Here is the official explanation of the event. Students from each country in Ohio were selected to represent their schools. Four kids from Sarah's school were chosen. In case you can't read it, I'll try to transcribe it accurately here:
2009 Statehouse Student Art Exhibit
The Ohio Alliance for Arts Education and Ohio Arts Education Association have partnered to bring outstanding works of art by Ohio's children to the Ohio Statehouse to celebrate the Arts--starting on April 1, 2009--coinciding with the Governor's Awards for the Arts in Ohio and Arts Day.
This exhibit recognizes the talents, creativity, and innovation of students who received high quality arts education instruction as part of their academic experience in school. Participants in the exhibition were selected by arts educators in each of the Ohio Art Education Association's regions that span the state.
Celebrate arts education and enjoy this beautiful exhibit by Ohio's children.
Here is the artwork in question. I didn't know what it looked like, except for the fact that it was "a sandwich." But what a sandwich it is! In my dreams I imagine a sandwich like this. Truly it is glorious.
Here is Sarah with Mrs. Love, the school's art teacher. The assignment was to produce a sandwich that illustrated ten of the food groups provided. (I guess that is what inspired such an impressive sandwich that I might only hope to see on a plate in front of me some day. Go back to the previous photo and see the foods stacked together: 1. bread, 2. onions, 3. fish, Swiss cheese, 4. carrots, 5. mayonnaise?, 6. olives, 7. lettuce, . . . what else do YOU see?
And here is the proud artist with her artwork. She was also congratulated by her principal and her superintendent, both of whom were also in attendance.
2 comments:
I love that sandwich! It's truly impressive. But please--what is the medium? Magic marker? Construction paper cut-outs?
Her art is incredible, and she is just lovely. You must be immensely proud of your wonderul daughters.
The art medium is construction paper cutouts.
And the piece had an almost destructive near miss this morning. When Sarah found out that today was art class day, she took the sandwich off the wall and was going to make a copy of it on our desktop printer/scanner/copier. (Not realizing that the scanner bed was much too small.)
To accomplish this, she was going to attempt taking off the shrink wrap and hooks that allow it to be hung on the wall--where it currently sits in our living room.
She gave up before damage was done, but I shudder to think what might have been.
I plan to get it nicely framed sometime in the future.
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