East Leyden Spring Art Show

The Leyden Art Shows are some of my favorite events of the year!   I get to see how the Hester Alumni are growing in their art practice.  This year, my first class of students from Hester are now seniors, and I have many former students in the AP Studio Art class making me proud!  In addition to the seniors, Hester alumni are well represented in every art class and won several ribbons at this year's art show.  As a middle school art teacher, I am also allowed to submit some work of my 7th and 8th graders to be represented in the show alongside the high school work.

I am so PROUD of ALL of my artists!

Hester Artists in the Spring Show included: 

Student
Artwork
Alex Gach
Monochromatic Self-Portrait
Bridget Covarrubias
Colored Pencil Drawing
Danny Villagomez
Aboriginal Painting
Erik Franco
Monochromatic Self-Portrait
Jasmin Carrera
Colored Pencil Drawing
Jayden Negron
Coil Vase
Karla Ramirez
Coil Vase
Maria Dragotta
Monochromatic Self-Portrait
Mark Orbon
Colored Pencil Drawing
Sashenka Soto
Monochromatic Self-Portrait
Tamara Montenegro
Screenprint t-shirt

Aileen Padilla with her AP photo work

Karla with her coil pot! 

Sashenka with her portrait

Maria with her portrait

America Romero with her AP graphic art portfolio









































Sam Membiela with her clay card set - (she was the Dan Pietrini Fine Arts Award winner in 8th grade) 

Jasmin with her colored pencil drawing














Terra Stachurski's AP art portfolio







Mateusz Poltorak's AP graphic design work!

Mateusz

Mateusz

Aileen

Aileen

Aileen

Terra

Terra

America

America

America

America

America

America

America's AP art portfolio reflection statement

Mateusz's AP art portfolio reflection statement

Terra's AP art portfolio reflection statement

Jennifer Saenz and her team: Famous 4 Studio presenting as part of the STEM fair

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