Pegasus Pulling Covered Wagon — art by Anna Elizabeth Phelan

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One City One Story 2017 Art Contest 2nd place Middle School category Anna Elizabeth Phelan Grade 7, Canyon View Academy “Pegasus Pulling Covered Wagon” Acrylic paint; 8 x 10 inches This image of Pegasus pulling a wagon appears wonderfully humorous and light, like they’re on a wild adventure. The artist […]

Preparing for Takeoff — art by Clarissa Ayala

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One City One Story 2017 Art Contest 3rd place Middle School category Clarissa Ayala Grade 8, St. Andrews School “Preparing for Takeoff” Acrylic paint; 8 x 10 inches A lone plane on tarmac, absent of people and luggage, illustrates the purity—and sometimes loneliness—of traveling. There’s great use of negative space—of […]

Mug Painting

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Personalize your own mugs using markers!  These instructions are adapted from Popsugar.  Here’s how: What you need: Oil-based Sharpie paint markers. These can be ordered online or purchased at an art store. White mugs. We ordered these in bulk from Dollar Tree at $1 each. (optional) Stencils. You can make your own […]

Minds in Motion – a sensory art show

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by Alaina Joby, Grade 9 On October 15, 2016, the PCDA hosted an art exhibit that featured a variety of young artists’ masterpieces. The show focused on the five primary sensory organs and the ‘sixth sensory figure’ consisting of creativity and imagination. The event started with a short cultural program that […]

Tshirt Painting

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Recap by Miko Sellier, Grade 9 The T-shirt making workshop was on July 20, 2016. This class took place on the fourth floor in the Studio. I helped out with putting the supplies on the tables and with putting the tables into place for this fun event. The setup consisted […]

Robot Making with Creative Reuse

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Recap by Miko Sellier, Grade 9   The Robot Making workshop took place in the teen library room on the fourth floor. I happily helped with setting up the crafting tables and signing everyone in. The setup consisted of brown paper bags full of ‘supplies’, a pencil, and a piece […]

Times at a Highlighted Garden — art by Jaylin Zavala

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One City One Story 2016 Art Contest Honorable mention High School category Jaylin Zavala Grade 8, Blair High School   “Times at a Highlighted Garden” Markers, pen, pastel; 8 ½ in x 11 in This is a lovely drawing as well as a lovely memory. A floating, dreamy girl is […]

A Whole New Underwater World — art by Alyssa Ho

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One City One Story 2016 Art Contest Honorable mention Middle School category Alyssa Ho Grade 6, Emperor Elementary School   “A Whole New Underwater World” Markers; 11 in x 14 in This image is bright and clear. It invokes a memory of scuba diving and feeling wondrous of the surrounding […]

The Train Encounter — art by Michael Gordon

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One City One Story 2016 Art Contest Honorable mention Middle School category Michael Gordon Grade 6, Family Fun Elementary (home school)   “The Train Encounter” Markers; 8 1/2 in x 11 in The detail and design of this work is quite interesting. A deconstructed train is posed at disparate angels with rusted […]

Soothing Movement of the Train Calms Autistic Brother — art by Carissa Paccerelli

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One City One Story 2016 Art Contest 1st place High School category Carissa Paccerelli Grade 10, Pasadena High School   “Soothing Movement of the Train Calms Autistic Brother” Markers and colored pencil; 8 in x 11 in This image captures many elements. The first of which is the color and […]