan High School. I was amazed when I saw her Avatar Tree that she made from scratch. The detail on the tree trunk is absolutely beautiful. They display this in the main office at the school and keep the moss watered. Here’s a little bit about Macy’s artwork.

What is your favorite type of art medium to work with?

Clay. Almost anything my hands can work with.

Tell us a little bit about your work.

I do a lot of clay sculptures, a little bit of drawing and made the Avatar Hometree.

What inspires you?

ScFi, nature, space and movies.

Do you have any dreams of pursuing art in college or as a career?

I’d love to imagine and bring to life, innovative things we can use or just enjoy.

A feature we hope to have here regularly is Such Great Art. We’ll be visiting area high schools to see what the high school artists are creating. Please leave a comment and encourage these artists! First up is a student from Sheridan High School. Here are some of Cody’s pieces and a bit about how he creates.

Tell us a little bit about your work.

I try to add a lot of unimaginable colors in on my art because it keeps the mind wondering. I also try to put the cartoonish spin on my art.

What is your favorite type of art medium to work with?

I like to work with anything but lately I’ve been using acrylics and inks.

What inspires you?

Movies, comic books, the good stuff…

These next three pieces all go together in a series.

How do you hope your work will impact people?

Normally I just like to paint/draw what comes to mind. I don’t try to focus on how I want people to see my art but how I see it.

Do you have any dreams of pursuing art in college or as a career?

If I do go to college it will be for illustration. I like working with inks and paints so it seems to be a calling of some sort.