This student did her project on phosphenes, or colors and lights you see behind you eyes -- especially when you rub them. Very cool and abstract idea.
Here's a picture of a student as he's finding his grandparents' wedding announcement in the old newspapers (from the 1960s) we were using for collage. He cut out the announcement and brought it home for his family. What a cool coincidence!
This student based her project on memories of the American Civil Rights movement. The gray flowers represent African Americans, while the more colorful flowers represent the oppressive majority. The gray color embodies how African Americans "were not allowed to express themselves freely" and often "faded into the background and weren't noticed" (quoted from the students' artist statement). She separated the rose flowers and gray flowers to remind the viewer of segregation. Even cooler -- the newspaper she used for this collage was printed during the heart of the Civil Rights era -- the early 1960s.
The coolest paper fish I've ever seen! It's about 3 feet long! A lot of engineering went into the creation of this fish. This student worked tirelessly and it shows!
This beautiful project reads left to right and represents memory loss, or the fading of memory over time. Notice how even the background fades to white. Very thoughtful.
Here's the same project from a different angle.
Memory of riding an elephant. Red symbolizes how elephants are endangered in some places and should be protected.
Check out what's inside the pupil...! PS this collage is almost three feet wide!
A collage about New York City ("the city that never sleeps").