13" x 18.5" Watercolor/pen, ink, mixed media-
Artist: Don Jeffrey
Inspired by: Our City, Our Home by the Marion Seltzer Core Boys Team from Marion C. Seltzer School
Suggested Value: $125.00

"I loved how the boys from Marion Seltzer had pride in their city and I immediately thought about the various Cleveland signs that are positioned around town showcasing portions of the city in the background."

Born in Cleveland, Jeffrey grew up in Summit County, graduated from Stow High School and the University of Akron. He enjoys doing watercolor/pen and ink illustrations of local points of interest, buildings, and street scenes that remind people of their hometowns.

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.

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.

14" x 20" - Ink, Charcoal, pastel on paper - Framed (Black)
Artist - Judith Brandon
Inspired by - Working Together by Ja'niyah from Wade Park School
Suggested Value: $850.00

"Ja'niyah sees the atmosphere and outer space as connected for humans. There is an understanding that together we can do more to break the barriers of Earth and Space. By taking big risks and going forward even when we may be fearful, is the only way to true freedom."

Storms, weather and infinite connections fascinate and inspire Judith. The geometry of a hurricane is the same spiral as a conch shell or sunflower. Galaxies look like our brain neurons. Through visual elements, spiritual practice and intuitive visualization Brandon explores that connection. Ink washes provide an abstract guide to the final composition. Layers of color build up depth and provide luminance. Brandon draws the final images with charcoal, pastel, and colored pencil to create storm clouds, ocean swells, and landscapes. Ultimately, the work is a visual representation of plunging into the unknown. Turning seemingly, lifeless materials into the vibrational current of imagery that moves people is the greatest experience.

Migrant Boys, Cuidad Juarez, Mexico 2019
13" X 9" - Prismacolor
Artist - Mark Krieger
Inspired by - Speak Your Pain by Leeanna from Artemus Ward School
Suggested Value: $500.00

"I sketched this boy in the refugee ten camps in Cuidad Juarez, Mexico where his family was waiting to seek asylum in the U.S. He was exhausted, quiet and sad. The weather was cold, threatening snow. I took a photo to work from back in Cleveland. When I read Leeanna's poem I thought of him."

Born and raised in Cleveland, Mark Krieger earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Cleveland Institute of Art and his Masters from Tyler School of Art, Temple University. His first year of graduate school was spent in Rome and he returned twice to Italy to spend a year painting. In 1976 he moved to Newport, RI. While he was there he traveled frequently to New York where he developed the gallery connections at Allan Stone and Austin. His studio is at 78th Street Studios, where he works on abstract painting and portraits of children whose lives are compromised by forces beyond their control.

11" x 17" - Pencil and ink on paper
Artist - Thomas Masaveg
Inspired by - Aliens by Robinson G. Jones Middle School Team
This piece has an augmented reality aspect to it! See photos for how to activate the augmented reality portion!
Suggested Value: $200.00

"The poem resonated with me and the feeling of separation from reality. I thought my style of augmented reality art would lend itself to depicting another dimension of identity. As a public artist, I seek to portray the identities of places and communities as I relate to them. With this piece, I hope to shine a light on the beautiful part of the collective identity that we all have access to. The vulnerable part of us that this poem speaks of is the same part that makes us more than human."

Thomas Masaveg began his art career as a pencil artist who blended plants and people into portraits. From there, he started to meet fellow artists and network with the local art community. Thomas quickly gained an interest in public art that has led to consistent projects in partnerships with nonprofits for community development. You can find his mural work at Cedar Lee Theater and he's currently preparing an augmented reality tour in collaboration with Campus District featuring sites along E. 22nd street like the former juvenile court building and CSU.

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 -