Ella

I like art because I get to express and create my favorite things or colors in a way that can be used for decoration, a gift, something that you can use, etc. I think art can really express emotions or just in general yourself. You can express art in so many different ways and it's not just around the world but for yourself. You can paint on a shirt, make your own stickers, and even makeup is art, that's how I thought from my point of view. I love fruits and glitter so I mixed them together to express my love for fruit and glitter. I have grown up with art and it has had a really big impact on my life starting with paint. I love painting on canvases with acrylic, watercolor, and finger painting as well. I also think art is really spread around the world when it comes to city paintings on walls, protesting and activism art pieces, and also just fun non-painting art like the gum wall in Seattle (that was created not by one person). I also think it can help with stress, a lot of people in my class and around my school LOVE art not just for the beauty of it but because it calms them and can help them focus.

I’ve been inspired by a lot of my friends and also 8th graders from last year. I’ve been inspired by Camila and her clay art and AMAZING painting skills. I got inspired by Lily T because she made a piano which she LOVES, so I made something that I love. I am inspired by an 8th grader last year who made an art canvas with fruits on it, so I got inspired to make clay versions of fruit that I love. My friends and old 8th graders inspired me to make a (kind of, attempted) life-size pineapple, a bowl of blueberries, three strawberries, a peach, an orange, a lemon, and a watermelon.