Size: 11.25" x 15"
Medium: Ink, graphite on incised cotton paper
Artist's Name: Judith Brandon
Inspired By: "Kindness" By Yamilette from Buhrer Dual Language Academy
Suggested Value: $1,200

"I love how Yamilette associated kindness with the color pink. Pink has charm and tenderness but can be scary to use as a dominant color in art. I knew I could handle the challenge if I let Kindness guide me."

Judith Maureen Brandon was born in Indianapolis, IN in 1963.
She attended the Cleveland Institute of Art where she earned a BFA in enameling and drawing. She has been awarded numerous Best in Shows across the country for her large dynamic drawings as well two Ohio Arts Council Grants. She was included three times in the highly competitive National Weather Biennale international juried exhibition.
Upon meeting Judith Brandon you wouldn't imagine her to be the artist behind the large dynamic works on paper she creates. Standing at just five feet she has to be extremely inventive in how she manipulates the materials in her studio.

Size: 10" x 15"
Medium: Pen, ink, markers
Artist: Gary Dumm
Inspired by: "My Cat is Fat" by Gabriela from Buhrer Dual Language Academy
Suggested Value: $300.00

"I like cats and thought the poem was fun & funny!"

Gary Dumm has loved cartoons and comics ever since he was a child. His mom taught him to read using comics as well as books.

And he learned that he could get attention from other kids in grade school by showing them his drawings. Later, in high school, he found that was also a way to draw attention from girls. The practice of drawing is who he is.

Combining words with pictures is a challenging but fun way to make a living. He has worked with a lot of talented writers, especially Harvey Pekar on his autobiographical comic series "American Splendor" and Scott MacGregor on our graphic novel "Fire On The Water." They've inspired him to hone his craft every day.

Telling a story with art is what he aims to do with every image he has created. More recently he has worked with his wife Laura on their series of large and colorful environmental and socio-political paintings. But he will forever continue to work on comics in glorious black-and-white.

Size: 11"x17"
Medium: Graphite on paper and ink
Artist: Tom Masaveg
Inspired By: "The Blue Bunny" by the Artemus Ward 1st -2nd grade team
Suggested Value: $200.00

"During this time in society, I felt uplifted by the innocence and whimsy of this poem. I wanted to create something less serious than what I normally create and be apart of that joy with a piece that is true to my style but influenced by an appreciation for the cute things in life that heal and offer peace."

Tom Masaveg has roots in Cleveland and has branched out to live for years in 3 Ohio forests during a transformative stage in his life that eventually led him back to the city to focus on a mission to connect urban people with the benefits of nature. His art is always emotional, often a bit dark though it doesn't feel that way as he creates it. Tom works to show balance between dark and light, often in the human form blended with plant biology. There are almost always archetypal themes hidden in his work due to his efforts to embed universal truth into drawings that he hopes people will find meaning from regardless of their space and time.

Size: 11" x 14"
Medium: Colored Pencil
Artist: Sarah Raban
Inspired by: "Best Friends" by Ka'lehya from Wade Park School
Suggested Value: $240.00

"The poem inspired me by communicating the powerful feelings a good friendship can hold. I thought about my best friend from my childhood and how we are still friends now. I loved the use of star imagery in the poem, and thought about how the stars are forever, just as the poem was describing the friendship."

Sarah Raban has spent much of the recent past joyously exploring her idea of "Home" in as many colors of acrylics and oils as possible. A recent transplant to Cleveland from the mountains of Colorado, she is finding no end to the inspiration and opportunity available here. For her, painting is the vehicle to most thoroughly and consciously engage with the universe. Like lucid dreaming, through art, she reframes her relationship with the world. Painting allows her to communicate that new relationship with the viewer. She has been making art since Mr. Sketch black marker smelled of licorice, and took art classes in high school and college.

Size: 11"x14"
Medium: Ink on Bristol
Artist: Shawny Walthaw
Inspired by: "Girl Power" by Dike 3rd - 5th Grade Team
Suggested Value: $125.00

"What drew me to Girl Power was the strength of the words from the girls and what it meant to them. Their words inspired my piece in a fun, playful but powerful way."

Shawny Walthaw is an illustrator who specializes in making whimsical and abstract line art. Art is like therapy and creating and sharing her illustrations brings her such fulfillment. Besides her line work, she also creates digital illustrations and graphic design work. All her work in any of their mediums shows her unique signature style that's all her own.