The feeling I have when going to the Library inspired my artwork. When I visit the library at school and in my community, I feel happy because I like reading about fantasy. After reading a story I like communicating what I have read to my mom through my drawings.

I loved playing chess during my elementary school years. Playing chess brings back memories of friends and teachers from P.S.160. I joined a chess club called "The King's Admirals” where I learned, along with club mates, to play the strategic board game. Chess has helped me develop patience, confidence, concentration, analytical skills, and logic.

A sanctuary is a place of "zen" where individuals are left alone with their thoughts and can take off their masks. School can be hectic places. In our piece we wanted to show that even in the busiest of times people can find a place where no soul can dare touch them. For us, our sanctuary is the school's backstage.

While producing my first animation promoting safety, I was extremely commited to, and excited about including details of my school's robotics' shop. The miscellaneous objects and posters in the real room inspired me to exaggerate the key aspects that made my team's project stand out in a competition with thousands of others students across the nation!

I was inspired by the model's style, clothes, and pose. The designs I drew mimic the style/patterns of her clothes. Then I added thick/thin lines. This created areas that “popped." The spirals extended her hair and reminded me of the wind flowing through hair and creating movement. She's on the go!

My name is Pauline and I like to read and draw. My portrait was inspired by both my hobbies. I used pink and turquoise for my background because they are soft colors and are my favorites. I also have three books flying in the background because I read every day.

This is Mile 7 of the NYC marathon. It shows people from all ethnicities, cultures, and religions gathering for this special occasion. People may think these runners' differences keep them apart, but on this day their athleticism unites them. The world is shown with cheering crowds and runners; humanity represented. This image is of people from all corners of the world coming together in Brooklyn, and in that way, we really are the world!

This photograph was Inspired by the convergence of the sun, shadows, and the sandy Brooklyn shoreline, I tried to capture a cinematic moment in time. The tire below and the sun above create a mood that makes the scene appear mysterious even though it is really just a typical and ordinary moment in time.

I love basketball! First, I made the two basketball players out of cardboard. Then I glued them to a base. I decided to add faces to show how they felt playing the game. Now, they both have serious faces. I think the print looks very good.

Every year I go skiing with my mom, dad, and brother. I decided to make the subject of my collage, skiing. I love skiing with my family.

This self-portrait is a humorous illustration to show how much I love fried eggs. I included the earrings I designed. I feel that these earrings have become a defining accessory. I wear them everyday. In this work, I used a range of colors with no distinct palette. I love using as much color as possible when I am making art. I think it expresses my colorful personality.

I was inspired by my love of reading and painting. I enjoy learning about artists and how they use detail and color. I try to create artworks that demonstrate the same skills. I enjoy experimenting with paint, mixing colors, and using tints and shades. I especially love working with acrylic paint.

In class I learned about landscapes and that they have a background, middle ground, and foreground. I collaged decorative papers to create an imaginery scene. Some of my shapes are geometric and some are organic. Some of the paper I used inspired me to add fish, a snake, and paw prints to my landscape.

The couple in the photograph is on their honeymoon. The kite represents their love, floating in the air, carefree as the wind creates unique pathways and they revel in their bond. As long as the string is strong their future will withstand the elements, regardless of the path it takes. The newlyweds, themselves, are pictured in silhouette, unexposed, together and united in the contemplation of their future.

My inspiration for this work was music and Pablo Picasso's Cubist art about music. I wanted to use different shapes like a big rectangle, small triangles, and skinny rectangles (which I used for the keys.) I used different kinds of papers. This is my piano. I feel like I want to play it.

Did you know?

The first piano company in NYC was established in 1789 and the name of the company was the Bacon Piano Company.