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March 17 - March 23, 2005 Edition
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ART March 17, 2005 There is no new Art story this week. Creativity blooms on library walls March 3, 2005 Story and photos by JJ Gonson Ilustrator Susan Jeffers inspired this tree drawing by Chantal Booker. A bird drawing by Thorpe Karabees, a student in Kathleen Cameron's art class. Mikayla Tinus sculpted this owl. Art from the Chilmark School's second and third grade class is on display at the Chilmark Public Library. A display of colorful artwork by Chilmark second- and third-graders is brightening up the town's library for the next two weeks. The watercolors, drawings, and sculptures were done by students in Jack Regan's class at the Chilmark School. “They are a serious bunch,” says art teacher Kathleen Cameron, who worked with the students. “It's not a small class and everyone is represented with a drawing and a sculpture.” There are two-dimensional pieces, created after students studied the work of Georgia O'Keefe. They looked at the artist's pictures of flowers, and then collected leaves and created their own still life arrangements to draw and paint. The leafy watercolor by Jessica Campbell that first catches your eye as you walk into the room is an example of this style, as are several other pieces hanging nearby. On the same wall hang bold, graphic, and brightly colored images of birds. They echo a collection of bird sculptures in clay displayed nearby. Students created these pieces after being introduced to the art of the Canadian native people, the Inuit. “The Inuit use wonderfully clear forms, which are good for children to study,” said Ms. Cameron. Both the flat and three-dimensional works have captured the simple strength of the native style. Inuit art is generally not colored; that element was added by the students. They have chosen spirited and powerful colors that suit the pieces well. A third type of imagery represented here are pictures of trees. After the children studied the children's book illustrator Susan Jeffers, Ms. Cameron worked with them on how to make trees look cylindrical, or three-dimensional. In these pieces, the students use color and line to encourage the eye to see the tree as more than a flat shape. Ms. Cameron also brought the drawings of Alexander Calder to the class, inspiring the students to try another artistic discipline. “I tried to pick out the different types of materials we used; prints, watercolor, crayon,” Ms. Cameron says of planning the show to showcase the children's studies and creations most effectively. The exhibit is charming, and library director Cathy Thompson says she is thrilled to have it. “The students have great imaginations and a wonderful, supportive art program,” Ms. Thompson said. “How lucky we are to have this close relationship with the Chilmark School.” The exhibit will be on display at the library through March 19.

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