8"x 10" on a 9" x 11" surface - Watercolor, pen, marker on watercolor paper - Framed (Black)
Artist- David Whiteman
Inspired by - Aliens by the Robinson G. Jones Middle School Team
Suggested Value: $300.00

"I chose this poem because I believe it touches upon emotions and issues many can relate to in today's world. My piece is an adaptation of the ugly duckling's concept. "We're Out There," references aliens, and implies that those who are different, are not alone. Many colorful beings live amongst the monotonous shades of grey. Ducklings are used to pay homage to the fact that this poem's thoughts and message come from the hearts of children."

David's work is about allowing chance and organic origins to inspire more controlled and planned actions. Color and line are meant to bring a meeting of both abstract marks and potentially recognizable imagery.

18" x 24" Watercolor-
Artist - Jordan Serpentini
Inspired by - My World by Mary from Marion C. Seltzer
Suggested Value: $222.00

"The correlations my heart had with Mary's poem were uncanny. I loved the free spirit, the no-ceiling mentality her words conveyed. It showed me, the poet will create the life she wants, no matter who tells her what to do and how to be. Much like a spider defying gravity to make a web, they hold the design in their mind's eye and don't stop until it's done in all of its geometric perfection. I took this to paper when coming up with my design. We are all artists of life, creating the life we want. This girl in this painting has created a most magical land of vibrant colors and fluidity."

Jordan Serpentini loves to inspire and help others get in tune with that endless world of inner creativity. "Sky's the limit this lifetime around, and a more beautiful world is here for us all to enjoy when we work together and ask how we can serve." She most gratefully does her best to put fun first and see where the wind takes her. Jordan has been into art since the beginning of her life and has since only expanded art off the canvas and into the ethers. She paints her life one affirmation at a time.