Kane Paints Gold Two Years in a Row
11th grade student places first in the sweatshirt art contest with her unique drawing.
By Saya Fujii
11th grade student places first in the sweatshirt art contest with her unique drawing.
By Saya Fujii
Creating an eye-catching art design to win the yearly Pioneer art sweatshirt contest is no easy task, but Eleri Kane, 11, had no trouble doing it, twice.
Every year, Pioneer High School’s art department hosts a sweatshirt art contest in which students can submit their designs as well as vote on them. Students taking any of the art classes can create a design to enter the contest and the art students will vote on it, leaving the winner’s work to be printed onto sweatshirts for students and staff to wear. Now in her third year of art, Kane gets the popular vote for a second year in a row.
Last year, Kane drew “an astronaut with a fishbowl head and the goldfish in it is holding a paintbrush that is creating the background splotch of paint behind him, framing the whole piece.” This year, Kane drew “a person’s head cut in half with their ‘imagination’ flooding out.”
“This year, I tried to create something that more people would connect with compared to last year when I made it just for fun. I also tried to add more contrasting colors using some of the six as shading so that it would pop more,” said Kane.
Jessica Martinez, 11, who is in the same art class as Kane, felt that this year’s sweatshirt design was fun and more vibrant than last year’s design.
“I think that Eleri’s design this year is super unique and well thought out. Everything fits together extremely well and there’s a lot of contrast and colors,” said Martinez, 11.
Kane’s fellow students were not the only ones who admired her style and creativity. Art teacher Laurie Kirk acknowledged Kane’s skill in showcasing her art.
“Eleri has a strong artistic voice and very strong design skills,” said Kirk. “She is able to clearly express her vision in a way that is appreciated by her peers.”
While many art competitions have specific themes and guidelines, this one is not limited to those and instead gives students more freedom on the design. The only “requirement” is representing everyone at Pioneer and having an element which “sells” the sweatshirt. Along with this idea of being able to draw freely, Kane draws in any style that suits the mood and for this year’s design, she decided to create one that appeals to a wider audience. Her idea to draw her design came from looking at her old art and combining a few of them together with some changes.
The art competition is not the only highlight of the class.
“My favorite thing about art is that I can create things straight from my mind. It lets me express myself in a way that I find fun and interesting,” said Kane.
Kirk feels very lucky to be able to see her students’ inspiring creativity in the art classes she teaches.
“I get to look at so much beautiful and interesting art every day,” said Kirk.
Every year, Pioneer High School’s art department hosts a sweatshirt art contest in which students can submit their designs as well as vote on them. Students taking any of the art classes can create a design to enter the contest and the art students will vote on it, leaving the winner’s work to be printed onto sweatshirts for students and staff to wear. Now in her third year of art, Kane gets the popular vote for a second year in a row.
Last year, Kane drew “an astronaut with a fishbowl head and the goldfish in it is holding a paintbrush that is creating the background splotch of paint behind him, framing the whole piece.” This year, Kane drew “a person’s head cut in half with their ‘imagination’ flooding out.”
“This year, I tried to create something that more people would connect with compared to last year when I made it just for fun. I also tried to add more contrasting colors using some of the six as shading so that it would pop more,” said Kane.
Jessica Martinez, 11, who is in the same art class as Kane, felt that this year’s sweatshirt design was fun and more vibrant than last year’s design.
“I think that Eleri’s design this year is super unique and well thought out. Everything fits together extremely well and there’s a lot of contrast and colors,” said Martinez, 11.
Kane’s fellow students were not the only ones who admired her style and creativity. Art teacher Laurie Kirk acknowledged Kane’s skill in showcasing her art.
“Eleri has a strong artistic voice and very strong design skills,” said Kirk. “She is able to clearly express her vision in a way that is appreciated by her peers.”
While many art competitions have specific themes and guidelines, this one is not limited to those and instead gives students more freedom on the design. The only “requirement” is representing everyone at Pioneer and having an element which “sells” the sweatshirt. Along with this idea of being able to draw freely, Kane draws in any style that suits the mood and for this year’s design, she decided to create one that appeals to a wider audience. Her idea to draw her design came from looking at her old art and combining a few of them together with some changes.
The art competition is not the only highlight of the class.
“My favorite thing about art is that I can create things straight from my mind. It lets me express myself in a way that I find fun and interesting,” said Kane.
Kirk feels very lucky to be able to see her students’ inspiring creativity in the art classes she teaches.
“I get to look at so much beautiful and interesting art every day,” said Kirk.