The Most Frightening Day of the Year
12.5" x 15" - Digital Illustration - Unframed
Artist - Quinn Bilson
Inspired by - Halloween by Grant from Wade Park School
Suggested Value: $80.00

"I read through all the poems but something about Grant's stood out to me. Just reading it gave me inspiration. I knew this had to be the one I would illustrate. I am very grateful to be able to participate in this event and hope the poet, Grant, likes my artwork."

Quinn Bilson is a student at the College of Creative Studies in Detroit, Michigan. Quinn draws a little bit of everything but is fond of figure studies and portraits.

Hear Grant perform his poem Halloween -

24" x 34" - Digital Illustration - Framed (white)
Artist - J.B.
Inspired by - Virtual Reality by the Newton D. Baker School of Art Boys Team
Suggested Value: $200.00

"I have always been interested in tech and video games. I also use the computer as a means to draw my work. It was a fun experience to take a poem based around the virtual world and use virtual tools to create it."

14" X 11" - Digital Illustration - Framed (wood)
Artist - Matt Labyk
Inspired by - My Bike by Christian from Mary Bethune
Suggested Value: $150.00

I was drawn to this poem, because as a child, I was drawn to the bicycle as my first mode of transportation and freedom. To this day I still ride bikes and that eventually transformed into a love of motorcycles. Pretty much anything with two wheels brings back that feeling I got as a child."

Matt Labyk is a graphic designer and artist currently living in Lakewood, Ohio. He is inspired by skateboarding, motorcycling, and cartoons, not in any particular order.

11" x 14" (matted) - Digital Illustration - Matted & Framed (black)
Artist - Brooke Zelwin
Inspired by - Black Lives Matter by Naomi from Campbell Elementary
Suggested Value: $250.00

"This past year has been a pivotal year in the Black Lives Matter movement and I appreciated the chance to hear about it from the point of view of students who are directly affected by what I just see on the news."

Brooke Zelwin is a freelance graphic designer and illustrator living in Northeast Ohio. After earning a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design in 2001 she worked as an in-house designer for Hallmark, Bonne Bell Cosmetics and Limited Too/Justice. Today her clients run the gamut from political campaign art for State Representative Phil Robinson to marketing and event invitations for the National Council of Jewish Women. This is the third time she has participated in Inspired Art and she enjoys the opportunity to create original artwork to complement the poetry written by gifted poet athletes.