Seattle Public Schools

Middle School Art

Naramore Art Show – Middle School Art

Aki Kurose Middle School

Luisa Fernanda Mendez Portillo, 7th Grade, "Marilyn Monroe", Drawing
Luisa Fernanda Mendez Portillo, “Marilyn Monroe”, Drawing
Desmond Boynton, 8th Grade, "Tallulah", Drawing
Desmond Boynton, 8th Grade, “Tallulah”, Drawing
Gianele Guillermo, 6th Grade, "Alana Cook", Drawing
Gianele Guillermo, 6th Grade, “Alana Cook”, Drawing
Wilson Ha, 7th Grade, "Bruce Lee", Drawing
Wilson Ha, 7th Grade, “Bruce Lee”, Drawing
Victoria Christine Lardizabal, 6th Grade, "Laufey", Drawing
Victoria Christine Lardizabal, 6th Grade, “Laufey”, Drawing
Celeste Lunier, 6th Grade, "Ghandi", Drawing
Celeste Lunier, 6th Grade, “Ghandi”, Drawing

Cascade Parent Partnership

Spencer Bhangar, 8th Grade, "Sketchbook", Mixed Media
Spencer Bhangar, 8th Grade, "Sketchbook", Mixed Media
Spencer Bhangar, 8th Grade, "Sketchbook", Mixed Media
Spencer Bhangar, 8th Grade, "Sketchbook", Mixed Media
Spencer Bhangar, 8th Grade, "Sketchbook", Mixed Media
Spencer Bhangar, 8th Grade, "Sketchbook", Mixed Media

Spencer Bhangar, 8th Grade, “Sketchbook”, Mixed Media

Gray Williams, 8th Grade, "Mushroom Forager's Sketchbook", Drawing
Gray Williams, 8th Grade, "Mushroom Forager's Sketchbook", Drawing
Gray Williams, 8th Grade, "Mushroom Forager's Sketchbook", Drawing
Gray Williams, 8th Grade, "Mushroom Forager's Sketchbook", Drawing

Gray Williams, 8th Grade, “Mushroom Forager’s Sketchbook”, Drawing 

Elijah Joynt, 8th Grade, "NCR Veteran Ranger", Drawing
Elijah Joynt, 8th Grade, “NCR Veteran Ranger”, Drawing
Penelope Welbourn, 6th Grade, "The Luna Moth", Painting
Penelope Welbourn, 6th Grade, “The Luna Moth”, Painting
Solomon Watson, 8th Grade, "Halcyoh Class Light Cruiser", Drawing
Solomon Watson, 8th Grade, “Halcyoh Class Light Cruiser”, Drawing
Story Curran, 7th Grade, "Hummingbird in the Mirror", Mixed Media
Story Curran, 7th Grade, “Hummingbird in the Mirror”, Mixed Media
Theo Lee, 8th Grade, "Space Melon", Drawing
Theo Lee, 8th Grade, “Space Melon”, Drawing
Truman Nicholson, 8th Grade, "Untitled", Drawing
Truman Nicholson, 8th Grade, “Untitled”, Drawing
Nina Gonzalez, Ticia M., Axel Thorne, 8th Grade, "Alder Grove", Mixed Media
Nina Gonzalez, Ticia M., Axel Thorne, 8th Grade, “Alder Grove”, Mixed Media
Charlie Journee, 8th Grade, "Untitled", Ceramic
Charlie Journee, 8th Grade, "Untitled", Ceramic

Charlie Journee, 8th Grade, “Untitled”, Ceramic

Olive Bloom, 7th Grade, "Python", Drawing
Olive Bloom, 7th Grade, “Python”, Drawing
Cameron M., 8th grade, "Daffodil", Drawing
Cameron M., 8th grade, “Daffodil”, Drawing
Olive Ostis, 7th Grade, "Chickadee", Painting
Olive Ostis, 7th Grade, “Chickadee”, Painting
Otto Watson, 7th Grade, "Untitled", Digital
Otto Watson, 7th Grade, “Untitled”, Digital

Catharine Blaine K-8

Sienna Olivia Johnson, 8th Grade, "Unstained", Drawing
Sienna Olivia Johnson, 8th Grade, “Unstained”, Drawing

Artist Statement: I  chose to use just pencil and charcoal because the picture was taken on a sunny day, exaggerating the grayscale, and because color often overwhelms an already complex picture. Charcoal makes the small details pop and shows beauty in simplicity.

Noelle Shin, 8th Grade, "The Most Important Parts", Mixed Media
Noelle Shin, 8th Grade, “The Most Important Parts”, Mixed Media

Artist Statement: Anyone who knows me knows of my love for literature. I couldn’t imagine a better representation of myself. Within the pages of my love, magazines illustrating the other few things I treasure, beads spelling out my wishes, and my fears left behind in the dark.

Rachel Wu, 8th Grade, "An Insect's World", Photography
Rachel Wu, 8th Grade, “An Insect’s World”, Photography

Artist Statement: This photograph is inspired by the unique perspective of an insect’s world, capturing the fascination of exploring life from a bug’s point of view. As a child, I used to imagine what it would be like to be a tiny bug crawling around in the dirt. The figure in the background symbolizes how we often overlook the beauty and complexity of nature’s smaller creatures.

Tali Bennett, 8th Grade, "Gallant", Photography
Tali Bennett, 8th Grade, “Gallant”, Photography

Artist Statement: I am hopeful because we are opening a new chapter of our lives, and taking the gallant leap towards high school together. Having known each other for nine years on going, we will always know that there will always be someone to make daisy chains with.

Ingrid Nordtvedt, 8th Grade, "A Day in Rome", Painting
Ingrid Nordtvedt, 8th Grade, “A Day in Rome”, Painting
Connor Silver, 8th Grade, "Life From Thread", Mixed Media
Connor Silver, 8th Grade, “Life From Thread”, Mixed Media
Taylor Ellison Arhart, 8th Grade, "butterflies !!", Painting
Taylor Ellison Arhart, 8th Grade, “butterflies !!”, Painting

Artist Statement: I am an 8th grade artist who likes using charcoal, pencil and acrylic and gouache paint. Since this was a self portrait, and I like butterflies and the symbolism behind them, I chose a butterfly to represent growth and change.

Eva Wong, 8th Grade, "Untitled", Drawing
Eva Wong, 8th Grade, “Untitled”, Drawing

Artist Statement: This piece is inspired by the mind and all the thoughts taking you into an abyss of nothingness. It was rather fun to make honestly.

Ellie Marie Hrisko, 8th Grade, "Untitled", Drawing
Ellie Marie Hrisko, 8th Grade, “Untitled”, Drawing

Denny International Middle School

Jizelle C.G., 8th Grade, "From the Eyes of Others", Drawing
Jizelle C.G., 8th Grade, “From the Eyes of Others”, Drawing
J.C., 7th Grade, "Untitled and Tired", Drawing
J.C., 7th Grade, “Untitled and Tired”, Drawing
Kylie Dickson, 8th Grade, "Hyperfocus", Drawing
Kylie Dickson, 8th Grade, “Hyperfocus”, Drawing
E. Levy, 8th Grade, "Righteous Lemon", Drawing
E. Levy, 8th Grade, “Righteous Lemon”, Drawing
Nicole O., 8th Grade, "Peaceful Me", Drawing
Nicole O., 8th Grade, “Peaceful Me”, Drawing
N.P., 8th Grade, "Silly Me", Drawing
N.P., 8th Grade, “Silly Me”, Drawing
Zoe Plummer, 8th Grade, "I SEE ME", Drawing
Zoe Plummer, 8th Grade, “I SEE ME”, Drawing
Imraan Ahmed, 8th Grade, "Peaceful Reflection", Drawing
Imraan Ahmed, 8th Grade, “Peaceful Reflection”, Drawing
Mohamed A., 7th Grade, "Baller’s Reflection", Drawing
Mohamed A., 7th Grade, “Baller’s Reflection”, Drawing
Ian Calamiong, 8th Grade, "Me", Drawing
Ian Calamiong, 8th Grade, “Me”, Drawing

Eckstein Middle School

Lucy McDaniel, 8th Grade, "A Melody in Jazz", Sculpture
Lucy McDaniel, 8th Grade, "A Melody in Jazz", Sculpture

Lucy McDaniel, 8th Grade, “A Melody in Jazz”, Sculpture

Artist Statement: Although most people think of middle school jazz band as a silly thing that most people quit, I can’t imagine my life without it.

Kaelen Major, 8th Grade, "Take a Sip", Ceramic
Kaelen Major, 8th Grade, "Take a Sip", Ceramic

Kaelen Major, 8th Grade, “Take a Sip”, Ceramic

Hazel Wolf K-8

Ellie White, 6th grade, "The Greenhouse", Sculpture
Ellie White, 6th grade, “The Greenhouse”, Sculpture
Lula Anderson, 8th Grade, "Dreamspace", Sculpture
Lula Anderson, 8th Grade, “Dreamspace”, Sculpture
Lillian Alderson, 6th Grade, "Untitled", Drawing
Lillian Alderson, 6th Grade, “Untitled”, Drawing
Miles Markham, 7th Grade, "Gasoline", Drawing
Miles Markham, 7th Grade, “Gasoline”, Drawing
Quinlan Hart, 6th Grade, "Dead Photos", Drawing
Quinlan Hart, 6th Grade, “Dead Photos”, Drawing
Yaphet Aklilu, 6th Grade, "Sketch", Drawing
Yaphet Aklilu, 6th Grade, “Sketch”, Drawing
Nejat Mustefa, 7th Grade, "Space and Beyond", Drawing
Nejat Mustefa, 7th Grade, “Space and Beyond”, Drawing

Meany Middle School

Ada Johnson & Catrina Pick, 7th Grade, "Bird House", Ceramic
Ada Johnson & Catrina Pick, 7th Grade, “Bird House”, Ceramic
Kaiden Lweno, 6th Grade, "Lemon", Printmaking
Kaiden Lweno, 6th Grade, “Lemon”, Printmaking
Ohana Newell, 7th Grade, "Untitled", Printmaking
Ohana Newell, 7th Grade, “Untitled”, Printmaking
Max Harker, 6th Grade, "Untitled", Printmaking
Max Harker, 6th Grade, “Untitled”, Printmaking
Barbara Souleyman, 8th Grade, "Troll", Sculpture
Barbara Souleyman, 8th Grade, “Troll”, Sculpture
Jori Taylor & Catrina Pick, 7th Grade, "Big Burt", Sculpture
Jori Taylor & Catrina Pick, 7th Grade, “Big Burt”, Sculpture
Gloria Wolf, 6th Grade, "Plant a Tree", Painting
Gloria Wolf, 6th Grade, “Plant a Tree”, Painting
Calla Ellis, 6th Grade, "Still Life", Drawing
Calla Ellis, 6th Grade, “Still Life”, Drawing
Isaac Etzkorn, 6th Grade, "Untitled", Drawing
Isaac Etzkorn, 6th Grade, “Untitled”, Drawing
Nyla Hollander & Ella Names, 7th Grade, "Alma", Mixed Media
Nyla Hollander & Ella Names, 7th Grade, “Alma”, Mixed Media

South Shore K-8

Jocefina Luna, 8th Grade, "X Dimension", Painting
Jocefina Luna, 8th Grade, “X Dimension”, Painting

Artist Statement: Imagine you are sleeping and in your dream you float off into another dimension. There is a void of darkness with color all around it. When you get there all you see are these demented faces staring back at you.

Ayub Hashi, 8th Grade, "The Fog", Painting
Ayub Hashi, 8th Grade, “The Fog”, Painting
Louis Venzant, 8th Grade, "Stand on Bidness", Painting
Louis Venzant, 8th Grade, “Stand on Bidness”, Painting
Daisy Crawford, 8th Grade, "Mountain Memories", Drawing
Daisy Crawford, 8th Grade, “Mountain Memories”, Drawing

TOPS K-8

Julia LaBelle, 8th Grade, "Valve", Ceramic
Julia LaBelle, 8th Grade, “Valve”, Ceramic
Ami Yabuki, 6th Grade, "Mount Fuji", Painting
Ami Yabuki, 6th Grade, “Mount Fuji”, Painting
Isobel Saffitz, 8th Grade, "Valentines Garden", Mixed Media
Isobel Saffitz, 8th Grade, “Valentines Garden”, Mixed Media
Sonia Williams, 7th Grade, "Untitled", Printmaking
Sonia Williams, 7th Grade, “Untitled”, Printmaking
Dolly Barclay, 6th Grade, "Kiss", Drawing
Dolly Barclay, 6th Grade, “Kiss”, Drawing
"Joy", Drawing
“Joy”, Drawing

Whitman Middle School

Isabel Carosielli, 8th Grade, "Ghost", Ceramic
Isabel Carosielli, 8th Grade, “Ghost”, Ceramic
Isabel Carosielli, 8th Grade, "Lights Out in Love", Ceramic
Isabel Carosielli, 8th Grade, “Lights Out in Love”, Ceramic
Riley Hernandez, 6th Grade, "Big Rowdy Howdy", Ceramic
Riley Hernandez, 6th Grade, “Big Rowdy Howdy”, Ceramic
Darcy Lowe, 6th Grade, "Ronald", Painting
Darcy Lowe, 6th Grade, “Ronald”, Painting
Kaylee Turner, 6th Grade, "Four Seasons Mug", Ceramic
Kaylee Turner, 6th Grade, “Four Seasons Mug”, Ceramic
Denellow Brown, 8th Grade, "View from Art Room 10", Ceramic
Denellow Brown, 8th Grade, “View from Art Room 10”, Ceramic
Simone Vandever, 6th Grade, "Lil Dog", Ceramic
Simone Vandever, 6th Grade, “Lil Dog”, Ceramic
Avery Zerby, 6th Grade, "Talavera Cat", Ceramic
Avery Zerby, 6th Grade, “Talavera Cat”, Ceramic

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