24"x31" - Ink Drawing, Framed (Black)
Artist - Cheryl Brickman
Inspired by: When I Walk Outside by Katie from Mound STEM School
Suggested Value: $185.00

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"I found I felt the same way about how surroundings look, just as Katie wrote in her poem. I tried to illustrate my poem like a child would see it, with colors and objects used and noticed by a small child."

Cheryl has been an art student and artist since the first grade when she started to take art lessons at the Cleveland Museum of Art. She was an art major all through school and college, experimenting in drawing, sculpture, and photography. Her art has been accepted at many juried shows at numerous locations such as Artist Archives of the Western Reserve, BayArts Spring Show, Lakeland May Show, Farimont Art, Valley Art, Stella's Art Gallery, Ashtabula Center of the Arts and her art has won many awards.

14"X 18" X 1.5" - Collage (torn paper and found object) -
Artist: Tamara Jaeger
Inspired by: Pollution by the Mound STEM Core Boys Team
Suggested Value: $800.00

"I have an interested in nature and environmental issues, so the topic of the poem "Pollution," drew me in. The parts about trash in the ocean and on the floor reminded me of all the trash I see on the ground every day in the neighborhood. Tamara wanted to highlight the pervasiveness of trash in our everyday lives by using it as an art material."

Tamara holds a Bachelor of Arts in Visual Arts from Albion College as well as several non-art-related degrees. She has always found nature in general and animals, in particular, to be restorative and inspirational. Tamara's current work concentrates primarily on torn paper collages, oil painting, and 3D mixed media pieces. Through her process, the ephemeral becomes permanent; the worthless becomes valuable.

8"x 12" - Photography - Matted
Artist - Ilenia Pezzaniti
Inspired by - All About Hair by Katie from Mound STEM School
Suggested Value: $65.00

"I enjoyed the visual, the author of the poem, depicted and that she thinks it's important to celebrate culture."

Illena Pezzaniti is a visual storyteller and multidisciplinary artist living in Akron, Ohio.

20" x 16" x 1" - Oil Painting on Canvas
Artist - Barb Everett
Inspired by - When I Walk Outside by Katie from Mound STEM School
Suggested Value: $350.00

"Simplicity and hope are two qualities that I see in Katie that I tried to illustrate. I painted two faces, one with eyes open and one with eyes closed. The top painting shows what she sees with open eyes )while walking) and the bottom face has closed eyes and looks to what she wants to see. Katie's long hair unities them and four butterflies signify hope, innocence, and the outrage to make positive change in her small world."

Barb Everett is a relatively new artist. She never painted or drew until she retired. She is inspired by her grandchildren, architecture, fashion, and anything that she finds worthy of celebration. Her goal is to bring the viewer up close and cause a reaction. She feels successful when she completes a piece and feels that she captured her heart and soul on canvas. She mostly uses oil because she loves the color and textures. She loves to exaggerate proportions and color to convey a mood.