2016 Art Show Review

The 6th Annual Art Show at the Lynden Library was wonderful.  262 people were counted coming through the door.  That number was truly all here for the show because the library was closed during our party time, 6:30pm-8pm.  There were 61 entries of art spread out onto the walls of the library.  We have a great library that supports kids, art, learning and creativity.

 

The artists checked into the front meeting room, signed into the info table.



They got their to do list, name tag on and they are ready.

 

In the hallway they are greeted by the Mona Lisa.

List of ribbon winners on the door.  Our wonderful Judge, Cindy Bell, Lynden Middle School art teacher did a fantastic job.  It is very hard to be a judge.

 

This was a drawing for $25 gift certificate towards art classes.  The winner was Abby Small!

Congratulations Abby!

Around the corner here, students picked up their certificate.

Lots of room to visit and meet the artists.

Cookies are starting to trickle in from my awesome art parents!

Photos of art class fun, and pictures of each student that participated in class this past year.

Karah Clover was my featured artist and this was how her artwork was set up.  Her works of art were made with either watercolor or pencil.  God has gifted her with an amazing talent for faces and horses.

Celebrating her graduating high school this year too!

This picture is of her dad.

A girl in turmoil, saying "Don't Fight"

Sadness

 

 

 Friends talking with Karah about her artwork.

Karah and her parents

The beautiful Karah

 

Tiger in watercolor

 

 

I love this painting!

 

OK, here is some of the students artwork 

Ryleigh is my art assistant on Saturdays!  She penciled the wolf drawing and got first place!

 

 

 

It was too busy a night to get pictures of everyone, but that is the pictures that Karah and I got last night.  (and a few from my sister). 

Thanks to all the parents who brought cookies, to my mom, sister, friend Melinda, Karah, and my husband for helping set up and take down the artist reception!  

A big thanks to Tina Bixby and the library staff for letting us use their facility all week and letting us have a party after hours!  Tina appreciates art and it looks so beautiful in the library all week.

Thanks to Karah, Ryleigh and Alyssa for helping me put the art up last Saturday!

 

The purple box that the public voted in all week.......

The winners of voting for favorite artwork in the library goes to.....

1.  Alyssa Scheib

2.  Zoe Stanley

3. Ryleigh Schmitt

 

You will get your ribbons at next art class day!

 

Congrats to all my students on a great art show.

 

See you next week for Clay month!

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Spotlight

Hello!  My amazing Art Assistant that helps me on Thursdays is graduating this June 2016.

 
 Her family then will be missionaries to Papa New Guinea starting in July.  I will miss her so much!
She will be featured at the Artist reception night on April 1st.   Here is a sneak peak of some her artwork.  She is so artistically talented!  I feel honored to have had her work with me these last 4 years. 

There will be more of her artwork featured at the art show, April 1st, so be sure to be there!  You will find it in the foyer meeting room.   Here are some answers to questions I gave her.

Karah Clover

Senior Spotlight

Question 1. What school are you graduating from?
I am a 2016 graduate of Lynden Academy! I am so excited and honored to be graduating from the program. Small as it may seem, Lynden Academy and the teachers there have helped me grow in so many ways. they have encouraged me to be a hard worker, flexible, and humble and honest. If I have these things, then there is nothing that can keep me from reaching my goals. A big thank you to all the teachers and parents that pour their hearts into our school.

2. Where did you go to school before this?

I have attended Lynden Academy now since my Sophomore year in high school. Before that I attended a private Christian school in California, and have been homeschooled off and on as well.

3. What do you plan on doing after graduation? After graduation, I will be moving with my family to Papua New Guinea to pursue missions work in bible translation with Wycliffe. My parents will be part of bible translation projects for the local tribes.  I will be gaining experience in the medical field, interning at the clinic in Ukarumpa and traveling out to the local villages and assisting the doctors. I hope to return to the states in a few years after gaining field experience. My goal is to then pursue a degree in nursing, and then hopefully return to the missions field. However, I’m still not sure how God will choose to use the gifts he's given me in regards to art. It’s such a huge part of my life, and I pray that one day he will use to glorify His kingdom and to encourage the people around me.

4. What is your favorite art medium or thing to draw?

I love art, and being in Mrs. Calvert's class and helping out with the kids has certainly given me a broader perspective on all kinds of art. My favorite styles of art, however, would have to be drawing with graphite and painting with watercolors. I love drawing and painting people, because of the challenge, the uniqueness of each person, and the rich emotions the picture can convey. God calls each one of us His masterpiece, and trying to recapture that in a picture is what inspires me so much when drawing people. I also love to draw horses, landscapes, certain ideas from Scripture, and anything in God's creation that really I find inspiring or beautiful.

5. Favorite color?

Favorite color....Hmm. That is a hard one. I think so many colors are beautiful. But if I had to pick one, it would probably be Turquoise blue, the kind of blue the sea turns when the sky and the water are clear and it glistens in the afternoon sunlight like a jewel.

6. Who is in your family?

 My mother and father are Steve and Mindy Clover. I have two younger brothers, named David and Johnny. I have been so blessed with such a wonderful family. My brothers are quite possibly the best brothers in the world! We have been through so much together, and I pray all three of us will forever stay best friends.  

7. How long have you assisted Mrs. Calvert in art school? 

 I have been an art teacher in Mrs. Calvert's class since my first year of High school. It’s hard to believe it’s been four awesome years already! I have enjoyed helping with all the awesome kids that are a part of Brenda's classes. Each one of them is unique and wildly creative, and I love seeing how their talents improve and how they fall in love with art. I have been honored to learn so much about art, and how it affects every part of life, in the 4 amazing years I've spent assisting Mrs. Calvert and taking classes from her as well. 

8. What other interests do you have?

 Besides art, I am very passionate about horses. Since living here in Washington, God has blessed me with the wonderful opportunity to care for and ride two very beautiful horses whom I absolutely adore. I also enjoy in my spare time, writing, avidly reading (the Lynden library is one of my favorite places), photography, running, exploring the outdoors, and hanging out with the awesome friends God has blessed me with.

 Steve, Mindy, Karah, David, & Jonathan Clover
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2016 Art Show

You are invited to our 6th Annual Art Show!  Ages 5-22 will be represented.  61 Art Students will be putting one piece each into this years show.  Artwork will be up March 26-April 2 and can be viewed in the children's section of the Lynden Library.
 
A special night will be Friday, April 1st, 6:30pm-8pm, open house, come and go as you please.  Meet the artists, eat a cookie, look at the pictures in the meeting room and the art work displayed in the children's section of the library. 

Hope to see you there,
Mrs. Calvert