8" x 10" - - Acrylic and collage with made papers - Matted
Artist - Julie Cook
Inspired by - Winter by Jolianis from Buhrer Dual Language Academy
Suggested Value: $75.00

"I like making landscape paintings and I like winter. After reading the poem, I had a good idea for the art right away."

Julie Cook is a self-taught artist who mainly works in acrylics and mixed media. Recently she has done some altering of papers and collages with them for some of her smaller artwork pieces. Julie loves to experiment with paint and products and see what new textures or techniques she can learn or develop. Through the sale of her art, Julie help support a school in Thailand where her daughter and son-in-law work that helps at-risk children on the Thailand/Myanmar (Burma) border. She has had her artwork juried in several shows throughout NE Ohio. Her art has been at Hopkins International Airport and she has had several solo shows in NE Ohio.

Hear Jolianis perform her poem Winter -

16" x 20" - Photography on Canvas - Framed (black)
Artist - Paul Giglia
Inspired by - My World by Zallie from Buhrer Dual Language Academy
Suggested Value: $75.00

"I enjoy floral photography and usually use a variety of processes to enhance the images. The poem I chose, My World, speaks of colors and flowers that made me think about ways to take a floral photo, isolate the flowers, and add texture to convey tranquility. I hope I achieved all this in my piece."

Paul Giglia is an amateur, but devoted, photographer who enjoys producing images of nature, landscapes, and also of Cleveland and the surrounding suburbs. While he practices this avocation for his own enjoyment, he also sells his work to stock photo houses as well as on various products. The fact that he can use his camera to help a worthy cause such as America SCORES Cleveland, gives him the most joy, though.

11" x 14" - Mixed Media
Artist - Daniel Gorman
Inspired by - Power by the Buhrer Dual Language Academy Middle School Team
Suggested Value: $175.00

"I am a comic book illustrator and the poem Power connected with him in a positive way as a creator. I intended to try and create his piece as a visual representation of the poem"

Dan Gorman is a trained Medical illustrator with his BFA in Medical Illustration from the Cleveland Institute of Art (1999). Dan began working as a Sketch Card Artist in 2010 and has since worked on over 150 Licensed Trading Card sets featuring properties that include but are not limited to Marvel, DC, Star Wars, Star Trek, Game of Thrones, Alien, and The Lord of the Rings. In 2012 Dan began his career as a Comic Book penciler and has been published by Dark Horse (Grindhouse), AC Comics (FemForce), Empire Comics Lab (Cemetery Plots), and Source Point Press (The Rejected, Kringle).

18" x 24" - Acrylic on Canvas
Artist- Mary K. Thomas
Inspired by - My World by Zallie from Buhrer Dual Language Academy
Suggested Value: $200.00

"I chose My World because it has a freshness and it seemed to be very whimsical with a light and airy softness that the author expresses through color and the natural world around her."

Enhancing the lives of others through inspiring, creative and fun use of art to heal and give hope to our community. Sharing my love and passion for the arts with the hopes of enriching the lives of others through inspired self-expression. Place keeping and placemaking art tell our stories. Art inspires, encourages and art empowers.

18" X 24" - Acrylic on Canvas
Artist - Mary K. Thomas
Inspired by - My World by Zallie from Buhrer Dual Language Academy
Suggested Value: $200.00

"I chose My World because it had a freshness and it seemed to be very whimsical with a light and airy softness that the author expresses through color and the natural world around her."

Enhancing the lives of others through inspiring, creative and fun use of art to heal and give hope to the community. Sharing my love and passion for the arts with the hopes of enriching the lives of others through inspired self-expression. Placing keeping and placemaking art tells our stories. Art inspires, art encourages and art empowers.

16" x 20" - Acrylic on canvas
Artist- James Quarles
Inspired by - Power by the Buhrer Dual Language Academy Middle School Team
Suggested Value: $200.00

"I was drawn to this piece because of its strong imagery, and connection to superpowers. I'm also an avid comic book reader."

James Quarles is a local Cleveland artist who attended Shaker Hts. high school where he took art classes from both Keaf Holiday and Dan Whitely. After graduating in 2005, he then went to CCAD (Colombus College of Art and Design) where he majored in Fine Arts and Graphic Design. After graduating in 2009, he returned home to Cleveland to pursue his passion for art through painting, screen printing, drawing, and writing, working in multiple mediums, but primarily acrylic paint. He also focuses on color, illustration, and cultural icons whose work he has found influential, adding to the collective landscape and lore that is both familiar and new.

11" x 14" - Drawing
Artist - Shawny Walthaw
Inspired by - Girls that Rules by the Buhrer Dual Language Girls Team
Suggested Value: $120.00

"I am all for empowering young women and that poem portrayed what it's like for a young girl of today and I wanted to capture that."

Shawny Walthaw is an illustrator from Cleveland that specializes in traditional and digital art.

Hear the Buhrer Dual Language Academy Girls Team perform their poem Girls that Rule -