WSHS Art Student Wins National Honor!

West Salem Senior Julia Schomberg recently was named Second Runner up in the Dr. Seuss "Oh the Places You'll Go" National Scholarship search.  Her work was voted one of the top three out of 140 finalists nationwide.

To enter this scholarship, Julia was required to submit an original work that was based on her interpretation of the book "Oh the Places You'll Go".  Her work, "As the Crow Flies" (above), was submitted to the Scholarship Committee. 

Here are the Committee's comments on Julia's work:

"Clever use of materials, the map being flipped onto the side to make it less readable, acting more as a visual background...The ambiguity of the meaning of the crow in different cultures, as a good or bad omen, in this case symbolizes both the positive and negative aspects of Seuss' story."

 For her efforts, Julia will receive a framed Oh, the Places You’ll Go! limited
edition print from The Art of Dr. Seuss collection.  Congratulations Julia!

West Salem High School's Art Student of the Month for April

 



The West Salem High School Art Department is pleased to announce that Calista D. is the Art Student of the Month for April. 

Calista's work represents her calm demeanor.  There is a certain sophistication to it--paring down the subject to a singular image, and not 'muddying the waters' with layers of superfluous imagery.  Often, the work is contrasted by a plain background, allowing the message to "breathe."  While the presentation of her art appears simplified and straightforward, the content/context of her artwork often contains a myriad of layers.  In Calista's case the artist's message is more entangled in metaphor and personal experience than the presentation of the art would have you believe.

Her work concentrates on a simple presentation, with many layers of interpretation.

Among the pieces in the Marie W. Heider Center for the Arts Gallery is Calista's 'fingerprint' series. These are enlarged versions of her fingerprints, created with different materials.  Congratulations Calista!